The sleepy town of Mandan, North Dakota, with a population of just 25,000, might seem an unlikely backdrop for a titanic legal battle. Yet, within its unprepossessing courthouse, a zealous oil billionaire is taking on Greenpeace.

A Eureka man is accused of failing to register as a sex offender. Wesley Thomas Cooper, 33, jailed recently after he allegedly failed to register, was released Feb. 24 after posting $25,000 bail. Cooper's arraignment on the charge is scheduled for March 3.

BLM announces April 2025 oil and gas lease sale in Montana and North DakotaBILLINGS, Mont. – The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today an

After efforts to pass her bills previously failed, Rep. LaurieBeth Hager, R-Fargo, introduced a resolution bringing the idea to a vote in 2026. It calls for increasing the minimum wage to $9.25 and providing a cost-of-living increase each year.

The House passed the 2025 budget resolution Tuesday in a 217-to-215 vote. Another version passed the Senate last week.

Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.

Jenell Bear, principal of Edwin Loe Elementary School in New Town, has been named the 2025 North Dakota National Distinguished Principal, and Dan Kaffar, Central Middle School in Devils Lake, has been named 2025 N.

Montana's rejection of a Bitcoin reserve bill highlights the diverse approaches US states are taking toward cryptocurrency investment legislation, with some advancing similar proposals while others exercise caution.