The pyramid and surrounding buildings near Nekoma, North Dakota were created to defend the country’s nuclear weapons during the Cold War. They've been empty for decades. But soon the facility will be a cryptocurrency mine, whose heat will warm an on-site greenhouse.
A growing list of Republican states have committed to send National Guard troops or law enforcement to the border in the last few weeks. Spokesmen for the governor's office and National Guard said North Dakota is responding to a request for support from the U.S. Department of the Army, which covers the costs of the deployment.
Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced on Tuesday, April 20, that North Dakota will provide vaccines to as many as 4,000 Canadian truck drivers who regularly cross the border on their routes.
North Dakota's COVID-19 numbers have significantly improved since a peak in November of last year when numbers for active cases, daily deaths, and hospitalizations were among the worst in the nation, and Gov. Doug Burgum instituted a statewide mask mandate.
The state will shift from a high to moderate COVID-19 risk designation on Friday, Jan. 8. The move means establishments will be permitted to serve up to 65% of their normal occupancy.
A college in Latvia still teaches a curriculum on this outdated programming language, so North Dakota opted to hire two Latvians to help manage and maintain the state's unemployment insurance mainframe.
As of Friday, Nov. 13, more than 60,000 North Dakotans have tested positive for the coronavirus — about one of every 13 residents — enough to rank as the state’s third largest city.
Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has had a heavier hand in his coronavirus response, while North Dakota's and South Dakota's Republican Govs. Doug Burgum and Kristi Noem have left public health safety up to residents' personal choices.
FARGO — A massive facility under construction in north Fargo will be an Amazon fulfillment center expected to bring more than 500 full-time jobs to the region, developers and North Dakota officials said Friday, Oct. 30.
On Monday, Gov. Doug Burgum reiterated that mask-wearing is effective in slowing the virus' spread, but added that individual residents should make the right decision to wear masks in public.
State epidemiologist Ben Schram said new COVID-19 cases per capita is a valid metric, but it wouldn't be appropriate to look at any one statistic in a vacuum.
FARGO — When North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum closed down on-site gatherings at the state's bars and restaurants due to the coronavirus pandemic, his executive order did not make clear what kinds of penalties violators might incur or how the order would be enforced.
