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ND State Rep. Liz Conmy dies in plane crash near Minneapolis
North Dakota State Rep. Liz Conmy (D-Fargo) died in a plane crash, along with the pilot, near Minneapolis on Saturday, April 25.
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Commissioner wants North Dakotans to know more about the Public Service Commission
Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart of the North Dakota Public Service Commission wants to spread the word across North Dakota about the important work done by the state agency. She is one of three commissioners currently serving on the PSC, along with Jill Kringstad and Randy Christmann, who is the current chair.
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Fire crews respond to multiple wildfires in Fort Totten area; no structures lost
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (April 23, 2026) — The Spirit Lake Fire Department and wildland fire crews responded to multiple wildfire incidents in the Fort Totten area between the evening of Wednesday, April 22 and the early morning hours of Thursday, April 23. According to a press release from the Spirit…
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Governor declares April 22 Earth Day in North Dakota
According to a recent press release, Gov. Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed April 22 as Earth Day in North Dakota, to provide an opportunity for all North Dakotans to raise awareness of the state’s natural resources and take personal action to help preserve and conserve them for future generations.
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Could more cattle cause record beef prices to drop? Ranchers say it’s not that simple
MANDAN, N.D. (AP, April 16, 2026) — It’s never been so expensive for Americans to buy a steak or hamburger, but cutting those costs requires ranchers like Stephanie Hatzenbuhler to raise more cattle — and that’s not an easy ask.
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ND State Capitol shelter-in-place lifted after armed suicidal man safely taken into custody
BISMARCK, N.D. – On Monday, April 20, a shelter-in-place at the North Dakota State Capitol was lifted shortly before 6 p.m. following an incident that began several hours earlier when a man on the grounds threatened self-harm and was taken into custody without incident.
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After 36 years FFA Returns to DLHS
Although the FFA Chapter closed 36 years ago, in 1990, this year at the North Dakota State FFA Convention coming up in June delegates from the Devils Lake FFA Chapter hope to receive their re-instated Chapter Plaque.
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Devils Lake Police arrest juvenile in connection with school threat
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – The Devils Lake Police Department (DLPD) have arrested a juvenile male in connection with a threat made to one of the schools in the Devils Lake Public School District.
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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose and pugilistic politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in spectacular fashion, and their comments show how differently each see the conflict and its…
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Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war
WAHOO, Neb. (AP, April 13, 2026) — Strong winds whipped around Doug Bartek, a fifth-generation farmer, as he headed into a grain bin to shovel soybeans onto a conveyor chute. The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset of the spring planting season, rattling off the long list of issues affecting…