crime

Animal Planet reports that the crime of animal cruelty, formerly placed in the ambiguous "all other offense" category in the eyes of the law, will now be considered a "crime against society" -- similar to the way assault on a human is -- and investigated by the FBI.

UPDATE: What was reported as a shooting in Kensal, ND turned out to be something completely different.

An unidentified 22-year-old Bismarck woman faces charges after threatening to stab her mother.

As the population and job opportunities increase in North Dakota's fast-growing oil patch, so does the crime rate. Officials in Williston are seeking more federal help in an effort to keep up.

We tend to hear everything good about the current oil boom in the Peace Garden State (and there certainly a lot of good things to talk about), but what about the other side?

Last week, The Bismarck Police Department presented its 2013 Crime and Traffic Analysis Report. The report contains a summary of the incidence of crimes, calls for service, and traffic related statistical information.

A reported homicide has the Williston police searching for answers and they need your help.

Not since Sam Malone was running ‘Cheers’ has someone spent so much time behind bars.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have filed a felony child abuse charge against a Bismarck woman whose mobile home they say was covered in animal feces.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The senior sergeant at the Cass County Jail in Fargo recently resigned after an internal investigation found he used excessive force by pepper-spraying an inmate while the inmate was strapped to a restraint chair.