North Dakota Highway Patrol honors priest for 30 years as chaplain
North Dakota – Father Kenneth Phillips, pastor at the Church of St. Therese, the Little Flower, received the North Dakota Highway Patrol’s Colonel’s Award for Excellence after serving 30 years as a department chaplain. The award was presented Oct. 7 at his parish by Lieutenant…
North Dakota to receive nearly $200 million for rural health transformation program
North Dakota – Governor Kelly Armstrong signed legislation Thursday that positions North Dakota to launch its Rural Health Transformation Program, with nearly $200 million in federal funding appropriated for the first year of the five-year initiative. The funding comes from a late December award of…
Bismarck fire crews extinguish kitchen fire in East Central home
Bismarck, N.D. – The Bismarck Fire Department responded to and extinguished a kitchen fire at a single-family home in East Central Bismarck on Thursday evening. The department received a call about the fire at approximately 6:09 p.m. on January 22, 2026, for a home located…
Dad washed his bIoodstained cIothes, ingested a mixture of drugs and began to settIe into bed as if nothing had happened right after kiIIing his 11-month-old and causing Iife-threatening injuries to his other chiId and his former spouse: DA
Texas – A Texas man charged in the fataI assauIt of his baby and the attempted kiIIing of his other chiId and former spouse is scheduled to appear for a status conference in court, according to court records. The 53-year-old defendant, S. CIare, is scheduled…
NDHP responds to crash on Highway 13 near Wahpeton
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a crash near mile marker 382 on Highway 13, west of Wahpeton, on January 18. Authorities advised against travel in the area at the time of the incident due to hazardous conditions. All occupants involved…
Bismarck welcomes new class of Citizen Academy cadets for fifth year of program
Bismarck, N.D. – The City of Bismarck has welcomed a new group of participants to the Bismarck Citizen Academy as the program begins its fifth year of offering residents an inside look at local government operations. The first session, held Thursday evening, marked the start…
Man who became upset with his pregnant 17-year-old girIfriend and tried to kiII her after Iuring her for a walk because the expectant mother contacted his other girIfriend to teII her about their reIationship and posted about their baby on sociaI media, is sentenced
Kansas – A Kansas man was sentenced to fifteen years in prison on Wednesday after a judge imposed a one hundred and eighty-month term following his conviction on a charge of attempted first-degree murder for trying to drown his prgnant girIfriend in Kansas. A jury found…
ND Highway Patrol warns of icy conditions on I-94 in Stutsman and Barnes counties
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to multiple weather-related traffic incidents on I-94 in East Stutsman and Barnes counties, including vehicles entering ditches, several crashes, and a semi rollover that resulted in injuries. Officials said road conditions are icy due to freezing…
Mom who killed her nonverbaI disabIed chiId with direct bIunt-force bIows to the head when left aIone for 10 minutes because she wanted to be with her partner and did not want to care for the chiId anymore, then cIaimed her partner did it, has been charged
Michigan – A Michigan parent has been charged with first-degree feIony murder and first-degree chiId abuse in the death of her chiId, KyIee, Michigan authorities said after a probable-cause hearing. The charges stem from injuries the disabled chiId suffered earlier this year that ultimately led…
Highway patrol warns of zero visibility and travel hazards on US Hwy 2
Oklahoma – The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported hazardous conditions on US Hwy 2 in Grand Forks County on Dec. 28, 2025. Troopers said areas approximately six miles west of Grand Forks near mile marker 348 are experiencing zero visibility due to pillow drifts beginning…
