ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A record number of Minnesota prison inmates were placed in solitary confinement last year. The Minnesota Department of Corrections placed inmates in solitary more than 8,000 times in 2018. Minnesota Public Radio News reports the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The Burleigh County Sheriff's Department and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have received federal approval to operate drones over people. The Bismarck Tribune reports the four-year authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration was granted Aug. 5.…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) _ Police say a man has been arrested for a stabbing outside a Walmart store in Jamestown. Authorities say the 29-year-old victim was approached by someone he knew in the parking lot Monday about 8:30 p.m. KQDJ…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The FBI is investigating a data breach affecting about 18,500 current and former Bismarck Public Schools students and nearly 1,100 employees. Administrators say the exposed data involves a company that provides a universal screening tool to…
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) _ Authorities say an experienced skydiver died after his parachute malfunctioned during a gathering in northwest Montana. The Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell reports 81-year-old Gerald Fischer, of Moorhead, Minnesota, was participating in the Lost Prairie Boogie…
FARGO, N.D. -- Home is where the heart is, but for some young people, home is where they can get the mental help they need. "All the youth that live here have mental health…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. -- Taking innovative ideas from rural communities in Minnesota and incorporating them at the federal level. Senator Tina Smith says that's what can really help some change places across the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- UND expects to have the demolition of its Memorial Union done by the end of this week. Director of Construction Management Brian Larson says that means construction workers will…
FARGO, N.D. -- A group of 20 kids are seeing if they have what it takes to be park rangers at the Red River Zoo. Explorer Camp, an all–day event for 7 to 9…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- A Jamestown man is accused of hitting a man with a baseball bat last week. According to court documents, 25-year-old Donny Ayers hit the man in the upper left thigh in an alley in southwest Jamestown. Ayers…
