One of the men, Rockne Earles, formerly of Oriska, North Dakota, pleaded guilty and was facing prison time for assaulting a police officer during the Capitol riots.

Charges against Anthony Kruger for the 2023 shooting death of Jeremiah Medenwald were dropped, but police say he remains a person of interest in the unsolved case.

In Manitoba, along the longest undefended border in the world, Canadians push back against Trump’s allegations of an “invasion” of migrants and drugs.

The I.G.N.I.T.E. program, now active in 23 counties, offers inmates in Richland and Wilkin counties a path to education and a chance to break the cycle of re-offending.

Extreme cold could expose residents of several states to conditions like hypothermia and frostbite over the weekend.

The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."

The National Weather Service has declared that dozens of counties in the region – at least two thirds of North Dakota and approximately the entire northern half of Minnesota – will be in an extreme cold warning from 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, through noon Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The National Association of Interpretation recently recognized the effort with The Difficult Topics award for its 2024 Interpretive Media Awards. This recognition highlights the State Historical Society's reinterpretation of the Whitestone Hill state Historic Site near Kulm.

Nearly 400 high school students from North Dakota and Minnesota are expected to attend the three-day UND Honor Band, Choir and Strings Festival beginning Friday, Jan. 24

Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, and Sean Duffy—are among President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Their potential appointments could significantly influence Minnesota and neighboring states.

A bill in North Dakota aims to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks by limiting deposits, capping fees and requiring fraud detection measures in response to rising concerns over financial scams.

A number of Minot-area and statewide organizations are among charities participating in the 2025 Giving Hearts Day. Donations are being accepted now through Feb. 13. Giving Hearts Day arose in 2008 as a unique fundraising concept that encourages people to support their favorite charities around Valentine’s Day.