One of the men, Rockne Earles, formerly of Oriska, North Dakota, pleaded guilty and was facing prison time for assaulting a police officer during the Capitol riots.

Charges against Anthony Kruger for the 2023 shooting death of Jeremiah Medenwald were dropped, but police say he remains a person of interest in the unsolved case.

Extreme cold could expose residents of several states to conditions like hypothermia and frostbite over the weekend.

The I.G.N.I.T.E. program, now active in 23 counties, offers inmates in Richland and Wilkin counties a path to education and a chance to break the cycle of re-offending.

The National Weather Service has declared that dozens of counties in the region – at least two thirds of North Dakota and approximately the entire northern half of Minnesota – will be in an extreme cold warning from 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, through noon Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."

Nearly 400 high school students from North Dakota and Minnesota are expected to attend the three-day UND Honor Band, Choir and Strings Festival beginning Friday, Jan. 24

The National Association of Interpretation recently recognized the effort with The Difficult Topics award for its 2024 Interpretive Media Awards. This recognition highlights the State Historical Society's reinterpretation of the Whitestone Hill state Historic Site near Kulm.

Tribal Nations, Nobel Peace laureates, former law enforcement officials — including the former U.S. Attorney whose office oversaw Peltier’s prosecution and appeal — and human rights organizations supp

Light snow slides on through the region on a chilly Saturday, but flakes will give way to a milder end to the weekend by Sunday for most.

Denver heads into a matchup against Minnesota as winners of four games in a row. Saturday's matchup is the first of the season for the two teams.