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Where to Retire? Top 10 Tax-Friendly States for Retirees in the USA (2025)
Top 10 Tax-Friendly States for Retirees in the USA (2025): Everyone wants to retire in comfort and in a financially stable state. But, is it always possible to enjoy your after-work life in your home state? Your residential state may or may not...

Closest national parks to Peoria
Approximately 331 million people visited American national parks in 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year growth and the fourth straight year of growth. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave...

Fargo Standard publication area records 5 H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under Health Care and Social Assistance industry during 2024
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadershipUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...

Lawsuit Filed After Investigation Found White Bus Driver Made Black Passengers Sit In Back Of Bus
Source: JoeChristensen / Getty Bruh — what year is this? Look, we all know that the current presidential administration is bound and determined to turn the clock back and make Jim Crow great again, but two years before President Donald Trump made...

US measles cases surpass 2019 count, including cases in Minnesota and neighboring states
Sunday Review | Catch up on our biggest stories from the past week. Delivered to your inbox Sunday mornings. The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread since 1991, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go. But...
IN parents seek better transportation, more funding for student success
School funding is ranked as the top education priority in a spring survey of 850 Marion County voters by the education organization RISE Indy. With 73% of Indianapolis' public school students in grades 3-8 reading below grade level, respondents...

Armstrong, agency leaders meet with Turtle Mountain officials to strengthen partnerships
Submitted Photo Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribal Chairman Jamie Azure, left, speaks to state Indian Affairs Commissioner Brad Hawk, center, and Gov. Kelly Armstrong during a visit to Turtle Mountain by Armstrong and state agency...
Trump Administration Sees Steepest Drop in Illegal Crossings in Over a Decade—Down to 197,850 Nationwide
Ever since his successful bid for the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump has made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his political platform. Trump’s message of improved border security — particularly along the U.S.-Mexico border — was especially...

Map Shows States With the Most Fatal Drug Overdoses
West Virginia has the highest mortality rate from drug overdoses in the United States, with 77.8 deaths reported per 100,000 residents, while Nebraska has the lowest. This is according to an analysis by CPR First Aid, the first aid course training...

More rural firefighters needed for training program coming to Casselton, N.D., July 19
A training program for the community, the Rural Firefighters Delivering Ag Safety and Health (RF-DASH) program will be held on Saturday, July 19, at the John Hejl farm near Casselton. Hejl is also the Casselton Fire Chief. “We are excited to share...

House passes One Big Beautiful Bill addressing taxes, border security & military funding
Senator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota | Senator John Hoeven Official websiteSenator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota | Senator John Hoeven Official website Senator John Hoeven released a statement following the House of...

Montana Tops List In Drunk Driving Category
Montana Ranks Number One In Drunk Driving Categories Montana ranks as the worst state for drunk driving. 43.51% of traffic deaths in Montana are caused by drunk drivers the highest in the nation. The state has the worst rate of drunk drivers under...

New Bismarck State women’s wrestling coach sets foundation for the future
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Bismarck State College is in the midst of a lot of transitions with the biggest being the jump to a four year NAIA program for athletics. In the meantime, the athletic department is also adding women’s wrestling for the...

Residents in ND becoming more diverse, older
North Dakota’s population is becoming more ethnically diverse and slightly older, according to U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today. The median age in North Dakota as of July 1, 2024, was 36, with a median of 35.4...

Documentary takes look at feminist movement
Buried inside a new documentary about the women’s liberation movement is a gem that lands like a ton of bricks. “Dear Ms.: A revolution in print” blends archival footage with recent interviews of the founders behind the feminist movement’s...

Sunflowers look ‘impressive’ at Klosterman farm
WYNDMERE, N.D. – Carson Klosterman, who farms in Richland County with his dad, Tom, and wife, Haley, finished up some farm chores and headed down the highway to a lake cabin near Underwood, Minn., where the rest of the Klosterman family was...

Keith Norman speaks on the James River at Front Porch Chat
Keith Norman spoke on the James River at the June 29 Front Porch Chat at the Stutsman County Memorial Museum. The river has had many names, Norman said, at least three names by the Native American peoples who inhabited or traveled through this...

Becker County getting ready to launch food waste recycling program
DETROIT LAKES — Uncomfortable about throwing away that week-old hotdish? Crying as you dump that crusty old bag of onions? Soulsick about tossing out that loaf of moldy bread? Forget about the guilt: Soon, Becker County will start recycling food...

Parent Cafe to discuss siblings
The July Parent Cafe, “Summer and Siblings,” will be offered via Zoom on Wednesday, July 30, at noon. Summer is a great time for family fun but many parents also experience an increase in sibling battles. This Parent Cafe will provide helpful tips...

How does the WHL respond to Gavin McKenna jumping to the NCAA?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey Junior Hockey WHL commissioner Dan Near contends the development model isn't "suddenly obsolete," but also says "we’re not sitting here with our arms folded, being arrogant about what we do.” Medicine Hat...