At least five North Dakota counties received absentee ballots without postmarks, a situation Secretary of State Michael Howe calls "completely unacceptable." The Burleigh County Canvassing Board voted 5-4 to accept 58 ballots received by the deadline but lacking postmarks. Lisa Hart, Burleigh County elections...

9 of the top corn producing states have reported that their corn has begun it's silking phase according to the USDA. Silking refers to when the silks, or stigmas of the female flowers, emerge from the ear to receive pollen and begin the fertilization process. Each silk connects to an ovule, or potential kernel, on the ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off arguably their best season in franchise history, and the team has decided to lock down the nucleus of it all with a contract extension. Chris Finch who took over the T-Wolves full time in 2021, has amassed a record of 160-127 while with the wolves and lead the team to its first...

Governor Doug Burgum has declared June as Safety Month in North Dakota, highlighting the increased risk of unintentional injuries and deaths during the summer. "North Dakota residents and all workers deserve to live in communities that promote safe and healthy living," Burgum stated in his proclamation. Since...

Ray Holmberg, a former North Dakota state senator, has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on charges of traveling to Europe to pay for sex with a minor. Holmberg, 80, agreed to plead guilty to traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity. Prosecutors will recommend a prison sentence of three...

A Bismarck man faces felony charges following a SWAT standoff last week. Police responded to the home of Joseph Enriquez's mother after he allegedly punched her and threatened her with a knife. They later found him barricaded in an apartment. According to police, Enriquez brandished a knife, attempted to start a fire, ...

Representative Kelly Armstrong has announced that North Dakota might be getting a new interstate. The project aims to transform the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway in the western part of the state into a segment of I-27, extending from the Canadian border to the US-Mexico border. Supporters argue that this development wo...

The Green Bay Packers who are the only publicly traded sports team in the United States, meaning, they do not have an owner and the team is a publicly owned corporation will be saying goodbye to the current acting and longtime CEO and President Mark Murphy after this upcoming NFL Season. Mark Murphy who has held the po...

The State Board of Animal Health has issued an order requiring all lactating dairy cattle to be tested for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) within 10 days prior to being at the North Dakota State Fair from July 19th to the 27th. Agricultural Commissioner Doug Geohring said that "Although North Dakota h...

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is defending his assertion that the U.S. operates like a dictatorship under President Biden. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Burgum argued that Biden is sidestepping Congress to advance his agenda through executive actions. Burgum has been promoting this view w...