The Northern League was an independent minor professional baseball league. It was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or the organized minor leagues. The league was founded in 1993 and folded after its 2010 season when financial stability became a problem. The three teams remaining in the league when it folded joined with the remaining teams in United League Baseball and the Golden Baseball League to form a new independent organization called the North American League.
Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census,which was estimated to have grown to 133,188 in 2023,making it the 218th-most populous city in the United States. Fargo,along with its twin city of Moorhead,Minnesota,form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan statistical area,which had a population of 248,591 in 2020.
West Fargo is a city in Cass County,North Dakota,United States. It is,as of the 2020 census,the fifth most populous city in the state of North Dakota with a population of 38,626,and it is one of the state's fastest growing cities. The city is part of the Fargo-Moorhead,ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
John Henry Hoeven III is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Hoeven served as the 31st governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
Kent Conrad is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986,he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for 12 years.
Mark Andrews II was an American politician from the state of North Dakota. He was a member of the Republican Party who served in both chambers of the United States Congress,the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981 and the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987.
Quentin Northrup Burdick was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party,he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death,he was the third longest-serving senator among current members of the Senate.
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are a professional minor-league baseball team based in Fargo,North Dakota,in the United States. The RedHawks are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball,an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. The RedHawks have played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field since 1996,when the team started as members of the Northern League.
Newman Outdoor Field is a baseball stadium in Fargo,North Dakota. It is located on the campus of North Dakota State University and is the home of the independent American Association's Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks and the North Dakota State Bison baseball team.
Roger Moe is an American politician who served as a member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election.
George Albert Sinner was an American politician who served as the 29th governor of North Dakota from 1985 to 1992. He served two four-year terms and was the most recent governor of North Dakota from his party,the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party.
KZTK,known as 103.9 The Truck,is a radio station serving the Cass County,North Dakota that airs a country music format. They are licensed to Arthur,North Dakota with studios in Casselton,North Dakota broadcasting to the Fargo–Moorhead Arbitron market (#290).
Timothy Mathern is an American politician and state senator in North Dakota. He also unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Dakota in 2008.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A primary election was held on June 12,2012;a candidate must receive at least 300 votes to appear on the general election ballot in November.
The 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This would have been the first time North Dakotans selected a governor under new voter ID requirements,in which a student ID was insufficient identification to vote,but a court ruling in August 2016 struck the down the provision;the election was held under the 2013 rules.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fargo,North Dakota,USA.
North Dakota held two statewide elections in 2016:a primary election on Tuesday,June 14,and a general election on Tuesday,November 8. In addition,each township elected officers on Tuesday,March 15,and each school district selected a date between April 1 and June 30 to hold their elections. This would have been the first election since the state legislature revoked the ability to use a student or military ID to satisfy state ID voting requirements,but a court ruling in August struck the down the provision,and the election was held under the 2013 rules.
Merrill Piepkorn is an American entertainer and politician who has served in the North Dakota Senate from the 44th district since 2016. He is a member of the Democratic-NPL Party. He has also hosted radio shows on Prairie Public Radio and served as the public address announcer for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota were held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of North Dakota from its at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House,elections to the United States Senate,and various other state and local elections. The primary elections are scheduled for June 11,2024.
Tom Seymour is an American academic and former politician. He is a professor emeritus at Minot State University in Minot,North Dakota,and served as a North Dakota State senator from 2002 to 2010. During his time in the Senate,Seymour represented the 5th District as a member of the Democratic Party.
