BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 16 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong to present Rough Rider Award to wrestling legends Troy and Terry Steiner on Oct. 1 at ND Capitol * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong will present the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award to national champion wrestlers and legendary wrestling coaches Terry Steiner and Troy Steiner on Oct. 1 during a ceremony at the Capitol in Bismarck. In March, Armstrong anno  more

FARGO, North Dakota, June 16 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: * * * Dem-NPL Leaders remember Former House Minority Leader Merle Boucher ROLETTE - Former North Dakota House Minority Leader Merle Boucher passed away. Boucher represented District 9 in the North Dakota House from 1991 to 2011, serving as House Minority Leader from 1996 to 2011. Senator Tim Mathern (D-11) said, "Merle and I were like brothers campaigning for the governor nomination. We p  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The FBI issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * FBI Minneapolis Field Office Announces Operation Ballistic Backlog The Initiative is a partnership Between FBI, ATF, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety to test over 500 firearms in evidence on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation - Rapid City, SD--FBI Minneapolis Field Office Special Agent in Charge Christopher D. Dotson announced Operation Ballistic Backlog today, an initiative carried  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Gassen brings solutions-focused message to keynote panel * Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen is joining the nation's top health system executives at one of the industry's premier conferences this week for a keynote panel discussing the next era of healthcare.  Healthcare of Tomorrow presented by U.S. News and World Report takes place June 17-18 in Washington D.C.  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Represents State of North Dakota in $27.8M Settlement With Federal Government Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests * DENVER - June 16, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented the state of North Dakota in litigation that culminated in a $27.8 million settlement with the federal government, the full amount of the bench verdict, resolvin  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 17 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Property Owners Ask Georgia Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Private Railroad's Land Grab ATLANTA--On Monday, a group of property owners in rural Sparta, Georgia filed a petition asking the Georgia Supreme Court to hear their case challenging a private railroad's attempt to take their land using the state's eminent domain power. The property owners, represented by the Inst  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 16 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * North Dakota Neighbors Come Together To Ensure Flight Ops Continue * GA-ASI Temporarily Moves MQ-9 Operations to Fargo Airport FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA - 16 June 2026 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., (GA-ASI) has temporarily relocated its flight operations in North Dakota in an agreement that underscores the maturity of today's uncrewed air  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 17 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following statement on June 16, 2026, by President Neville Pinto: * * * President Pinto Announces UC's new Vice President for Research Dr. Loren Wold begins August 10 President Neville Pinto shared the below message with the University of Cincinnati community this morning. By John Bach, 513-556-2019, john.bach@uc.edu Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that, pending approval by the UC Board of Trustees, Dr. Loren  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Senate Confirms Trump's Personal Lawyer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Today the Senate voted 48-43 to confirm Justin Smith-best known for serving as Donald Trump's personal lawyer in E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump- to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In that case, Mr. Smith fought to have the Supreme Court overturn a sexual assault an  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate NDAA Released to the Public, Ready for Floor Consideration Reinforces North Dakota's Position at the Center of U.S. National Security -  Following the completion of a three-day markup in the Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC), final text of the Senate Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was filed and released to the public. SASC considered more than 650 a  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy submits quarterly cost adjustments for natural gas and electric customers * DENVER - Xcel Energy-Colorado customer bills for the third quarter of 2026 are expected to be flat compared to the second quarter of the year, with customers seeing a slight drop in their electric bills, but a slight increase in natural gas bills. The company submitted its proposed quarterly fuel   more