BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 4 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on May 3, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced that the Washburn High School Band and Williston High School Chorale have been selected as the 2023 Governor's Official State Band and Choral Programs. "These two exceptional groups of young people do an outstanding job representing their schools, their communities and the state of North Dakota through their musical performances," Burgum said. "Congratul more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 6 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum today signed an executive order granting a waiver of hours of service requirements for drivers of commercial vehicles transporting agricultural inputs including fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, pesticides and seed. Late winter storms and record-breaking snowfall have resulted in a compressed time frame for planning and treating fields, forcing truck drivers to move gr more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 6 (TNSper) -- The North Dakota National Guard issued the following news: The North Dakota Army National Guard's Camp Grafton Training Center (CGTC) and 164th Regional Training Institute (RTI) welcomed new commanders today in change of command ceremonies conducted at the Training Center near Devils Lake. In the first ceremony, Lt. Col. Anna L. Wittrock assumed duties as the commander of CGTC from Col. Philip F. Baker Jr. who has led the unit since April 1, 2022. An h more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 1 (TNSper) -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: Representative Jayme Davis (D-Rolette) has been elected Caucus Chair of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL House Legislative Caucus, making her the first Native American to hold a caucus leadership position in the North Dakota Legislature. Her term in caucus leadership begins May 1, 2023. "I am honored and humbled to serve my Democratic-NPL colleagues as their caucus chair," said Rep more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 5 (TNSfund) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: The Basu Lab, housed in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and headed by assistant professor Saikat Basu, has been named the recipient of a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the fluid mechanics of transport in dense cancerous tumors. This is one of the lead projects supported under the Center for Diagnos more PR