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Burgum Signs Bill Making Curling the Official Sport of ND

Burgum Signs Bill Making Curling the Official Sport of ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (MARCH 23, 2023) – In a “sweeping” change to state law, Gov. Doug Burgum today signed Senate Bill 2229 designating curling as the official sport of North Dakota. Among those joining Burgum for the bill signing ceremony...

 

ND House Passes School Gender Pronoun Prohibition

ND 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. The House...

 

Burgum Declares Winter Storm Disaster for January

Burgum Declares Winter Storm Disaster for January

Bismarck,ND (MARCH 21, 2023) – Gov. Doug Burgum today issued an executive order declaring a statewide winter storm disaster for central, northwestern and northeastern North Dakota related to severe fog and ice buildup on power lines in January...

 

Ex-Caregiver Sentenced in Death of Elderly Man

Ex-Caregiver Sentenced in Death of Elderly Man

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A former employee at a North Dakota care center was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for the death of an elderly resident. Rachel Cooper, 60, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the August 2021 death...

 

North Dakota Senate Advances Tax Breaks For Fracking

North Dakota Senate Advances Tax Breaks For Fracking

The North Dakota Senate passed a bill Monday that would give tax incentives to oil companies for “restimulating” old oil wells in the state through hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. Fracking involves injecting high-pressure...

 

North Dakota Weekly Gas Price Update

North Dakota Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 5.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.17/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 493 stations in North Dakota. Prices in North Dakota are 9.0 cents per gallon lower...

 

Fatality Crash on North Dakota Highway 6

Fatality Crash on North Dakota Highway 6

Melissa Kilzer was traveling northbound on Highway 6 from Bentley to Bismarck. Sandra Kraft was traveling southbound from Bismarck to St. Anthony. Kilzer’s vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and collided head on with Kraft’s vehicle....

 

Abortion Ban Injunction Upheld by ND Supreme Court

Abortion Ban Injunction Upheld by ND Supreme Court

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned...

 

I-94 Westbound Fatal Semi Crash

I-94 Westbound Fatal Semi Crash

The Volvo semi was westbound on I-94 and had stopped in lane two of westbound I-94. The Peterbilt semi approached the Volvo, swerved left, but rear ended the tanker trailer being towed by the Volvo. As a result of the collision, the Volvo...

 

US No Longer Seeking Death for Rodriguez in Sjodin Case

US No Longer Seeking Death for Rodriguez in Sjodin Case

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for a Minnesota man already on death row but awaiting resentencing for the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003 — a case that led to changes...

 
 
 
 

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