Jack Dura

Millions of dollars from national and in-state groups have gone into campaigns telling North Dakotans how they should vote this fall on whether to make it harder to change the state constitution and provide free meals to school children.

The North Dakota House on Friday killed a bill that would permanently ban all kratom, complicating what the Legislature will do about the substance the governor called a special session to address.

North Dakota Legislation advanced Wednesday to permanently ban all kratom and synthetic products in North Dakota, hours after the governor urged the Legislature to ban kratom “in all its forms.”

The library marks the fundraising milestone as its CEO announced his upcoming departure from his position, but likely not completely from the library.

“The Black Death” swept Europe in the mid-14th century and killed millions of people. Hundreds of years later, North Dakota also grappled with plague. The first cases were detected in dozens of ground squirrels shot at a golf club and on ranches in the Crosby area in 1941. The rodents carried dozens of fleas infected with plague bacteria.

Twenty-four people were injured and one man died in a train derailment on this date in 1887 near Sterling, in Dakota Territory.

James Robinson was an eccentric North Dakota Supreme Court Justice who opposed vaccinations. He also peddled booze as a cure during the 1918 flu pandemic.

Several renowned artists of the 19th century visited what is now North Dakota. Their portraits and paintings depict Native Americans, wildlife and scenery. One such artist was Paul Kane.

The Badlands of western North Dakota offer awe-inspiring views, but there’s a reason for the name: The Badlands are difficult to cross. And that’s putting it mildly.

North Dakota has a lively history of local Independence Day celebrations. Here is a sampling of the Fourth of July from way back when.