ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Dayton has vetoed legislation that would have decreased the oversight of a state electric utility regulator. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill earlier this month altering the Public Utilities Commission's responsibilities for electric co-ops.…
FARGO, N.D. -- A state senator from Fargo says the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund will not pay a claim to Susan Bala. She is the founder of a former horse racing betting company in Fargo whose conviction for…
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Backers of a successful North Dakota citizen initiative to allow medical marijuana are contesting new rules written by the Legislature. A bipartisan bill removed provisions that would have allowed growing marijuana as medicine and only allows…
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Carry and conceal without a permit is closer to becoming law in North Dakota. The Senate has approved the measure by a vote of 34 to 13. The House last month passed the proposal that allows…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Judge Galen Vaa of Moorhead has lost his legal challenge to a Minnesota law that forces judges to retire at the age of 70. Judge Vaa claims the mandatory retirement age for district court judges is discriminatory…
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. -- The company building the Dakota Access pipeline claims that there have been coordinated physical attacks along the line. The brief court filing late Monday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners didn't detail the attacks, but said…
WAITE PARK, Minn. -- Leaders of a new school that helps students struggling with alcohol abuse are asking lawmakers for funding. Seven students have been treated so far at the McKinley Recovery School, which is in its first year…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The Justice Department's review is in on how Minneapolis handled the aftermath of the Jamar Clark shooting. Clark's death in a confrontation with two officers sparked weeks of protests that were largely peaceful, though one on…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota House Republicans are looking at a roughly $45 billion two-year budget. Legislative leaders are considering cuts to some health care programs and state government agencies while drumming up nearly $1.4 billion in tax relief.…
North Dakota's Republican House majority leader is not giving up on his effort to establish more casinos in the state, even after members of his own party folded on the idea. Fargo Rep. Al Carlson says his proposal to allow…
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- U.S. Senator Al Franken visited Moorhead to tell senior citizens how Republican plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act could impact them. A nonpartisan analysis estimates the American Health Care Act would immediately leave 14…
NORTH DAKOTA -- Lawmakers denied the possibility of retail stores opening before noon on Sundays, but a local business owner isn't giving up. A Fargo man said he…
