Big power, little prestige: North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner serves a vital function

This election season has featured no debate between the two candidates, and the race has featured little advertising. And, like most other races this year, it has found itself in the long shadow cast by the state's contest for U.S. Senate. But that …

Commentary: Voting is easy for Native Americans in North Dakota…says Senator Heidi Heitkamp?

There have been a lot of national headlines devoted to North Dakota’s voter ID law, recently upheld in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Most of it promotes the idea that the voter ID law suppresses the Native American vote in our state.

Jimmie men's basketball sweeps Bobcats

The Jimmie men's basketball duo helped UJ sink 14 of 31 from 3-point range in a 118-92 victory and earn the two-game series sweep. Oberweiser, 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, and Alfred, 5 of 8, each scored 24 points in the victory. The two combined for …

Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase

Johannesson, Oliveira lead North Dakota over Sacramento St.

North Dakota needs higher RFS volumes

North Dakota's farmers also worked to grow markets here at home. For example, our state is home to one biodiesel facility; and now, a major oil company is bringing a second one online. The president can help ensure fair market access and encourage …

Fall survey notes strong fish production in key North Dakota waters

Most waters fared as good as or better than expected, and Lake Sakakawea had the eighth-highest catch of young-of-the-year walleyes on record, said Scott Gangl, fisheries management section leader for Game and Fish in Bismarck. "There was good …

North Dakota, Minnesota see positive changes in Heartland study

The survey included 19 states in the "heartland region" stretching from Oklahoma to Ohio. North Dakota saw jobs increase by about 2.1 percent annually, the study said. Wages also increased, growing about 2.4 percent and setting the average wage …

First faceoff: Though not decisive, first Heitkamp-Cramer debate has some potential to impact US Senate race

But political experts were hesitant to declare a winner, and they said the brief matchup was far from the lone factor in deciding who will win the coveted seat. "I could be proven wrong, but I don't see this debate as being decisive in the …

Activists raise $100,000 in 70 minutes to fight Native American voter suppression in North Dakota

Democrats' most vulnerable Senate seat up for re-election this year, by far, is Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's seat in North Dakota, who faces a challenge from GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer. And a new GOP voter suppression law targeted at the state's Native …