Ex-North Dakota lawmaker to be sentenced for traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minors
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A longtime, powerful former North Dakota lawmaker, who is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for traveling...
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Why is an Elon Musk-backed PAC running an ad against Republican state legislators?
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A group backed by Elon Musk is running ads targeting conservative Republican legislators in several states...
North Dakota Legislature close to asking US Supreme Court to undo landmark same-sex marriage ruling
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota lawmakers are on the verge of making their state the first to tell the...
Fargo has an election method that helps mainstream candidates. North Dakota lawmakers may ban it
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- When Fargo voters approved a unique local election system in 2018, their goal was to choose...
North Dakota's cloud seeding program draws interest from around the world. Opponents want to end it
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota's decades-long efforts to aid farmers by reshaping the weather through "cloud seeding" is facing...
A trial is underway on North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care...
North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids heads to trial
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will...
North Dakota's new governor eyes 'path to zero' property tax on people's homes. Can it be done?
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota could become the first state to eventually end property taxes on people's homes under...
Senator's son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during a car chase
STANTON, N.D. (AP) -- The adult son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was sentenced to serve 28 years in...
North Dakota governor charts his path to Interior with a rosy state oil and gas outlook
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has given his choice for Interior secretary a mandate to "Drill baby drill,"...
What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department...
North Dakota voters defeat measures to legalize recreational marijuana, axe property tax
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota voters rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes, which critics said...
North Dakota voters defeat ballot measure to largely axe property tax
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes, which...
North Dakota's lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state's next governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won election as North Dakota's next governor.
North Dakota measures would end local property taxes and legalize recreational marijuana
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota voters could outlaw most local property taxes, likely leading to dramatic cuts in state...
GOP senator from North Dakota faces Democratic challenger making her 2nd US Senate bid
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A Republican U.S. senator from North Dakota who wrested the seat away from a Democrat in...
North Dakota voters may end most property taxes. Government programs could face huge cuts
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota voters this fall could largely end property taxes by approving a ballot measure that...
South Dakota removes 273 people from voter rolls due to human error by the state
South Dakota removed hundreds of people from the state's voter rolls as general election voting was underway because an agency...
South Dakota kicks 273 'noncitizens' off its voter rolls even with general election voting underway
South Dakota's top elections official has removed hundreds of people from the state's voter rolls as general election voting is...
Hand-counting measure effort fizzles in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A proposed ballot measure in North Dakota that sought to require hand-counting of every election ballot...
A lawsuit challenging a South Dakota abortion rights measure will play out after the election
An anti-abortion group's lawsuit to invalidate an abortion rights measure appearing on South Dakota's statewide ballot won't be resolved until...
State asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota's abortion ban
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week...
Abortion rights supporters in South Dakota blast state's video of abortion laws
A newly released, state-produced video intended to help doctors comply with South Dakota's strict abortion law isn't specific enough to...
Sales tax revenue, full costs unclear if North Dakota voters legalize recreational marijuana
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to pin down the full financial impact of legalizing recreational...
Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the...
High-profile former North Dakota lawmaker to plead guilty in court to traveling for sex with a minor
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature...
North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be...
A county canvassing board rejected the absentee ballot of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's wife
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of Kathryn Burgum, the wife...
Takeaways: How Trump's possible VP pick shifted on LGBTQ+ issues as his presidential bid neared
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is little-known on the national stage but is now a...
Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- For most of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's two terms in office, he approached the job...
An anti-abortion group in South Dakota sues to take an abortion rights initiative off the ballot
An anti-abortion group in South Dakota has sued to block an abortion rights measure from the November ballot.
In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Rep. Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of North Dakota, while longtime public...
US Rep. Kelly Armstrong wins North Dakota's GOP primary for governor. House seat also on ballot
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of North Dakota, where voters were...
US Rep. Kelly Armstrong wins North Dakota's Republican primary for governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won North Dakota's Republican primary for governor, setting him up for...
Governorship and House seat on the ballot in conservative North Dakota, where GOP primaries are key
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Voters are settling a rambunctious Republican primary contest Tuesday for North Dakota's only U.S. House seat...
Voters defeat hand-counting measures in South Dakota, but others might come in future
Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday rejected initiated measures to require hand-counting of ballots in future elections.
In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand
Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots...