Assault

WILLISTON, N.D.—Police say a Williams County jail inmate was paid with ramen noodles, coffee and snack foods to attack another inmate last month. Matthew Smith, 24, who was accused last year of conspiracy to commit theft and conspiracy to commit forgery, was charged Monday,...

PIERRE, S.D.—A South Dakota contractor's plea to a guilty charge on assault wasn't accepted last week, after a judge thought the man looked high on drugs and then admitted he was on meth and was later found to also have ecstasy in his system. Jesse Lange, 30, of Rapid City was...

FARGO — A one-week survey of sexual violence across North Dakota counted 101 victims who used crisis hotlines or received services such as therapy, shelter or legal assistance. CAWS North Dakota, a coalition of 20 domestic violence and sexual assault crisis intervention centers...