state news

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Farmers Union officials say they want to keep nutrition programs in the new farm bill.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Technology is on tap in Fargo, as officials gather for an annual conference aimed at showcasing the impact technology has had on North Dakota industries and building on that success.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Ousted Spirit Lake Chairman Roger Yankton has sued in federal court, seeking relief from restraining orders he says violates his rights.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One of North Dakota's fastest growing cities is looking at building a $21 to $30 million pool that officials say would rival most facilities in the Upper Midwest.

WALHALLA, N.D. (AP) — State and local officials are hosting a fossil dig at the Pembina River Gorge in northeastern North Dakota this week.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A judge has refused to lower bond for one of the six suspects in the slaying of a Williston-area hobby rancher, saying there is probable cause to believe Jeremy Weyrauch was involved in the death of Jack Sjol.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Officials have dedicated a bridge that completes a $26 million bypass project on the east side of Minot.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — State Rep. Bob Skarphol says he is one of the lawmakers responsible for anonymously made open records requests for North Dakota university and college presidents' emails.

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.

STANLEY, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has now identified all three victims of a fiery crash in the western North Dakota oil patch two months ago.