CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 14 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Urge Mosaic, J.R. Simplot to Renounce Fertilizer Duties Citing the impact of the Middle East conflict, 64 agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), sent a letter today to the chief executives of two of the nation's largest domestic fertilizer producers urging them to support the removal of duties placed on imported phosphate products from Moro  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 13 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition of 21 States Supporting Common-sense Election Integrity Laws at the United States Supreme Court * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, to protect and uphold election integrity laws across our country, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 21 states to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court rul  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Spotlights Defense Modernization at National Security Innovation Base Summit * ***Click here for media resources. BISMARCK, N.D. - America's technological ingenuity and how it's being harnessed for national defense took center stage at the fourth annual National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) Summit. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined military leaders, other policymakers, and inn  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Secure Additional Farm Assistance, Improve Domestic Demand & Foreign Market Access * Senator Introduces North Dakota Farmers Union President at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week introduced North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue at a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee, where the senator outlined priorit  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Crapo, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potatoes * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) in sending a bicameral letter to President Trump asking to prioritize market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's upcoming visit to the United   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Washington Reporter: Why the Trump Administration Launched the Greatest and Most Consequential Year of Deregulation in American History * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published an op-ed Exit EPA's website in the Washington Reporter detailing the historic deregulatory agenda and progress this agency has u  more

MINOT, North Dakota, March 9 -- Minot State University posted the following news release: * * * Department of Nursing invites public to special guest speaker Thompson The Minot State University Department of Nursing invites the public to Limitless: Finding Strength when Everything Changes in an Instant with special guest speaker John Thompson. The speaking event is on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. MSU is offering one free continuing education credit (CEU) t  more

MINOT, North Dakota, March 9 -- Minot State University posted the following news release: * * * Solberg to speak at Gordon B. Olson Library Join Minot State University's Gordon B. Olson Library on Tuesday, March 24, at 2 p.m. for a special afternoon as the library hosts local author Barb Solberg. Solberg is a retired MSU writing professor and currently serves on the North Dakota Humanities Board of Directors. She will be presenting her historical fiction novel, "What We Leave Behind," a dee  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy prepares for extreme weather and likely Public Safety Power Shutoff, working to limit customer impact * DENVER (March 13, 2026) -As Xcel Energy continues to prepare for a strong wind event and likely Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) tomorrow, March 14, the company is encouraging customers to be ready for power outages. Weather forecasts include very high winds and dry   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy prepares for high winds and snow in the Upper Midwest * MINNEAPOLIS (March 12, 2026) -Xcel Energy is staffing additional field crews to prepare for possible power outages due to high winds and snow across the Upper Midwest over the next few days. Forecasts show severe wind gusts of up to 65 mph beginning this evening into Friday morning in portions of central and souther  more