Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images Hollywood Actor Admits to What He's Been Doing in North Dakota: In Case 'S*** Hits the Fan' The "Transformers" star has been "prepping" for more than 10 years now. It's taken some time, but he's not "roughing it" anymore. By Ole Braatelien and May 29, 2023
collage of AP photos Another Republican Governor Set to Enter Growing 2024 Presidential Race: Report It's hard to see why so many people who have no chance in the primary are showing interest in running anyway. By Mary Lou Masters May 26, 2023
Stutsman County Sheriff's Office / AP Man Who Killed Teen and Told 911 the Youth Was a 'Republican Extremist' Pleads Guilty After Murder Charge Is Dropped A North Dakota man who admitted to running down an 18-year-old after a political argument has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. By Lorri Wickenhauser May 19, 2023
Brandon Bell/Getty Images Reporter Pleads Guilty to Using Gov. Kristi Noem's Phone Number to Target Republican Official "Callous mishandling of personal information has real-world consequences," Noem said in a news release after the incident. By Matthew Bush May 10, 2023
Bailey Hurley / Twitter screen shot 31 Train Cars Derail in Overnight Incident, Spilling Hazardous Material: Report "Crews are monitoring the air and all property owners around the incident have been notified," according to one local reporter. By Alexa Schwerha March 27, 2023
Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond / U.S. Air Force Air Force Abruptly Axes 2 Commanders and 4 Other Leaders at Nuclear Base: 'These Personnel Actions Were Necessary' The Air Force has made several leadership changes at a major base housing B-52 bombers and Minuteman ICBMs. By Jack Davis February 28, 2023
@BrianEntin / Twitter screen shotCommentary North Dakota Town Stands Up to China, Blocks Construction of Corn Mill Near Sensitive Air Force Base The Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Council voted unanimously to shut down a Chinese-backed corn mill project on 300 acres of farmland. By Ryan Ledendecker February 7, 2023
SidneySugars.coCommentary Rural American Town Rocked by Food Factory Closure After Nearly 100 Years in Business, 300 Jobs Gone Farmers made efforts to keep the plant running. But in the end, it was a matter of economics, and operations were not profitable. By Mike Landry February 7, 2023
Paul Biris / Getty ImagesCommentary After Senators Receive Alarming Warning from Air Force, North Dakota Mayor Quickly Moves to Stop Corn Mill USDA data: "Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland leapt more than 20-fold in a decade, from $81 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion in 2020." By Elizabeth Stauffer February 2, 2023
West Fargo Fire Department / Facebook video screen shot 'I Wanted to Cry': Firefighter Uses Ingenious Tool to Help Rescue Elderly Dog Trapped in Underground Pipe The 13-year-old dog fell into an uncovered storm drain, then managed to wiggle even further away until he was stuck five feet underground. By Amanda Thomason October 5, 2022