The sleepy town of Mandan, North Dakota, with a population of just 25,000, might seem an unlikely backdrop for a titanic legal battle. Yet, within its unprepossessing courthouse, a zealous oil billionaire is taking on Greenpeace.

A Eureka man is accused of failing to register as a sex offender. Wesley Thomas Cooper, 33, jailed recently after he allegedly failed to register, was released Feb. 24 after posting $25,000 bail. Cooper's arraignment on the charge is scheduled for March 3.

BLM announces April 2025 oil and gas lease sale in Montana and North DakotaBILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today an

After efforts to pass her bills previously failed, Rep. LaurieBeth Hager, R-Fargo, introduced a resolution bringing the idea to a vote in 2026. It calls for increasing the minimum wage to $9.25 and providing a cost-of-living increase each year.

The House passed the 2025 budget resolution Tuesday in a 217-to-215 vote. Another version passed the Senate last week.

GOP lawmakers in several states are calling on the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Here’s what to know.

Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.

Rick Schreiber of Arnegard will be awarded the North Dakota American Legion Fire Fighter of the Year Award at the North Dakota Firefighters Association convention in Minot on June 5-7. Schreiber was nominated by the Watford City American Legion Post #29.

Jenell Bear, principal of Edwin Loe Elementary School in New Town, has been named the 2025 North Dakota National Distinguished Principal, and Dan Kaffar, Central Middle School in Devils Lake, has been named 2025 N.