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April 19, 2018

ND drilling company owner doubts he'll see $690,000 embezzled from his company

BISMARCK—A woman convicted of embezzling from a North Dakota drilling contractor was ordered this week to pay more than $690,000 in restitution,...

news/crime-and-courts 7 hours 52 min ago

Hutchingson Davies (left), Augustine Addy (middle) & Daniel Gowah

3 men accused of having sex with underage girls in Fargo

FARGO — Three men are accused of having sex with two girls, ages 12 and 15, in a Fargo hotel in late February, according to Cass County...

news/crime-and-courts 8 hours 43 min ago

Firefighters enter the home Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 580 22nd St. E., West Fargo, to extinguish remaining fires. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

West Fargo fire destroys two homes, damages another

WEST FARGO – Firefighters extinguished a large blaze Thursday, April 19, that destroyed two houses and damaged a third on the eastern edge...

news/fires 9 hours 5 min ago

Journalists from around the U.S. gathered at UND on Thursday to discuss coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. From left: Sandy Tolan, who covered the event for the Los Angeles Times, Jason Begay, a member of the University of Montana’s faculty who co-teaches its Native News Project, and Renee Jean of the Williston Herald. (Grand Forks Herald photo/Sam Easter)

Reporters remember dramatic pipeline protests on UND panel

GRAND FORKS — Reporters who covered the Dakota Access Pipeline protests spoke at a panel on UND campus Thursday, April 19, providing some...

news 9 hours 48 min ago

Gov. Doug Burgum talks about his vision for North Dakota on Thursday, April 19, 2018. David Samson / The Forum

With potential budget cuts looming, Gov. Burgum suggests cutting operational costs in higher ed

GRAND FORKS—A day after his budget guidelines hinted at future cuts to higher education, Gov. Doug Burgum described part of his vision...

news/education 9 hours 52 min ago

California man sentenced to prison for sex, drug trafficking in ND

California man sentenced to prison for sex, drug trafficking in ND BISMARCK – A 35-year-old California man has been sentenced to more than...

news/crime-and-courts 10 hours 25 min ago

Mike Pompeo, second left, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, heads to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 18, 2018. Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next Secretary of State, laid the groundwork for a planned meeting between the president and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea. (Erin Schaff/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)

Heitkamp becomes first Democrat to pledge support for Pompeo as secretary of state

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said Thursday, April 19, that she will vote to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo to serve as secretary...

news/government-and-politics 10 hours 40 min ago

Alcohol use among Minnesota students dropped since 2001, according to analysis

ST. PAUL—The perception that most high school kids drink alcoholic beverages isn't true, the Minnesota Department of Health reports. And...

news/education 11 hours 30 min ago

Settlement reached in ND-based Giant Snacks' lawsuit against competitor's advertising

FARGO – North Dakota-based Giant Snacks Inc. reached a settlement in court this week for a lawsuit alleging two South Dakota-based competitors...

news/crime-and-courts 11 hours 45 min ago

Jason Wahl, the director of the North Dakota Department of Health's medical marijuana division, gives a presentation to the Legislature's Administrative Rules Committee Monday, March 12, 2018, at the state Capitol in Bismarck. John Hageman / Forum News Service

ND receives 17 applications for medical marijuana growers

BISMARCK—The state of North Dakota has received 17 applications from entities seeking to become registered medical marijuana manufacturers,...

news/government-and-politics 12 hours 4 min ago

Bismarck police are warning about fake $100 bills stamped with "For motion picture use only" that are circulating in the city. This fake bill was presented to a local business this week. Amy Dalrymple / Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck police warn of fake $100 bills

BISMARCK -- Fake $100 bills that appear to be props from a movie set are circulating in Bismarck, police warned Thursday. The phony $100 bills...

news/crime-and-courts 12 hours 16 min ago

Voters at Holy Family Catholic Church in Grand Forks fill out their ballots for a North Dakota primary election. File photo Eric Hylden / Forum News Service

ND fights part of voter ID ruling amid appeal

BISMARCK—North Dakota is fighting part of a federal judge's ruling that loosened the state's voter identification law. Early this month,...

news/government-and-politics 12 hours 33 min ago

Syphilis cases up 28 percent in ND, while other sex diseases drop

BISMARCK – Syphilis cases climbed by 28 percent in North Dakota last year compared to the year before, according to a report by the North...

news/science-and-nature 13 hours 12 min ago

Burgum endorses Cramer, Armstrong for midterms

GRAND FORKS -- Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, has officially endorsed congressional candidates from his party in the upcoming midterm election. Burgum said he donated to the Senate campaign of Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., who launched a bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Heidi...

news/government-and-politics 14 hours 48 min ago

Gage Cox

18-year-old accused of shooting up ND oil well site

WILLISTON, N.D. -- An 18-year-old man already facing accusations that he stole a gun from a car, used that gun to shoot at a home and car, and...

news/crime-and-courts 19 hours 27 min ago