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Michael Achterling

Bismarck, Detroit Lakes

State Government Reporter at North Dakota Monitor

Government Reporter @NDMonitor formerly @KdlmNews, @DLLigers, @DLnewspapers, @PioneerPress & @mndailynews

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  • 4 days ago | kfgo.com | Michael Achterling |Mary Steurer

    By: Michael Achterling and Mary SteurerBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A severe weekend storm that claimed three lives also caused devastating damage to North Dakota’s agriculture industry. Total damage is still being assessed from the widespread storm, which included a tornado near Enderlin that killed residents Michael Dalton Dehn, 73, Katherine Ann Pfaff-Dehn, 73, and Marcario Machuca Lucio, 89.

  • 4 days ago | yahoo.com | Michael Achterling |Mary Steurer

    An agricultural outbuilding was damaged near Medina, N.D., during a storm on June 20, 2025. The National Weather Service in Bismarck confirmed a tornado near Medina, with a preliminary rating of EF1. (Photo courtesy of National Weather Service-Bismarck)A severe weekend storm that claimed three lives also caused devastating damage to North Dakota’s agriculture industry.

  • 1 week ago | kfgo.com | Michael Achterling |Ryan Janke

    By: Michael AchterlingFARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – Sharing culture. Sharing history. Bringing the community together. That’s how people should commemorate Juneteenth, according to North Dakota organizers and advocates for the federal holiday.

  • 1 week ago | bismarcktribune.com | Michael Achterling

    A divided North Dakota Republican Party elected a newcomer its new chair Saturday, with a nearly tied vote reflecting a split in the party. Matthew Simon, vice chair for NDGOP District 8 who met many State Committee members for the first time at the meeting, narrowly defeated longtime party member Shane Goettle for the position, the North Dakota Monitor reported.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Michael Achterling

    Matthew Simon of rural Bismarck was elected chair of the North Dakota Republican Party on June 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)A divided North Dakota Republican Party elected a newcomer its new chair Saturday, with a nearly tied vote reflecting a split in the party. Matthew Simon, vice chair for NDGOP District 8 who met many State Committee members for the first time at the meeting, narrowly defeated longtime party member Shane Goettle for the position.

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