Suspect hospitalized after police shooting in Bismarck
May 5, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A 19-year-old suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a police officer in Bismarck, North Dakota.
The shooting happened Thursday afternoon after police were called to a report of a man pulling a gun on someone.
MDU Resources: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 4, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) on Thursday reported earnings of $38.3 million in its first quarter.
The Bismarck, North Dakota-based company said it had profit of 19 cents per share.
Bismarck authorities investigate police shooting after chase
April 23, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota authorities are investigating the non-fatal police shooting of a motorist they say fled officers in Bismarck.
Burleigh County deputies and Bismarck police were pursuing a fleeing vehicle around 6:30 p.m.
Bismarck woman sentenced in love triangle killing of husband
February 17, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck woman was sentenced Friday to life in prison with a chance of parole for plotting with another man to kill her husband to collect life insurance payments.
Nikki Entzel, 41, was convicted in October of killing her husband, Chad Entzel, 42, on Jan.
MDU Resources: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 9, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $117.1 million.
The Bismarck, North Dakota-based company said it had profit of 57 cents per share.
Jamestown students disciplined for racist taunts at game
February 3, 2023 GMTJAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The Jamestown School District has disciplined some students after monkey noises and war whooping were aimed at basketball players from Bismarck during a game this week.
Jamestown Superintendent Robert Lech said in a statement that “a handful” of middle school and high school students were disciplined after the incident on Tuesday.
Judges vacates woman’s sentence in baby’s neglect death
February 2, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck woman sentenced to prison after the death of her 3-week-old baby will receive a new trial after a judge found her attorney gave her improper advice when persuading her to plead guilty.
Bill to criminalize drag shows advances in North Dakota
January 26, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make it a crime to perform drag shows and cabaret performances in the presence of children or in public places.
Two legislators recovering from injuries suffered in falls
January 5, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two North Dakota legislators are recovering from injuries suffered in falls.
Oil tycoon is donating $50M to Theodore Roosevelt library
January 3, 2023 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Oil industry giant Harold Hamm will contribute $50 million to the planned Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, Gov. Doug Burgum said Tuesday.
Bismarck man hits moose with pickup truck
December 30, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man escaped serious injury after he struck a moose with his truck.
Steve Fleckenstein, 50, was heading home from work at the Falkirk Mine around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when he hit the bull moose on U.S.
Alleged doughnut thief charged with brandishing hatchet
December 28, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly raised a hatchet toward a convenience store clerk who tried to stop him from stealing doughnuts.
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Basin Electric to buy power from South Dakota wind farm
December 16, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck-based Basic Electric Power Cooperative has reached a 25-year deal to buy power from a new South Dakota wind project being developed by a Houston company.
North Dakota medical panel sanctioned 5 doctors in 2022
December 8, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state Board of Medicine brought five formal disciplinary actions against North Dakota licensed doctors in 2022, including three sanctions that resulted in physicians losing their credentials to practice indefinitely in the state.
Panel keeps electronic pull tab moratorium in place
December 5, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota legislative panel refused on Monday to change a rule that creates a moratorium on electronic pull tab machines at gas stations and liquor, grocery and convenience stores.
North Dakota lawmakers to organize for 2023 Legislature
November 30, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers will return to Bismarck next week to prepare for the 2023 Legislature, where they will lobby for prime committee assignments and get briefings on legislative procedures and ethics.
ND high court asked to lift injunction against abortion ban
November 29, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An attorney for North Dakota asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to strike down an injunction blocking the state’s abortion ban, saying a lower court judge was wrong to grant it.
AG Wrigley wants funding boost for crime lab, investigators
November 16, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Newly elected Attorney General Drew Wrigley said Wednesday that he will ask the North Dakota Legislature to boost his agency’s budget to expand the state crime lab and hire more officers to work with federal law enforcement on American Indian reservations.
North Dakota GOP lawmakers elect House, Senate floor leaders
November 15, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — New House and Senate leaders elected by Republican majorities in the North Dakota Legislature said Tuesday that tax relief and cautious spending are among the priorities when lawmakers reconvene in January.
Some in GOP reject Becker claim of gains for far right
November 9, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State Rep. Rick Becker, who was easily defeated in his independent bid for U.S.
Winter-like blast heading for North Dakota, warning posted
November 9, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A blizzard warning has been posted from much of central North Dakota where the first blast of significant snow could dump up to 18 inches (45 centimeters) in some areas Thursday.
