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Governor stresses urgency of kratom bills

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong urged legislators meeting in special session Wednesday, Sept. 2, to act decisively in regulating a substance that acts as an opioid. Armstrong called the special session to pass laws addressing kratom. “We are here to address a public safety and public health issue that simply cannot wait for the regular legislative calendar to run its course. People were overdosing and dying from a product that they could buy off the shelf without any regulations or any age restrictions,” Armstrong said in delivering his State of the State address to the joint ...

Medical simulation program expands to western ND

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota’s only mobile medical simulation program, UND’s Simulation In Motion-North Dakota (SIM-ND), is coming to western North Dakota. In July, the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) traveling program announced the arrival of two new "sprinter" style simulation vans — modeled on the slightly smaller, more agile ambulances typically seen on the streets of larger cities. Funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the two new simulation vans will be based in Minot and Grand Forks/Fargo, respectively. “We ...

Lawsuit dismissals against Minot police challenged

A former Minot mayoral candidate is appealing the dismissal of one of two cases he filed against the city in 2025. Josiah Roise, who is self represented, has two active lawsuits, both filed in April 2025, against the City of Minot related to April 2019 incidents involving the Minot Police Department. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland dismissed one lawsuit in July for failing to follow federal court procedures, and Roise filed an appeal to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 19. The complaint involves treatment deemed harassing by police, related to a traffic stop and to a police ...

MPS to host school safety, security event

Minot Public Schools invites families, students, staff and community members to attend a School Safety and Security Night on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Minot High School Auditorium, 1100 11th Ave. SW. The community event will provide information about the district’s ongoing efforts to keep students, staff and visitors safe and prepared for potential acts of school violence. Attendees will also learn about the district’s comprehensive approach to preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from potential safety threats in partnership with the North Dakota Safety ...

Presidential disaster declaration approved

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has approved North Dakota’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration following the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornados that impacted western and central North Dakota from June 7-9, according to North Dakota’s congressional delegation. The declaration approves $3.4 million in disaster costs and makes federal assistance available for recovery efforts in Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McLean, Mercer, Oliver and Williams counties. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak previously sent a letter to ...

Rabid bats reported in Bismarck

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is alerting residents in Bismarck that since Aug. 20, two bats have tested positive for rabies within city limits and urges residents to take precautions and report unusual bat activity. Both bats were collected after dogs had contact with them, and no human exposures were reported. In the past five years, no bats have tested positive in Burleigh County. Most animal rabies cases reported to HHS are sporadic and occur across the state, and having two positive rabies cases from one area in a short period of time ...