North Dakota's Recent Rainfall Eases Drought Conditions

North Dakota has had widespread rainfall over the last three days. Several areas that needed a shot of precipitation got what they needed, including northeast North Dakota, which has been battling dry conditions. Here's the latest drought monitor map …

Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates North Dakota Electoral Map Rejected by Lower Court

Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for an official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court issued an emergency order on July 16 temporarily blocking a lower …

Minnesota and North Dakota students launch mini-canoes to learn where their water goes

NINA MOINI: For our next conversation, we're going to the Red River Valley. It's a stretch of Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada, where water flows into the Red River and North to Lake Winnipeg. From there, it goes to the Hudson Bay. And somewhere …

Jelly Roll sells out grandstand ahead of Sunday concert at North Dakota State Fair

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - Expect a packed crowd if you’re headed to Sunday’s Jelly Roll concert at the North Dakota State Fair. The fair shared on social media Wednesday night that the grandstand was officially sold out for the show. The ‘Son of a Sinner’ …

Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amused

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Richardson’s ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains. The little creature also is a ferocious tunneler, and it’s exasperating the people of Minot, North Dakota, where it’s …

Ranchers’ Rights Initiative sues North Dakota Beef Commission

A cattle ranchers’ organization filed a lawsuit today, July 16, 2025, claiming that the makeup of the North Dakota Beef Commission (NDBC) is unconstitutional. The Ranchers’ Rights Initiative, (RRI) a non-profit group representing unaffiliated ranchers, …

Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amused

North Dakota legislative district map to remain in place for now, Supreme Court decides

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday put a temporary freeze on North Dakota’s legislative district map, keeping it in place pending next steps in a tribal voting rights case against the state. The move came just a day before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals …

North Dakota Ethics Commissioners to evaluate ‘strained’ relationship with Attorney General’s Office

The North Dakota Ethics Commission is looking into whether strongly worded communications from the state Attorney General’s Office have negatively impacted commission staff. The decision follows a July 3 letter addressed to the commission from Attorney …

What to know about the $78 million military museum to be built in North Dakota

Work is about to begin on a 67,000-square-foot expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck. The highlight of the project is the 20,000-square-foot Military Gallery, but it also includes a North Dakota National Guard …