North Dakota Legislature

Despite grumbling from some conservative Republicans, Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, said he didn't seek the chairmanship of the Legislative Management Committee, which acts for the North Dakota Legislature between sessions, to deny the post to House...

Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay spent the noon hour Friday "getting the pulse" of the area near the Last Place on Earth and witnessing the ongoing problem of nuisance loitering and panhandling. The head shop on Superior Street is a constant focus of...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is proposing to reduce the number of deer gun licenses it offers again this fall, and the northeast part of the state will take the brunt of the cuts. According to Randy Kreil, wildlife division chief for Game...

The last full week of the 2013 session of the North Dakota Legislature has ended with the lawmakers scheduled to wrap up sometime next week. Estimates are that there about 50 bills left to decide, according to Rep. Chet Pollert, R-Carrington....

A bill up for debate in the North Dakota Legislature could offer more funding to emergency services in areas most impacted by the state's oil production. Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-District 37, of Dickinson, who was one of the senators who...

The North Dakota Legislature recently passed a bill raising the price of hunting and fishing licenses and boat registration fees, but the increases won't take effect until 2014, officials say. According to Terry Steinwand, director of the North Dakota...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Everyone from students to lawmakers are getting the day off after a record-breaking snow storm in North Dakota over the weekend. National Weather Service reports show as much as a foot and a half of snow fell in western and...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected — something that can...

FARGO, N.D. -- A new state specialist unveiled North Dakota State University's new Soil Health and Land Management Initiative at the Northern Ag Expo in Fargo, N.D., Nov. 27 and 28. Abbey Wick, an assistant professor of soil science and an extension...

FARGO, N.D. -- Gerald "Jerry" Stokka is a new kind of livestock specialist at North Dakota State University -- sort of a people's philosopher for the industry. His specialty? Livestock stewardship. Stokka says his entire career has prepared him for...

Smoking huts outside bars around North Dakota will go the way of horse carriage garages when a new statewide smoking ban takes effect. North Dakota has joined 29 other states in passing a more stringent statewide ban on indoor smoking in public places and...

It is difficult to say who is most responsible for unsettled debts of North Dakota Natural Beef LLC - whether a legal or moral duty lies with that company's board, or with the board of the North American Bison Cooperative LLC, which has become its...