The Dickinson Press

A Williston man faces multiple felony drug charges after the North Dakota Highway Patrol stopped him over the weekend and found an estimated $45,000 worth of drugs and paraphernalia in his vehicle. Troopers spotted and pulled over an erratic driver at approximately 1:15 Saturday...

BISMARCK – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler and her fiancé, Todd Tschosik, are both on the agenda at this month’s Education Standards and Practices Board meeting. The board, which regulates licensing of teachers and education administrators in the state,...

The Dickinson City Commission approved funding Monday evening for the construction of a bypass that will connect Interstate 94 to Highway 22 west of the city. Commission President Dennis Johnson and commissioners agreed to spend $5 million on the Exit 56 expansion project. “With...

ST. PAUL -- Fewer Minnesotans sought, and received, handgun carrying permits last year. Sheriffs reported to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that law enforcement officers issued 41,493 permits in 2014; Minnesotans applied for 43,315. Since licenses were first required...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, both Minnesota Democrats, are co-sponsors of legislation to help stop the spread of invasive carp and other species. The bill would give federal agencies authority to take more actions than they now can. "We can’t overlook...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended until March 31 the Feb. 27 deadline to update yields and reallocate base acres. The final day to apply for farm bill safety-net coverage also is March 31, USDA says. The extension was announced Feb. 27. “This (the yield update...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- This week, the North Dakota House Agriculture Committee will take the bull by the horns in the contentious proposed changes to the state’s anti-corporate farming law. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Dennis Johnson, R-Devils Lake, says he has scheduled...

BISMARCK -- A court proceeding for one of the alleged prostitutes at brothels in Dickinson, Minot and Williston stopped halfway through Monday after it became clear the defendant was confused about the charge against her. Asked if she understood her waiver of an indictment, Thuy...