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Party conventions open in North Dakota with GOP divided and Democrats searching for candidates

Apr. 04, 2024 11:05 AM EDT

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...

Long-shot Democrat ends campaign for North Dakota governor

Apr. 02, 2024 10:59 AM EDT

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...

A judge has dismissed Fargo's challenge to North Dakota restrictions on local gun control

Feb. 23, 2024 17:50 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by North Dakota's largest city that challenged a new law banning zoning ordinances related to guns and ammunition. Fargo sued last year, calling the law unconstitutional and a swipe at the city's home rule powers. State...

Public utilities regulator joins race for North Dakota's single U.S. House seat

Feb. 15, 2024 16:14 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime public utilities regulator announced her candidacy on Thursday for North Dakota's lone U.S. House seat. Republican Julie Fedorchak has sat on the state's three-member Public Service Commission since 2013. She has won three statewide elections, most...

Investigation reveals Fargo gunman's movements before deadly police shooting

Jan. 26, 2024 18:59 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Newly released investigative reports into last year's deadly ambush of police officers in Fargo, North Dakota, show the gunman loading his weapons into a garage and visiting a gun range hours before the attack. The trove of documents released Thursday includes...