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Perennial Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) power North Dakota State will move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this season and join the Mountain West for football, confident that sustained success at the previous two levels can continue behind a hefty new investment in the program.

On Friday, Feb. 6, the North Dakota Association of Elementary School Principals (NDAESP), in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), announced that Kim Krogfoss, principal of the Minnie H Kindergarten Center from Devils Lake Public Schools, has been selected as North Dakota’s 2026 National Distinguished Principal.

On Friday, Feb. 6, the North Dakota Association of Elementary School Principals (NDAESP), in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), announced that Megan Diemert, assistant principal of Willow Park Elementary School in West Fargo Public Schools, has been named the 2026 North Dakota Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year.

Earlier this week, the North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals (NDASSP), in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), announced that Jason Schwabe, principal of Thompson High/Middle School, has been named the 2026 NDASSP Secondary Principal of the Year. The award recognizes Schwabe’s sustained leadership, commitment to student-centered practices, and dedication to building a positive and supportive school culture where all students can thrive.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Earlier this week, the North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals (NDASSP), as part of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) recognition program, has named Rick Wilson, Assistant Principal at West Fargo High School in West Fargo, as the 2026 North Dakota High School Assistant Principal of the Year. The award was presented at the NDCEL Mid-Winter Conference in Bismarck.

Earlier this week, the North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals (NDASSP), in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), named Kirsten Hanson, principal of Ben Franklin Middle School in Fargo Public Schools, as the 2026 North Dakota Middle Level Principal of the Year.

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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 135,000 Canada geese and 9,500 mallards in the state.

The Devils Lake City Commission met first as the Jobs Development Authority on Monday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m.in City Hall. There were five items on their agenda: Call to Order, Approval of Minutes from Jan. 20, 2026, Release of Sponsorship Funds ($25,000) to the Ramsey County Event Center, 20 x 20 Program 2025 Review and Projection and the IDA and Growth Fund 2025 Financial Performance Review.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet.