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.

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.

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.”

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.

Identities released of 4 found frozen to death near Minnesota-Canada border

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has released the identities of the four family members that froze to death near Minnesota's border in Canada last week.