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Senator requests phasing Medicaid changes in ND

Local News November 3, 2026

BISMARCK – U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, is asking federal health agencies for a phased approach to coming changes in Medicaid reimbursements. Cramer’s letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz requested a collaborative partnership regarding North Dakota’s Medicaid expansion program and implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). “I have heard from many stakeholders across the state with concerns about proposed changes to Medicaid expansion reimbursement and ...

MSU’s focus on healthcare: MSU nursing focuses on student success

Local News November 3, 2026

This is the first in a series about Minot State University's focus on healthcare. Minot State University's nursing program prepares students for careers in the health care field while expanding their prospects beyond their degrees. Through student mentorship, community involvement and a safe ...

Under secretary of Air Force visits Minot AFB

Local News November 3, 2026

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visited Minot AFB Oct. 27-28, assessing progress on the installation’s multiple modernization efforts including the transition to the LGM-35A Sentinel program, the nation’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic ...

ND wetlands mitigation receives federal aid

Local News November 2, 2026

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded $565,000 to North Dakota Agricultural Mitigation (NDAM) through the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP), according to U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, both R-ND. Hoeven led the North Dakota congressional delegation in sending a letter to NRCS Chief Colton Buckley supporting NDAM’s application. The funding will help NDAM expand its Ag Wetland Trade program, developing additional wetland ...

Health Unit revives foot care program

Local News November 2, 2026

First District Health Unit has restarted the foot care program that had been halted due to a lack of funding and staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. The foot care program is designed to help patients who might not otherwise be able to give their feet general care. Cambree Johnson and Heatthyr Haugeberg, two foot care specialists who each studied in Seattle under the American Foot Care Nurses Association, explained the program helps patients “maintain healthy feet, improve comfort and mobility and make foot care accessible for those who have difficulty caring for their ...

SBA offers loans for drought disaster

Local News November 2, 2026

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in North Dakota impacted by drought occurring Aug. 4 and continuing. Eligible counties are Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Pierce, Renville, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Ward, and Wells. Eligible to apply are small businesses, private nonprofits and faith-based organizations, small ...