North Dakota voters OK term limits for governor, legislators
November 9, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Voters in North Dakota on Tuesday approved term limits for their governor and state legislators after a campaign largely funded by an outside term limits group and boosted within the state by far-right conservatives.
North Dakota Rep. Armstrong defeats former Miss America Mund
November 9, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won reelection to a third term on Tuesday, defeating former Miss America Cara Mund in a race that was shaken up by Mund’s late entry as an independent.
MDU Resources: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
November 3, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $147.9 million.
On a per-share basis, the Bismarck, North Dakota-based company said it had profit of 73 cents.
Term limits pits questions of stagnation against expertise
October 10, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters in November will decide whether to impose term limits on the governor and state lawmakers.
It’s a change supporters say would bring in new blood and term-limit foes decry as a blow to institutional knowledge of the Legislature.
Woman guilty of conspiring to kill husband in North Dakota
October 5, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman has been convicted in the death of her husband in what prosecutors said was the result of a love triangle and an attempt to collect insurance money.
Jurors on Tuesday returned guilty verdicts on three conspiracy charges, including murder, arson and evidence tampering, against Nikki Entzel.
Cara Mund’s House pitch rides on abortion, outsider appeal
September 27, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When Cara Mund was competing to become Miss North Dakota, a key part of her platform was increasing the number of women elected to political office. Later, after she became the state's first Miss America winner, she traveled the country to encourage women to use their voice to make an impact.
Little evidence of political argument before teen’s death
September 25, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — There is little indication that an 18-year-old who died after being struck by an SUV in North Dakota was a political extremist like the driver claimed.
Investigators say none of the witnesses they have interviewed support the idea that there was a political argument before authorities say Shannon Brandt struck Cayler Ellingson with his vehicle on Sept.
Judge denies request to lift stay of ND abortion trigger ban
September 23, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge on Friday denied a request to lift his stay of a law banning abortion while a challenge to the law's constitutionality is pending.
Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick rejected Attorney General Drew Wrigley's argument that he hadn't sufficiently considered whether a Fargo abortion clinic would succeed with its lawsuit.
Police: Homicide investigation underway at Bismarck motel
September 23, 2022 GMTDetectives are investigating a homicide at a motel in North Dakota's capital city Friday, police said.
According to a statement from police, officers responded to the Motel 6 in Bismarck about 12:40 a.m.
North Dakota AG condemns teen’s death after alleged argument
September 23, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general on Thursday condemned the violent death of an 18-year-old allegedly struck by a man who said he drove his SUV into the victim after the two had a political argument, and he offered to help a county attorney prosecute the case.
State: Medical marijuana would see decline if pot legalized
September 12, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legalizing recreational pot in North Dakota could cut the number of people who are registered to use the drug as medicine by at least 80%, due to access to bigger quantities and more varied products, a health official said Monday.
Ex-Miss America Mund qualifies as ND congressional candidate
September 9, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Miss America Cara Mund has qualified to appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for North Dakota's sole U.S. House seat, the secretary of state’s office announced Friday.
North Dakota asks judge to lift stay on abortion trigger law
September 8, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general’s office asked a judge Thursday to lift his stay on a trigger law banning abortion, arguing he failed to make the state’s lone abortion clinic show a likelihood of winning its challenge of the law.
Ex-Miss America Mund’s entry pushes Dem out of ND House race
September 6, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Miss America Cara Mund's entry into North Dakota's U.S. House race has led the Democratic candidate to drop out, citing pressure from his own party to step aside.
Mund entered the race in August as an independent, citing her support for abortion rights as a major reason.
ND cities, counites await oil-fueled infrastructure funding
August 29, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest cities outside the oil-producing region in the western part of the state are awaiting millions of dollars for infrastructure projects, while the state’s smallest towns that haven’t benefited from oil production will at least get a few hundred dollars each under a major spending initiative approved by the Legislature three years ago.
Police: Mother kills adult son, then herself in Bismarck
August 24, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A preliminary investigation shows a mother from Tennessee fatally shot her adult son at his residence in Bismarck before taking her own life, police said Wednesday.
Lawyers argue to delay North Dakota law banning abortion
August 19, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawyers for North Dakota’s only abortion clinic asked a judge Friday to delay a trigger law set to ban abortion starting next week, while they pursue a lawsuit challenging the ban on constitutional grounds.
