By: Michael Achterling BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a property tax bill Thursday, but adopted amendments such as reducing the proposed tax credit for homeowners. Senate Majority Leader Sen. David Hogue, R-Minot, supported amendments to House Bill 1176...

By: Jeff Beach FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) - Air Force veteran David Kelsen stood on a stage and decried Trump administration plans to privatize health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. "The VA should never be about making a profit any more than the active military force is," Kelsen said to a...

BISMARCK, N.D. (NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) - The Senate on Thursday defeated a bill 22-25 that originally sought to legalize conversion therapy. Initially, House Bill 1430 bill would have authorized social workers to provide "a treatment plan or counseling plan that aligns with heterosexuality or the individual's biolo...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A curious raccoon caused a significant power outage in a southeastern Minnesota city and lived to tell the tale. Early Wednesday morning, Rochester Public Utilities reported a power outage in the northeast side of the city affecting more than 2,000 customers. Within an hour, power was restored. Utili...

FARGO (KFGO) - Federal agents are leading the investigation into an arson fire last week in the parking lot of Scheels All Sports on 45th St. S in Fargo. It appeared that there was an attempt to set a Tesla charging station on fire. A spokeswoman says the Fargo Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms a...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's job market remained stable in February. Over the month, employers cut about 700 jobs, effectively flat over the month. The state's unemployment rate held steady at 3.0% for the fifth month in a row. That compares with the national jobless rate of 4.1%. Minnesota's labor force participation...

MOORHEAD (KFGO) - Moorhead Police say a man who was pulled from the Red River in south Moorhead on Wednesday afternoon has died. Moorhead Police, Moorhead Fire-Rescue and the Fargo Fire Department were dispatched to a report of a missing person in the area of the 4300 block of South River Haven Road at about 4:30. Offi...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota state health officials are speaking out against the federal government's decision to terminate $226 million in grant funding. Minnesota Health Commissioner Brooke Cunningham called the cut to pandemic funds a "tremendous" loss. Cunningham says the termination is effective immediat...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Once again, Gov. Tim Walz says he will not take a pay raise for the work he's doing for the state of Minnesota. The State Compensation Council recommends that the Minnesota governor should be paid up to $175,000 for 2025 and $200,000 for 2026. "I don't want this to be an issue that the governor...

By: Michael Achterling BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong showed up at two committee hearings and held a press conference Wednesday to advocate for eliminating student cellphone use in North Dakota public schools. Identical amendments replacing most of the bill text were presented to both the ...