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North Dakota Elevates Interim Security Lead to CISO Status

North Dakota Elevates Interim Security Lead to CISO Status

Officials in North Dakota on Tuesday named the state’s interim CISO as its next permanent security leader. Portrait of NDIT CISO Chris Gergen.Poppy Mills/NDDOT Chris Gergen, North Dakota’s new CISO, brings nearly two decades of cybersecurity...

Governor Continues State Response, Recovery Efforts for Texans Impacted by Flooding

Governor Continues State Response, Recovery Efforts for Texans Impacted by Flooding

Governor Greg Abbott has provided an update on Texas’ continued efforts to assist and support Texans and communities impacted by recent severe flooding across the state. Image: @valerie.peters.142 via FacebookTexas Border Business AUSTIN –...

Beef industry to hold Military Appreciation Day at State Fair

Beef industry to hold Military Appreciation Day at State Fair

North Dakota beef producers will be saluting active-duty military, reserve and National Guard members and their families at the 20th annual Beef Industry Military Appreciation Day during the North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Tuesday, July 22....

Rural, Working Class Candidates Seen as Next Wave of Political Energy

Rural, Working Class Candidates Seen as Next Wave of Political Energy

(Adobe Stock via Prairie News Service) (By Mike Moen-Prairie News Service) – In North Dakota and its neighbors to the west, grassroots groups are recruiting rural residents and other underrepresented people to seek elected office, including on the...

Battenfeld: Media hand-wringing over Maura Healey’s whereabouts

Battenfeld: Media hand-wringing over Maura Healey’s whereabouts

Of all the issues you could criticize Gov. Maura Healey for, refusing to disclose where she’s going when she’s out of state is not one of them. It’s preposterous to think she’s not accountable because she’s not physically in Massachusetts. Also...

North Dakota Congressional Delegation Says GOP Megabill is a Win For Oil and Coal

North Dakota Congressional Delegation Says GOP Megabill is a Win For Oil and Coal

North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven, left, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer and U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation emphasized the elimination of tax...

After Minnesota lawmaker assassination, politicians rethink office

After Minnesota lawmaker assassination, politicians rethink office

Threats and violence against public officials are increasing, causing some to leave office and deterring potential candidates. Heated political rhetoric, often dehumanizing opponents, is contributing to this dangerous climate. Lawmakers are...

North Dakota Ethics Commission Seeks Applicants for Two vacancies

North Dakota Ethics Commission Seeks Applicants for Two vacancies

Members and staff of the North Dakota Ethics Commission. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota state government is now accepting applications for two vacancies for the North Dakota Ethics Commission. One of...

North Dakota’s Largest Coal Plant Could Power Data Centers, Industrial Complex

North Dakota’s Largest Coal Plant Could Power Data Centers, Industrial Complex

County commissioners in North Dakota have signed off on a rezoning request from a local energy provider, a move that means a large coal-fired power plant could be used to supply electricity to a new industrial park. The McLean County Commission...

Governor Kevin Stitt, over 50 elected officials, scholars, 'think tanks' and others file briefs in Support of St. Isidore

Governor Kevin Stitt, over 50 elected officials, scholars, 'think tanks' and others file briefs in Support of St. Isidore

CityNewsOKC Staff report, adapted from a press release Oklahoma City -- On Tuesday, March 18, Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma announced, in a press release sent to news organizations world-wide, that he "proudly stood with over fifty elected...

North Dakota woman was in Texas when catastrophic flooding hit

North Dakota woman was in Texas when catastrophic flooding hit

Texas flooding (CBS News) KERRVILLE, Texas (KFGO PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO) – Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing Vice President Kristin Hedger lives part time in Kerrville, Texas – and was there during the historic and deadly floods. Kristin Hedger was...

North Dakota Ethics Commission seeks applicants for 2 vacancies

North Dakota Ethics Commission seeks applicants for 2 vacancies

The North Dakota state government is now accepting applications for two vacancies for the North Dakota Ethics Commission. One of the vacancies was left by former Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson, who died in May. Whoever fills his seat would...

Tigirlily Gold partners with North Dakota Tourism to launch new anthem

Tigirlily Gold partners with North Dakota Tourism to launch new anthem

North Dakota Tourism has announced a new partnership with the country music duo Tigirlily Gold. This collaboration brings together storytelling, music, and North Dakota's spirit. The Hazen-born sisters have written and recorded a new anthem...

USGS Report Highlights North Dakota’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas Potential on Public Lands

USGS Report Highlights North Dakota’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas Potential on Public Lands

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its latest report on the nation’s undiscovered oil and gas resources, shedding light on the significant energy potential hidden beneath federally managed public lands across the country. For North...

These Baby Names Are Taking Over North Dakota in 2025

These Baby Names Are Taking Over North Dakota in 2025

North Dakotans are huge on family. We believe it's one of the things that matters most in life. Many of us started families this year, or are planning to in the future. If that's the case, you might find this interesting. It's crazy to think that...

Canola referendum goes out to Montana producers

Canola referendum goes out to Montana producers

An effort to boost the canola industry and research specific to canola in Montana is the goal of a producer-driven canola checkoff referendum going out for approval this summer. The program would be administered by a new Montana canola checkoff...

Federal Government Seeks $28M Award to North Dakota for Pipeline Protest Costs

Federal Government Seeks $28M Award to North Dakota for Pipeline Protest Costs

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) -The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s decision to award North Dakota $28 million in damages...

North Dakotan’s Should Think Before Posting: Keep Your Vacation Fun from Turning into a Home Break-In!

North Dakotan’s Should Think Before Posting: Keep Your Vacation Fun from Turning into a Home Break-In!

Hey there, North Dakotans! Summer is here in all its sunny glory — the birds are singing, the grills are sizzling, and many of us are packing up the suburban for that long-awaited vacation. Whether you’re headed for a weekend at Lake Sakakawea, a...

Kane Brown rocks Red River Valley Fair

Kane Brown rocks Red River Valley Fair

WEST FARGO — Heavy, humid air drifted away on a cool breeze just as country singer Kane Brown burst on stage and broke into his first song at the Red River Valley Fair on Thursday, July 10. A pink and gold North Dakota sunset greeted Brown, who...

North Dakota congressional delegation touts GOP megabill as win for oil, coal

North Dakota congressional delegation touts GOP megabill as win for oil, coal

North Dakota’s congressional delegation emphasized the elimination of tax credits for solar and wind projects as part of the federal reconciliation package will be a huge win for coal, gas and oil producers. The bill was signed into law by...

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