Report faults prison guard’s checks in ND murderer’s suicide
August 17, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An investigation into the prison suicide of a man convicted in a 2019 quadruple slaying in North Dakota found that he had covered his cell window with cardboard and a guard failed to follow proper procedures in conducting required checks.
North Dakota’s Becker to seek Hoeven’s Senate seat after all
August 15, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State Rep. Rick Becker, who founded an ultraconservative faction in the North Dakota Legislature and who narrowly lost the Republican endorsement for the U.S.
Ex-Miss America Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run
August 11, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Miss America Cara Mund said Wednesday that her concern about the erosion of abortion rights prompted her independent bid for the U.S. House in her home state of North Dakota.
Former Miss America Cara Mund plans to run for Congress
August 7, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Cara Mund, a former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018, plans to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent.
State Supreme Court strikes key portions of ‘pore-space’ law
August 4, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down key portions of a state law that a landowners group argued amounts to the unconstitutional taking of private property rights.
Officials: North Dakota murderer kills himself in prison
August 1, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man who was serving life sentences for killing four people at a North Dakota business in what authorities say was one of the state's most gruesome crimes has killed himself in prison, authorities said.
AG dismisses calls for outside probe of deleted emails
July 22, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Thursday dismissed bipartisan calls for an independent investigation into possible violations of the state’s open records laws by his office.
GOP, Democratic leaders want outside probe of deleted emails
July 19, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Democrats, Republicans and a media lawyer called Tuesday for an independent investigation into possible violations of North Dakota's open records laws by the state attorney general’s office.
Man wanted for attempted murder arrested in Mandan
July 18, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say they have caught up with a man wanted for attempted murder and terrorizing in Bismarck.
The 38-year-old man has been on the run since last Tuesday when police say he fired a gun at a vehicle.
North Dakota AG: Possible fraud in petitions for ballot item
July 15, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An investigation into potential fraud by people who gathered signatures for a failed ballot initiative to term-limit North Dakota legislators will be referred to a county prosecutor for possible charges, Attorney General Drew Wrigley said Friday.
Signatures gathered to place pot legalization before voters
July 11, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota turned in more that 25,000 signatures to the secretary of state Monday in an effort to place the matter before voters in November.
Teachers gather for annual ND Indian Education Summit
July 8, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dozens of teachers from around North Dakota are getting a cultural education from the state's American Indian tribes.
More than 250 educators are attending the North Dakota Indian Education Summit Thursday and Friday at the Capitol in Bismarck where they are participating in breakout sessions and taking in cultural presentations, such as Native American dancing in traditional regalia.
Escaped North Dakota inmate arrested in South Dakota
July 7, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man who escaped from a minimum-security lockup in Bismarck has been arrested in South Dakota.
David Corn, 35, was arrested by the Aberdeen Police Department on Wednesday night, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
Memphis motel killing suspect arrested in North Dakota
July 1, 2022 GMTMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been arrested in North Dakota on a charge that he killed a man at a Memphis motel earlier this year, authorities said.
Michael Ray Tillman, 24, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge after he was arrested as a fugitive in Bismarck, North Dakota, according to the district attorney's office in Shelby County, Tennessee.
ND lays plans for adding electric vehicle charging stations
June 29, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota will use nearly $26 million in federal funding over the next several years to build a network of charging stations for electric vehicles around the state.
Lawmakers look into $1.8 million cost overrun by AG’s office
June 28, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are investigating a $1.8 million cost overrun on a building leased by the attorney general's office under the late Wayne Stenehjem.
Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Tuesday told the Legislature’s Budget Section that he learned in March of the problem that predates his tenure.
Taxable sales, purchases grow during 1st quarter in ND
June 28, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota continues to show signs of economic growth.
State officials say taxable sales and purchases for the first quarter of 2022 were up 13.2% compared to the same period last year.
Moose roaming Bismarck, authorities say don’t engage
June 24, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wildlife authorities say a moose is roaming the streets of Bismarck.
North Dakota Game and Fish officials say reports started coming in Thursday afternoon about a moose wandering the city.
Burgum requests federal aid to deal with spring storm damage
June 24, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum is asking for some federal help in dealing with $57 million in public infrastructure damage caused by severe spring storms and flooding in North Dakota.
Burgum has requested a presidential disaster declaration that would provide federal aid to help repair roads, bridges and railways.
ND governor targets fellow Republicans to mixed results
June 15, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum’s expensive effort to influence the GOP primary and reshape the Legislature with more people who support his spending and policy goals was a mixed bag, with one of his main political foes ousted but some others winning their races.