North Dakota's legislative redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by illegally diluting Native American voting power, a federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge Peter Welte's decision comes after North Dakota lawmakers failed to offer an alternative to the state's 2021 redistricting map A Forum News Service graphic illustrates the 2021 ...

The North Dakota Geological Survey has found a 30-foot thick formation sprawling over a 340-square-mile site in west-central North Dakota containing ample deposits of rare commercial-grade minerals.

FARGO — North Dakota lawmakers should not get more time to redraw a legislative district map after a federal judge ruled the previous redistricting efforts diluted the Native American vote, a ...

A wildfire burns in the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Wanda Parisien Seventy-five to 100 firefighters responded on Sunday, the busiest day, Parisien said.

If the 2021 map is reinstated, three state lawmakers would move to different districts, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office. Rep. Colette Brown, D-Warwick, would go from ...

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s early mountain lion season in Zone 1 closed Sunday, Nov. 20, and the late season, when hunters can pursue lions with dogs, now is open, the Game and Fish Department ...

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Mar. 22—BISMARCK — Mountain lion hunting during the late season in Zone 1 is closed after the harvest limit of seven cats was reached, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department said Friday.