North Dakota’s highest court ruled Friday to keep the state’s overturned abortion ban from being enforced during an appeal of a decision by a judge that struck down the law in September. Attorneys for the state had asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to grant a stay pending appeal.

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Several people submitted testimony that kratom, which comes from a tree that grows in southeast Asia, has helped with chronic pain.

Governing water based on arbitrarily-drawn lines instead of geological boundaries is a recipe for cross-county disputes, proponents of Senate Bill 2210 contend.

The Vault podcast series, "Is there a cult in North Dakota?," goes behind-the-scenes with Forum reporters who investigated the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Neche, North Dakota

The North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance (NDNTA) was established on a purely volunteer basis. The tours that the alliance was able to start have allowed the nations to share the history of their tribes the way they were meant to be shared.

North Dakota will see no changes to primary voting procedures for now, after the Senate voted against a bill that would have changed primary ballots on Friday.

Campaign showcases the state's friendly people, welcoming communities and abundance of uncrowded outdoor adventures.

The results are in from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey, which looked at how many Canada geese and mallards there are in the state.

North Dakota lawmakers will consider a resolution Thursday that would establish a statewide Dark Sky Week to combat light pollution and protect migrating birds. Senate Concurrent Resolution 4004, which would designate April 21-28 as Dark Sky Week,

Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, speaks about term limits during a committee hearing on Jan. 23, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota legislative committee advanced a bill Thursday that makes a change to lawmaker term limits approved by voters in 2022.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be enforced during the state’s appeal, court rules.