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Prosecutor declines charges for deleting emails of late ND Attorney General

BISMARCK (AP) — A special prosecutor has declined to press charges in connection with the deletion of late North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s state email account days after his death in 2022. The deleted emails are part of a nearly 2-year-old controversy involving a building ...

Cramer says he’s seeking reelection

BISMARCK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is seeking reelection. In a video released Thursday, the first-term Republican senator announced his plans. He was first elected in 2018 in a closely watched race against then-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the last Democrat to hold statewide ...

Air Force vet runs again for ND governor

BISMARCK (AP) — An Air Force veteran and former statewide candidate is running for North Dakota governor. Michael Coachman, of Larimore, announced his independent campaign on Tuesday. He has run unsuccessfully for state offices in the past, including governor in 2020, secretary of state in ...

Little-known Democrat runs for ND governor

BISMARCK (AP) — A security guard and Democrat is running for governor in North Dakota, a long-shot bid in the Republican-led state. Travis Hipsher, of Neche, confirmed his candidacy on Tuesday to The Associated Press. He works as a security guard at a bus manufacturer, and previously managed ...

Outgoing governor sees more to do

BISMARCK (AP) — The day after he announced he won't seek a third term, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum highlighted his administration's accomplishments and remaining hopes in his annual State of the State address. North Dakota's biennial Legislature isn't in session this year, but Burgum has ...

Teen gets life sentence after murder conviction

BISMARCK (AP) — A teenager in North Dakota was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him last year for the September 2022 shooting death of a man at a motel in Bismarck. State District Court Judge James Hill said he couldn’t discount ...

ND lawmaker removed from committee after insulting police

(AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker has been stripped of his committee assignment as calls have grown for him to resign after he blasted police with vulgar, homophobic, and anti-migrant language during a traffic stop in which he was arrested on a drunken driving charge. In a letter requested by ...

Judge orders new ND legislative district for two Native American tribes

BISMARCK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered a new joint North Dakota legislative district for two Native American tribes that successfully argued a map created through redistricting in 2021 violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting their voting strength. U.S. District Court Chief ...

ND lawmaker has no immediate plans to resign

BISMARCK (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders' calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of ...

ND lawmaker made homophobic remarks to officer during DUI stop

BISMARCK (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who serves on a panel that handles law enforcement legislation made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks to a police officer who arrested him on a charge of driving drunk, body camera footage shows. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios of Williston was also ...

Senator’s son faces new charges in crash that killed sheriff’s deputy

BISMARCK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s 42-year-old son is facing additional charges in connection with the pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy this month. Ian Cramer, who is in jail, is now also accused of theft, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment for ...

ND judge to decide on part of abortion law that limits doctors

BISMARCK (AP) — A North Dakota judge said Wednesday he will decide soon whether to temporarily block a part of the state's revised abortion laws so doctors can perform the procedure to save a patient's life or health. The request for a preliminary injunction asks state District Court Judge ...

Cramer’s son faces upgraded homicide charge for crash that killed ND deputy

BISMARCK (AP) — New charges approved Thursday against the 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer included an upgraded homicide count in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy. Ian Cramer initially faced a manslaughter charge related to the Dec. 6 death of Mercer County ...

Sen. Cramer’s son makes court appearance after deadly crash

MANDAN (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer made his first court appearance Friday on manslaughter and other charges after authorities say he fled from police and crashed into a squad car, killing a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy who was taking cover behind the vehicle. Ian ...

Sen. Cramer’s son charged with manslaughter

HAZEN – A high-speed pursuit ended in tragedy Wednesday when the pursued SUV crashed into a patrol vehicle, killing an 18-year veteran of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Paul Martin, 53, Beulah, died after the driver, the son of Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, crashed a stolen Chevy ...

Judge finds violation in ND redistricting for two tribes

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte said the redrawn legislative districts violated the Voting ...

ND judge denies request to block ban on kids’ gender-affirming care

BISMARCK (AP) — A North Dakota judge has ruled that he won't immediately block the state's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors, delivering an early setback to families who want the new law found unconstitutional. District Judge Jackson Lofgren on Monday denied a temporary ...

Trial rescheduled for next year for former ND lawmaker

BISMARCK (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled the trial for a former North Dakota lawmaker accused of traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor. Former Republican state senator Ray Holmberg, 79, of Grand Forks, was indicted last month and set for trial on Dec. 5. ...