North Dakota Highway Patrol urges public to report reckless driving

MAPLETON, N.D. — A Mapleton man is facing two felonies, accused of fleeing Cass County deputies while driving the wrong way on Interstate 94 while intoxicated. Dylan Nelson, 32, has been charged with reckless endangerment, fleeing a peace officer and DUI. …

North Dakota wants to send 90 inmates to Grand Forks County Jail

GRAND FORKS — The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Grand Forks County are working on a first-of-its-kind plan in the state. It comes at a time when the state penitentiary has run out of room to house inmates and the county is trying to pay off a …

Report: Dozens arrested in western North Dakota crackdown on prostitution

RAY & STANLEY, N.D. (KMOT) – The police departments in Ray and Stanley arrested two dozen people as part of a months-long operation targeting sex crimes and online prostitution. According to a report from Ray Police Chief Greg Pinski, their efforts led …

2024 North Dakota Sunflower Variety Trial results and selection guide now online

North Dakota House sends bill to expand drone infrastructure to governor

BISMARCK — The North Dakota House on Thursday passed a final vote on a bill that would expand the Vantis system, a beyond line of sight drone network. House Bill 1038 will now go to Gov. Kelly Armstrong to be signed into law. The bill includes an emergency …

North Dakota House passes 2 bills to protect state tribes through taskforces, cultural preservation

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers passed legislation Thursday, Feb. 20, to bolster support for the state's Indigenous population. In approving House Bill 1199, state representatives voted to create a Murdered and Missing Indigenous People task force — …

North Dakota House passes bill to define gender as a person's biological sex

BISMARCK — The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday, Feb. 20, that would define gender in state law based on a person's sex. Sponsored by Rep. SuAnn Olson, R-Baldwin, House Bill 1181 recognizes a person's gender in the …

North Dakota lawmakers make recommendations on zoning, data centers

BISMARCK — Multiple bills that would have changed energy regulatory processes in North Dakota were either altered or were recommended not to pass by the state House and Senate Energy Committees on Thursday, Feb. 20. The proposals now await floor votes as …

North Dakota House passes $25 insulin spending cap

BISMARCK — A handful of lawmakers passionately shared anecdotes surrounding high insulin costs before the House went against a committee's recommendation and passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 20, to cap insulin costs at $25 per month. House Bill 1114 would …

North Dakota Is One Of At Least Twenty States Pushing A Resolution For Term Limits in Congress

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. Jeffery Magrum of Hazelton, North Dakota is the primary sponsor for a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution and impose term limits on members of Congress. Currently, nine states have passed a similar resolution and at least …