Several landowners and hunters testified that restrictions by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department are an overreaction to the threat of chronic-wasting disease, or CWD, to deer in the state. Matt Seykora of Bottineau is in an area with baiting restrictions because of a CWD detection. He testified in favor of a similar bill that failed in 2023.

Right now, many small towns in North Dakota are in a tough spot trying to pay for necessary projects. So, Fargo senator Tim Mathern is proposing an idea to put millions of dollars into an endowment fund that could be given to small towns that need upgrades and repairs.

North Dakota is in a unique position to use its oil wealth to eventually end property taxes on people’s homes under a plan from new Gov. Kelly Armstrong

North Dakota legislators heard testimony on two potential paths for a new power plant in the state: going nuclear or building a "lignite plant of the future."

A bill to reinstate part of North Dakota’s “Blue Law” has been soundly rejected by the House. The measure introduced by Bismarck Republican Representative Matthew Heilman would prohibit most stores from being open between the hours of 6 am and noon Sundays.

The Department of Commerce estimates that North Dakota will reach a population of just over 830,000 by 2030 and over 890,000 by 2040.

North Dakota lawmakers are debating House Bill 1150, which could reintroduce restrictions on business operations during Sunday mornings.

The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck is kicking off Vinterfest 2025 from 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - House lawmakers are looking at a bill to ban the sale of lab-grown meat. The process of creating cultured meat comes from rapidly growing cells taken from live animals. Rep. Mike Schatz, R-NEw England, said the bill is a proactive way of protecting the state’s ranching industry.

North Dakota lawmakers chose not to ban the plant-based substance kratom, but one lawmaker indicated a bill to regulate the substance is in the works. House Bill 1101 would have added mitragynine, derived from kratom,

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers swiftly rejected a bill that sought to bring back a mandate requiring all retail stores statewide to close between midnight and noon on Sundays.

North Dakota's legislative session opened with the usual speeches and the use of a 115-year-old silver punchbowl once used on a battleship.