ALLIANCE, Ohio, April 24 -- The University of Mount Union issued the following news: The University of Mount Union is proud to announce that Dr. Kim Risley, professor of biology, chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and the Milton J. Lichty Chair in Biology, has been named the 2024 recipient of its Great Teacher Award. Risley has been a member of the Mount Union faculty since 2004 and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from North Dakota State Univ  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 27 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on April 26, 2024: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced that the West Fargo Sheyenne Sinfonia Orchestra and Grand Forks Central Chamber Choir have been selected as the 2024 Governor's Official State Band and Choral Programs. "It is an honor to recognize the talented students and directors of the West Fargo Sheyenne Sinfonia Orchestra and the Grand Forks Central Chamber Choir. Congratulations to these tw  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 17 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: Nicole Donaghy will receive the Hometown Hero award at the 7th Annual Democratic-NPL Governors Dinner on Saturday, April 27 at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. Donaghy is a Hunkpapa Lakota from Standing Rock Nation, she is also a descendant of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nations, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Donaghy is the Executive Director of North Dakota Na  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 23 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to provide around $60 million in aid to support Ukraine. All the Democrats present and 101 Republicans voted for the bill, however, a notable "nay" was North Dakota Representative and Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Armstrong. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Golwdyn said, "Rep. Armstrong's vote against Ukrain  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 23 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Dr. Amber Fort, a critical care physician who practices in North Dakota and North Carolina, is also a student at Purdue Global Law School with a passion for advocating for those who can't advocate for themselves -- a situation Fort says is particularly common in rural areas. "It's been frustrating me for a long time," Fort said. "I thought that the best way to sit at the table with the people who make the  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 24 -- The University of Mary issued the following news on April 23, 2024: On Saturday, April 27, the University of Mary will award degrees to 1059 graduates at its 2024 commencement. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. in the Bismarck Event Center, Seventh Street and Front Avenue, Bismarck. Founded and sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery of Bismarck, the University of Mary will award 584 bachelor's degrees, 334 master's degrees and 141 doct  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 26 -- The University of Mary issued the following news: The Bismarck-Mandan Chamber EDC surprised University of Mary professor Dr. Donny Bungum during his class with the Crystal Apple Award as the 2024 Higher Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Bungum, an associate professor of Philosophy and Catholic Studies at the University of Mary since 2016, holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Saint Louis University. Bungum chairs the philosophy program and directs the g  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 27 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Wyoming has joined the states of North Dakota, Montana and Texas in suing the U.S. Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over a new rule that undermines existing state regulatory programs and harms Wyoming oil and natural gas producers. The suit was filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. The rule - commonly known as the "methane waste prevent  more