SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine North Dakota counties and a neighboring county in Montana of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * Latest round of funding advances President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help North Dakota identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of ser  more

FARGO, North Dakota, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota joins the broader Justice Department, its partners across the federal government, and people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on May 3, 2024, Kyle William Johnson, age 35, from Mandan, North Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor and was sentenced to serve 16 years and 8 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after he pled guilty to two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of dog sled and snowshoe designer and builder Paul Bergren. Paul, along with his late wife Darlene who passed away in 2017, were recipients of a 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The couple ran a sled-making business in Minot, Nort  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 17,000 North Dakota Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of   more