A spokesperson for the Ward County Sheriff’s Office said crash reports started coming in around noon after snow began to blow over roadways.

The American Lung Association (ALA) has released the 2025 State of Tobacco Control report grading North Dakota’s tobacco control policies. The report evaluates state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use and recommends tobacco control laws and policies to prevent nicotine dependence and tobacco use by minors.

RAY, N.D. — Authorities have identified a Minot man who died in a one-vehicle crash in northwest North Dakota.

House Bill 1361 would establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people found guilty of human trafficking crimes. The highest sentence would put a person convicted of a Class AA trafficking-related felony — a charge usually involving child victims — in prison for at least 40 years.

In January of 1942, there was a heat wave with temperatures in the 50s. The month started off on the cold side with highs only in the single digits, either side of zero. But the temperatures quickly flipped into the 40s.

The town of Burlington, 8 miles west of Minot, was a coal-mining town since its founding in 1883. The first Burlington mines were small operations that provided lignite coal for the local area and some for shipment to Grand Forks.

In a Western Dakota Association (WDA) contest, Bismarck Legacy made the trip north to Minot to face the Minot North girls basketball team. The Lady Sabers flexed their No. 5 Division AA ranking with the 80-51 win on the road.

GRAND FORKS — Some city leaders in places like Fargo and Minot are coming out against a proposal by Gov. Kelly Armstrong to reduce North Dakota property taxes, showing particular concern about the governor's call for a 3% cap on local taxing.

North Dakota school boards pushed back on a Senate bill that would require public comment periods during regular meetings of local subdivisions. Sen. Bob Paulson, R-Minot, said he is sponsoring Senate Bill 2180 in response to complaints he’s heard from around the state.

North Dakotans would no longer need to change their clocks for daylight saving time under a bill approved Tuesday by House lawmakers. The House voted 55-37 to approve House Bill 1259, which would keep the state on standard time year-round.

Abby Berger of Bismarck stands Jan. 29, 2025, before a legislative committee hearing with a photo illustrating the large number of syringes and vials needed to help her conceive her child. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK,

It's foolish to try to predict what the courts are going to do, particularly when dealing with historic legal questions, but the writing may be on wall for this one.