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Lockdown lifts at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota after report of a single gunshot
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The lockdown has been lifted at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota after a report of a gunshot on Wednesday afternoon sent people indoors. Security officers completed a door-to-door sweep but did not locate a source of the sound, the base said in a...
Senator's son pleads not guilty to charges from crash that killed North Dakota sheriff's deputy
WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to homicide and other charges in connection with a Dec. 6 crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, waived his preliminary hearing and entered his not guilty plea to...
Lloyd Omdahl, a former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist, dies at 93
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist Lloyd Omdahl has died at 93. Omdahl was the last Democrat to serve as lieutenant governor in North Dakota, the Bismarck Tribune reported. He was appointed to that position by former North...
North Dakota woman who operated unlicensed day care is sentenced to 19 years in baby's death
A judge sentenced a North Dakota woman Tuesday to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center. Patricia Wick, of Jamestown, was charged last year. She pleaded guilty in...
Judge dismisses lawsuit of injured Dakota Access pipeline protester
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed the excessive-force lawsuit of a New York woman who was injured in an explosion during the protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. In orders on Wednesday and Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor...
Former Miss America runs again for North Dakota's only U.S. House seat in a crowded GOP primary
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican primary voters in North Dakota will have an assortment of choices for the state's only U.S. House seat, with candidates ranging from the little-known to a former Miss America. Monday was the candidate filing deadline for the June 11 primary...
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation that is headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee's desk. The...
Party conventions open in North Dakota with GOP divided and Democrats searching for candidates
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — As North Dakota’s Republican and Democratic parties gather for endorsing conventions this week, they face very different challenges. For Republicans, it’s a question of whether top candidates will keep seeking the party's endorsement. For Democrats, it’s...
Expecting a lawsuit, North Dakota lawmakers estimate $1 million to defend congressional age limit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are expecting a legal challenge to a proposed congressional age limit, and estimate $1 million to defend the measure up to the U.S. Supreme Court, in what some observers see as a likely test case. A top legislative panel on Wednesday...
Long-shot Democrat ends campaign for North Dakota governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for North Dakota governor has ended his long-shot campaign. Travis Hipsher, of Neche, announced his withdrawal on Sunday. The little-known Democrat, who is a security guard at a bus manufacturer, said he “didn't have the numbers to...
