Georgia man gets 18 months in North Dakota for smuggling people across Canada border
A Georgia man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to accusations that he conspired to smuggle people from Mexico across the U.S.-Canada border into and through North Dakota.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launches long-shot bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, adding his name to the long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead in the race.
Dru Sjodin: Death sentence reduced to life in prison for Minnesotan who killed North Dakota student
The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison.
North Dakota adopts strict abortion ban after 6 weeks of pregnancy
North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure at six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest.
70-car train derails in North Dakota, spills hazardous materials: officials
The Canadian Pacific train derailed around 11:15 p.m. about a mile southeast of Wyndmere in Richland County, Canadian Pacific said in a statement. No injuries were reported.
North Dakota House passes school gender pronoun prohibition
Public schools and state agencies in North Dakota would be prohibited from referring to students and employees by any pronouns that don’t reflect the sex assigned to them at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature.
Officer wades through waist-high snow to rescue owl with broken wing
A Fargo, North Dakota, police officer got an unusual call about an owl suffering from a broken wing,
‘Honestly, so amazed’: Watch seventh-grade student win $10k after scoring 4 shots in under 25 seconds
The footage shows student JJ Franks consecutively landing a lay-up, a free throw, a three-point shot and a half-court shot.
Judge keeps North Dakota abortion ban from taking effect
A North Dakota judge says he'll keep the state's ban on abortion from taking effect because there's a "substantial probability" that a constitutional challenge to the law will succeed in court.
Three people charged in $9 million meat heist across Midwest
Three people are accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of meat in a multi-state heist spanning the Midwest, including targeting a facility in Minnesota.
Woman who brought raccoon to North Dakota bar is charged
A woman who brought a wild raccoon into a North Dakota bar, which prompted state health officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure, is facing criminal charges.
Sheriff: 4 found fatally shot in North Dakota wheat field likely murder-suicide
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the deaths of four people found shot in a wheat field in rural northeast North Dakota as a murder-suicide.
Half-naked Minnesota lawyer beat ex-wife to death in front of horrified children: criminal complaint
A North Dakota lawyer allegedly beat his ex-wife to death in Minnesota on Tuesday as she clung to the youngest of their five children and two others screamed for help, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
North Dakota recreational marijuana measure approved for ballot
Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote in November.
Ex-Miss America Cara Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run
Former Miss America Cara Mund is running for Congress in her home state of North Dakota. She told The Associated Press that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the constitutional right to abortion was “just a moment where I knew we need more women in office.”
Kid Rock fans trash North Dakota venue after concert is canceled over weather conditions
Kid Rock wrote on Twitter he was 'SO P---ED OFF' that his performance had to be canceled.
Fargo hit-and-run then shots fired incidents turn into chase, man shot by police
A hit-and-run crash began a series of events Tuesday that led to a shots fired incident from an apartment building balcony in Fargo, North Dakota, and a pursuit that ended in police shooting the suspect.
Challenge pending to North Dakota abortion ban
North Dakota's only abortion clinic has gone to court seeking to block a trigger law banning abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a national right to abortion.
North Dakota AG: Fargo abortion clinic must close July 28
North Dakota’s attorney general said Tuesday that the state’s sole abortion clinic will be forced to shut down at the end of July, at which time patients will likely head across the Red River to neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota.
Fargo abortion clinic raises $500K to move to Minnesota
An abortion clinic based in Fargo, North Dakota has raised $500,000 in an effort to move its services just over the border into Minnesota as clinics react to Roe v. Wade being overturned.