MINOT, North Dakota, June 10 (TNSOps) -- Minot State University issued the following news release: Associate Professor of English Cathryn Halverson specializes in American literature, but with a unique angle: traveling. While Halverson did not grow up traveling, her first trip abroad opened her up to a new world. "The first time I was on a plane was when I was 19, and that was to do a junior year abroad in Scotland," she said. "Once I got there, everything was so close. Then I did one of thos  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 10 -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem today released the annual Crime Report detailing crime statistics for 2020. The report is compiled from information reported by local law enforcement agencies across the state. "As in every year, the crime statistics for 2020 show some encouraging news, along with one area of great concern. The long-term rate of some of the most se  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum today kicked off the fifth annual Governor's Summit on Innovative Education, highlighting recently passed legislation that paves the way for personalized learning and thanking educators for their work through the pandemic. The Governor's Summit on Innovative Education provides a platform to bring together stakeholders in North Dakota education communities to share existing ideas and   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum will present the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award to Olympic gold medalists and advocates Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson on Wednesday, July 14, in Grand Forks, N.D., where the Lamoureux twins grew up, played for the University of North Dakota women's hockey team and live today. Burgum announced the Lamoureux twins as the 45th and 46th reci  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Mary issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Fifty-six years ago, Dr. Loretta Ford, who prior served three years as first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force, felt the role of nurses in health care needed to be greatly expanded. She and pediatrician Henry K. Silver based that on research and a demonstration project they did through grant funding received from the University of Colorado. They published their findings and   more