North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne will not seek reelection

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne has announced he will not seek reelection to a 13th term as president at the organization's annual meeting in December. North Dakota Farmers Union is the largest farm organization in the …

North Dakota House narrowly kills bill to increase interstate speed limit to 80 mph

BISMARCK — North Dakota won’t increase its interstate speed limit to 80 mph. The House narrowly killed House Bill 1298 on Thursday, May 1, by a vote of 46-45, with three representatives not voting. The bill needed 48 votes to pass. North Dakota’s speed …

South Dakota veteran remembers Operation Frequent Wind 50 years later

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This week, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War was celebrated across the country, and one local Navy veteran took in the festivities in San Diego. Flandreau native and current Sioux Falls resident Paul …

Blue Jays Roundup: Baseball trounces Minot North Thursday

MINOT — It took a few extra innings but the Jamestown High School baseball team managed to earn its 10th and 11th conference victories on Thursday. Tim Ranum and the Blue Jays trounced Minot North 7-4, 9-6 to improve to 11-5 in the Western Dakota …

Shed hunting in North Dakota

A Logjam on Property Tax Relief in North Dakota

(North Dakota Monitor)   (KNOX) – Not much advancement has been made on providing property tax relief in North Dakota by the State Legislature. The conference committee on House Bill 1176 has been in a stalemate since it first met. While the lawmakers …

Targa Resources announces higher Q1 core profits on strength of North Dakota assets

Targa Resources, a pipeline operator, reported on Thursday a higher adjusted core profit for the first quarter. This was due to its Badlands operations located in North Dakota as well as the fact that higher NGL prices were offset by service fees and …

Bellevue Softball downs Dakota State in NSAA Tournament

DICKINSON, N.D. — Liana McMurtry belted a three-run home run and drove in five total runs to lead the third-seeded Bellevue University softball team to an 8-2 win over No. 6 seed Dakota State University in the first round of the North Star Athletic …

North Dakota's rural caucus had 'successful session,' despite some priorities dying out

BISMARCK — The North Dakota rural caucus is coming to the end of its inaugural session and while members have some priorities still in the works, the caucus’s leadership says the session has been a success and views that as a strong platform to build on …

North Dakota Farmers Union president won’t seek reelection

Photo: NDFU.org North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne announced he will not seek reelection to a 13th term as president at the organization’s annual meeting in December. Watne was first elected in November 2013 and also serves as president of …