Ethan Myers, Minot, wins State Champion 4-H Indoor Archery
MINOT, N.D. – Ethan Myers, Minot, won the 4-H State Champion Masters Freestyle division of the State 4-H Indoor Archery Match. Myers had a score of 897 out of 900 points The State 4-H Indoor Archery Match looked a little different this year. Only the…
Car theft results in chase in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A car chase ensued after Grand Forks police were responding to a vehicle theft on North Washington Street. Authorities were dispatched to the vehicle theft around 6 a.m. Saturday morning and once the vehicle was located, a pursuit began. Officers followed…
North Dakota utilities could face legal risks during rampant wildfire season
N.D. — At the beginning of April, North Dakota experienced one of its most poignant wildfire scares in years: A drought-fueled grass fire burned more than 2,000 acres in the Badlands and reached within a mile of the Old West tourist town of Medora. The…
Bismarck businessman elected to lead North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck businessman Patrick Hart has been elected to lead the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. Democratic leaders from across the state elected Hart chairman during the party’s reorganization meeting Saturday. He beat out western North Dakota veterinarian Shelley Lenz, who made an unsuccessful bid…
Burgum signs “Higher ed abortion” bill; removes penalties
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum, R-ND, signed parts of a hotly-debated bill dealing with higher education grants. The bill makes more than $11 million available to colleges and universities for grants, but has a provision saying they can’t be approved if the schools uses…
Gov. Burgum vetoes penalizing state colleges over abortions
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has partially vetoed a bill aimed at penalizing the state’s 11 colleges and universities for funneling federal grant money to individuals or organizations that promote or perform abortions. Burgum said in his veto message late Friday that…
Street sweeping begins for residential roads in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Spring cleaning is well underway for the City of Minot, including street sweeping the snow routes and major roadways. However in the coming days they will start to clean the residential streets. The city will begin street sweeping on May 10 through May…
Pennsylvania Snapchat case raises issue of student conduct, freedom of speech
MINOT, N.D. – A Pennsylvania teen was suspended from her cheerleading team after posting negative comments about the school on her Snapchat outside of school. The matter became a national debate when the teen took the case to the Supreme Court, saying her right to…
