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ND’s abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state’s highest court ruled Friday. That appeal has yet to fully play out in the state Supreme Court after a judge struck down the law in ...

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier was denied parole as recently as July and wasn't eligible for parole again until ...

Supreme Court upholds state House district on reservation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation, rejecting a challenge by local Republican officials. The Republicans' lawsuit had previously been rejected by a three-judge court that found North Dakota lawmakers had ...

ND regulators OK underground storage for carbon dioxide pipeline

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota regulators approved permits Thursday for underground storage of carbon dioxide delivered through a sprawling pipeline proposed for the Midwest, marking another victory for the project that has drawn fierce opposition from landowners. The state's governor-led, ...

Governor charts his path to Interior with a rosy state oil, gas outlook

BISMARCK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has given his choice for Interior secretary a mandate to "Drill baby drill," and on Wednesday his pick, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, offered a rosy budget picture to lawmakers based largely on his state's success in extracting near-record levels ...

Interim superintendent of ND Highway Patrol appointed

BISMARCK – Gov. Doug Burgum and Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong have appointed Lt. Daniel Haugen to serve as interim superintendent of the North Dakota Highway Patrol, according to news releases. Col. Brandon Solberg is retiring from law enforcement after nearly six and a half years as Highway ...