Latest North Dakota state government News

State asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota's abortion ban

Sep. 19, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down the state's abortion ban until the state Supreme Court rules on a planned appeal. The state's motion to stay a pending appeal was filed Wednesday. State District...

A judge strikes down North Dakota's abortion ban and rules that access is protected

Sep. 12, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota's abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable. The...

North Dakota lawmaker dies at 54 following cancer battle

Aug. 15, 2024 13:53 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A lawmaker who was North Dakota’s youngest state senator when he was elected at 24 has died at 54, a year after he began treatment for cancer. Republican state Rep. Randy Schobinger, of Minot, died Tuesday in Delano, Tenn., according to an obituary. He had...

What does a state Capitol do when its hall of fame gallery is nearly out of room? Find more space

Aug. 05, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Visitors to the North Dakota Capitol enter a spacious hall lined with portraits of the Peace Garden State's famous faces. But the gleaming gallery is nearly out of room. Bandleader Lawrence Welk, singer Peggy Lee and actress Angie Dickinson are among the 49...

President of Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigns after nursing faculty quit

Jul. 15, 2024 19:40 PM EDT

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota announced his resignation on Monday, days after the school's nursing faculty quit. In a video, Steve Easton announced his departure and acknowledged “turmoil between some in the faculty and the...