Half-naked Minnesota lawyer beat ex-wife to death in front of horrified children: criminal complaint
A North Dakota lawyer allegedly beat his ex-wife to death in Minnesota on Tuesday as she clung to the youngest of their five children and two others screamed for help, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
More 'trigger laws' take effect: 4 more states to ban almost all abortions
To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the Supreme Court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
Kid Rock fans trash North Dakota venue after concert is canceled over weather conditions
Kid Rock wrote on Twitter he was 'SO P---ED OFF' that his performance had to be canceled.
Wind energy company kills at least 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty
The company pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states.
North Dakota lawmaker forced to miss anti-vaccine rally after catching COVID-19
A North Dakota lawmaker and an organizer of rally to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates is infected with the coronavirus and won’t attend the event. Republican Rep. Jeff Hoverson says he is “quarantining."
Student pilot from Chicago killed in North Dakota plane crash
The University of North Dakota’s aerospace school has cancelled all flight activities after a student pilot from Chicago was killed in an airplane crash.
North Dakota State Bison beat Illinois State Redbirds 20-0
Illinois State (2-4, 0-3) crossed midfield just three times and got no than the NDSU 29.
12-state human trafficking sting frees 59 victims, including 2 minors; 102 suspects arrested
The states involved in operation United Front include Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Human trafficking operation in 12 states rescues dozens
Twelve states participated in “Operation United Front,” resulting in the rescue of dozens and the arrest of more than 100 suspects.
Welcome (or not) to Illinois: Where we rank on the kindness scale
If you want to hang out with nice people, there are 34 states other than Illinois where you would be better off.
Deputies rescue dog stranded on ice chunk on North Dakota river
Sheriff’s deputies in western North Dakota rescued a dog that was stranded on chunk of ice in a river Wednesday morning.
Republican governor of North Dakota orders residents to wear masks after months of resistance
North Dakota only has 18 empty ICU beds available in the entire state. But not everyone is going to follow the order to wear masks. Rick Becker, a Republican state representative said Saturday that he will refuse to wear a mask and that he suspects many others in the conservative state will protest the "draconian" directive.
Nurses with COVID-19 allowed to work in North Dakota amid staffing shortage
Burgum announced Monday that asymptomatic COVID-19 positive health care workers could return to work.
Doctors in South Dakota warn healthcare system is about to be overwhelmed with COVID patients
"At this time, we're headed in a direction of overwhelming our health care systems and I think that's closer than what people understand," said Dr. Michael Pietila, a critical care physician at the Yankton Medical Clinic in South Dakota.
North Dakota legislature candidate who died from COVID-19 wins election
A Republican candidate for the state legislature in North Dakota who died from COVID-19 in October won his election Tuesday night.
Neighbors harvest farmer's crops for him after he suffered heart attack in his field
A North Dakota farmer's neighbors stepped up to harvest his crops for him after he suffered a heart attack in his field.
Chicago's emergency travel order extended to 4 more states
Chicago added Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to the list of states where people who are traveling to the city must quarantine for two weeks as Illinois learned that its own residents must do the same when they travel to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut.
Protests force Walmart, CVS, Target and Apple to close some stores
Target, CVS, Apple and Walmart all said Sunday that they had temporarily closed some locations for safety reasons.
Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract awarded for border wall
Trump has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of the year. So far, the government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts for construction of 30-foot-tall barriers, along with new lighting, technology, and infrastructure. The Trump administration says it has already built 187 miles of wall. Some of it is new, but most is replacing old, much shorter barriers that officials say were not sufficient.
Man accused of sexually abusing infant sentenced to 4 years in prison
A report was filed in October 2017 claiming the baby had several injuries including her ribs, femur, tibia and fibula in one leg.