diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/DashboardItemProxy.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/DashboardItemProxy.tsx
index ef77e1ff69..d59ea39fab 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/DashboardItemProxy.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/DashboardItemProxy.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { api } from '../App';
+import { ApiPaths, apiUrl } from '../states/ApiState';
 import { StatisticItem } from './items/DashboardItem';
 import { ErrorItem } from './items/ErrorItem';
 
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ export function DashboardItemProxy({
 }: {
   id: string;
   text: string;
-  url: string;
+  url: ApiPaths;
   params: any;
   autoupdate: boolean;
 }) {
   function fetchData() {
     return api
-      .get(`${url}/?search=&offset=0&limit=25`, { params: params })
+      .get(`${apiUrl(url)}?search=&offset=0&limit=25`, { params: params })
       .then((res) => res.data);
   }
   const { isLoading, error, data, isFetching } = useQuery({
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/defaults/dashboardItems.tsx b/src/frontend/src/defaults/dashboardItems.tsx
index 90004f1063..ab82e6e8d3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/defaults/dashboardItems.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/defaults/dashboardItems.tsx
@@ -1,125 +1,132 @@
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 
-import { ApiPaths, apiUrl } from '../states/ApiState';
+import { ApiPaths } from '../states/ApiState';
 
-export const dashboardItems = [
+interface DashboardItems {
+  id: string;
+  text: string;
+  icon: string;
+  url: ApiPaths;
+  params: any;
+}
+export const dashboardItems: DashboardItems[] = [
   {
     id: 'starred-parts',
     text: t`Subscribed Parts`,
     icon: 'fa-bell',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.part_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.part_list,
     params: { starred: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'starred-categories',
     text: t`Subscribed Categories`,
     icon: 'fa-bell',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.category_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.category_list,
     params: { starred: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'latest-parts',
     text: t`Latest Parts`,
     icon: 'fa-newspaper',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.part_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.part_list,
     params: { ordering: '-creation_date', limit: 10 }
   },
   {
     id: 'bom-validation',
     text: t`BOM Waiting Validation`,
     icon: 'fa-times-circle',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.part_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.part_list,
     params: { bom_valid: false }
   },
   {
     id: 'recently-updated-stock',
     text: t`Recently Updated`,
     icon: 'fa-clock',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.stock_item_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.stock_item_list,
     params: { part_detail: true, ordering: '-updated', limit: 10 }
   },
   {
     id: 'low-stock',
     text: t`Low Stock`,
     icon: 'fa-flag',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.part_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.part_list,
     params: { low_stock: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'depleted-stock',
     text: t`Depleted Stock`,
     icon: 'fa-times',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.part_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.part_list,
     params: { depleted_stock: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'stock-to-build',
     text: t`Required for Build Orders`,
     icon: 'fa-bullhorn',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.part_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.part_list,
     params: { stock_to_build: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'expired-stock',
     text: t`Expired Stock`,
     icon: 'fa-calendar-times',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.stock_item_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.stock_item_list,
     params: { expired: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'stale-stock',
     text: t`Stale Stock`,
     icon: 'fa-stopwatch',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.stock_item_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.stock_item_list,
     params: { stale: true, expired: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'build-pending',
     text: t`Build Orders In Progress`,
     icon: 'fa-cogs',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.build_order_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.build_order_list,
     params: { active: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'build-overdue',
     text: t`Overdue Build Orders`,
     icon: 'fa-calendar-times',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.build_order_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.build_order_list,
     params: { overdue: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'po-outstanding',
     text: t`Outstanding Purchase Orders`,
     icon: 'fa-sign-in-alt',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.purchase_order_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.purchase_order_list,
     params: { supplier_detail: true, outstanding: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'po-overdue',
     text: t`Overdue Purchase Orders`,
     icon: 'fa-calendar-times',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.purchase_order_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.purchase_order_list,
     params: { supplier_detail: true, overdue: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'so-outstanding',
     text: t`Outstanding Sales Orders`,
     icon: 'fa-sign-out-alt',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.sales_order_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.sales_order_list,
     params: { customer_detail: true, outstanding: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'so-overdue',
     text: t`Overdue Sales Orders`,
     icon: 'fa-calendar-times',
-    url: apiUrl(ApiPaths.sales_order_list),
+    url: ApiPaths.sales_order_list,
     params: { customer_detail: true, overdue: true }
   },
   {
     id: 'news',
     text: t`Current News`,
     icon: 'fa-newspaper',
-    url: 'news',
+    url: ApiPaths.news,
     params: {}
   }
 ];
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/states/ApiState.tsx b/src/frontend/src/states/ApiState.tsx
index 05994adfe8..cc16df07e3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/states/ApiState.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/states/ApiState.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export enum ApiPaths {
   notifications_list = 'api-notifications-list',
 
   barcode = 'api-barcode',
+  news = 'news',
 
   // Build order URLs
   build_order_list = 'api-build-list',
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ export function apiEndpoint(path: ApiPaths): string {
       return 'notifications/';
     case ApiPaths.barcode:
       return 'barcode/';
+    case ApiPaths.news:
+      return 'news/';
     case ApiPaths.build_order_list:
       return 'build/';
     case ApiPaths.build_order_attachment_list: