BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 13 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong directs flags at half-staff Thursday in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day * Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Thursday, May 14, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of national Peace Officers Memorial Day.  The governor's directi  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cramer Holds Airland Subcommittee Hearing on Air Force Modernization * Cramer Emphasizes Importance of ISR, Counter-UAS Capabilities WASHINGTON, D.C. - The future of U.S. airpower was on full display at today's Senate Armed Services (SASC) Airland Subcommittee hearing, where Chairman U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) led a review of Air Force modernization priorities tied to the Fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Coons Introduce Legislation to Expand Options for Retirement Charitable Contributions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As seniors and retirees across America consider estate planning for retirement, they have more options than ever before. In 2022, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) successfully led an effort to include the Legacy IRA Act as part of the SECURE 2.0 Act, allowing seniors to make qualifi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak helps lead House Passage of year-round E15 legislation * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Co-Chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, today celebrated House passage of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. The legislation, which she helped craft and cosponsored, permanently allows the year-round sale of E15 fuel nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fireside Chat Keynote Highlights the Interdependence Between Defense Communities and the Missions They Support * ***Click here for media resources. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sat down with Grand Forks County Administrator Tom Ford for his keynote address to the Association of Defense Communities (ADC), highlighting how policy changes, modernization and oversight are imp  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 13 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * I-Corp program turns ideas into viable products * After 15 years of studying about and working with the autistic population, Lacy Knutson believed she had discovered a gap in the products offered for this clientele. She envisioned a wearable product that would protect children with developmental disabilities and autism and also have technology that would transmit data to parents, therapists an  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Natural Resources Democrats Grill Interior Secretary Burgum Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testified in front of the House Natural Resources Committee in an attempt to defend Trump's abysmal track record and the rampant corruption raging throughout his department. Natural Resources Democrats grilled him about th  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 13 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU assistant professor receives NIFA award to study meatpacking consolidation effects * NDSU assistant professor of agribusiness and applied economics, Thomas Krumel, has received a $273,000 award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) New Investigator program to examine the economic consequences of consolidation and federal intervention in the meatpacking sector. The aw  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 13 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU associate professor receives NSF CAREER Award to study how heart cells sense danger signals * NDSU associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, Ang Guo, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award of $702,662 for his project, "Electrically Encoded Innate Immune Sensing in Cardiomyocytes," which focuses on how heart cells sense danger signals. Guo joined NDSU in 2019, and   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 14 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Amicus Brief Requesting U.S. Supreme Court Uphold Stay on Mifepristone Requirements South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 22 other Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief requesting the U.S. Supreme Court uphold a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person di  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2026: * * * Klobuchar Addresses Rising Fertilizer Prices at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing titled "Perspectives on the  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15 * FARGO, N.D. - The sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15-19 at various locations throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area. 100% of funds raised during Roger Maris All-Star Week will stay local and help support Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center's vision to expand into a national destination for cancer research  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The White House sent to the Senate on May 12, 2026, the nominations of six individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Angela Veronica Colmenero, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Lee H. Rosenthal, retired. Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Kasd  more