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NDNA/ND GAME & FISH -C.W.D. PROCLAMATION

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announces the following summary of regulations and changes from the 2026-27 chronic wasting disease proclamation. There are no changes from the previous 2025-26 chronic wasting disease proclamation.

AARP Fraud Watch: Fraud victims revictimized

Having money stolen from you in a scam can be devastating. Unfortunately, scammers know victims are often eager to recover their money, and they use that hope to strike again.
Curtis Olafson portrays G.B. Gunlogson while seated in an antique automobile at the Pembina County Historical Museum on Sunday, Aug. 16. Photo by Larry Stokke

Curtis Olafson portrays G.B. Gunlogson while seated in an antique automobile at the Pembina County Historical Museum on Sunday, Aug. 16. Photo by Larry Stokke

Pembina County’s past comes alive during Living History Day

Visitors to the Pembina County Museum had the chance to step back in time Sunday, Aug. 16, as historical figures from different eras of the county’s past came to life during Living History Day.
Festival-goers raise their mugs for a community toast during Munich’s annual Oktoberfest celebration. Photo by Larry Stokke

Festival-goers raise their mugs for a community toast during Munich’s annual Oktoberfest celebration. Photo by Larry Stokke

Munich Oktoberfest carries on despite rain

Intermittent rain and cooler temperatures did not stop Munich’s annual Oktoberfest celebration, as organizers made several adjustments to keep all of the evening’s scheduled activities on track. “It was a great time, despite a little rain off and on,” Kyza Zimmer said.
John Hoffman, a volunteer at the Dream Center in Bismarck, moves boxes of food from a pallet to a shelf in the facility storage area on Aug. 5, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

John Hoffman, a volunteer at the Dream Center in Bismarck, moves boxes of food from a pallet to a shelf in the facility storage area on Aug. 5, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Great Plains Food Bank sees record demand

By Michael Achterling | North Dakota Monitor More than 186,000 people received help from the Great Plains Food Bank’s network of food pantries in the past year, a record for the organization.
Photo provided by North Dakota Health & Human Services.

Photo provided by North Dakota Health & Human Services.

First West Nile virus case reported in North Dakota

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the state’s first human case of West Nile virus this season. The Cass County resident was hospitalized.
President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Senate to agree with the House and pass a measure called the “Sunshine Protection Act” that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. (Photo by Getty Images)

President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Senate to agree with the House and pass a measure called the “Sunshine Protection Act” that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. (Photo by Getty Images)

Trump urges Senate action on daylight saving time

President Donald Trump is urging Republican senators to “release their holds” and pass legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act passed the U.S.