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Maj. Gen. Mark MacCarley, the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Training and Doctrine Command, presents Dave Jensen, a contractor who served with the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group until 2013, with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes on April 14, 2014.

Bail has been set for a man accused of breaking into a home in western Minnesota and trying to kidnap his ex-girlfriend.

A prosecutor says he plans to charge a woman with simple assault and menacing for a scuffle with a member of Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's staff last week in Bismarck.

Contact: Janne Myrdal, 701-331-0946 BISMARCK, N.D., April 17, 2014 / Christian Newswire / -- Claim: Following the ruling of a federal judge yesterday in North Dakota, several media outlets erroneously reported that Measure 1 on the ballot this November is a proposal that "would give personhood rights to embryos," would effectively "ban abortion" ... (more)

Agency and industry representatives from about two dozen states are meeting in Bismarck to discuss new federal clean air rules.

This Feb. 20, 2013 file photo shows a protesters outside the Red River Valley Women's Clinic, the state's sole abortion provider, in Fargo, N.D. A federal judge overturned a North Dakota law Wednesday, April 16, 2014 that bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before many women know they're ... (more)

One man is behind bars in relation to a home invasion and assault in Clay County last week.

BISMARCK, North Dakota - A federal judge has ruled that a North Dakota law that bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected is "invalid and unconstitutional."

One locally owned hardware store is literally bursting at the seams and will soon be expanding to a second location.

A patron walks into a bar in Alexander, N.D. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The Baaken region, which includes northwest North Dakota, is known for its nightlife and drinking scene.

In a story April 11 about the military partnership between the Ghanaian Armed Forces and North Dakota's National Guard, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of the Guard's commander on the fourth reference.

BISMARCK North Dakota has reached a preliminary new all-time high of 10,186 producing wells in the oil patch.

In this Oct. 10, 2002 file photo, Edna Schwab walks toward the front door of Lawrence Welk's boyhood home in Strasburg, N.D. The North Dakota State Historical Society is meeting Friday, April 11, 2014, in Bismarck, N.D. to get an update on its purchase of the famous band leader's home.

In this Oct. 10, 2002 file photo, Edna Schwab walks toward the front door of Lawrence Welk's boyhood home in Strasburg, N.D. The North Dakota State Historical Society is meeting Friday, April 11, 2014, in Bismarck, N.D. to get an update on its purchase of the famous band leader's home.

The US Marshal's service says an elderly woman tried to assault a member of Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's staff at her Bismarck office Thursday afternoon.

The Army Corps of Engineers says there's plenty of room in upper Missouri River reservoirs to handle spring runoff.

Germaine Keepseagle, 74, of Ft. Yates, N.D., passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Vibra Hospital in Mandan, N.D. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ft.

Documents filed Tuesday by federal prosecutors indicate the wife of a man suspected of masterminding the December killing of South Hill businessman Doug Carlile is cooperating with investigators.

A judge has refused to dismiss charges against a former Bismarck teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student.

BISMARCK, ND April 7, 2014 / Christian Newswire / -- The coalition North Dakota Choose Life issued the following statement today regarding the recent endorsement of Measure 1 offered by the North Dakota Republican Party.