Jacob Notermann

The State Health Department is contact tracing about 5,000 people. But as the nature of the pandemic shifts and the needs of the community evolve, it's becoming more difficult to staff tracing efforts.

An accidental cut in a power line at the Burleigh County Water Treatment Plant is leading to emergency repairs.

With schools opening up pretty soon, the state decided if they can't get kids back in the same building, there can at least try to get them on the same platform.

A word to describe 2020: surprising.

With sports season just around the corner and one day after Minnesota announced they will be pushing their fall sports into the spring, Bismarck Public Schools unveiled their guidelines for sports this fall.

More than 160,000 North Dakotans have been tested, and the state has processed nearly 330,000 tests.

North Dakota has no more CARES Act dollars left.

The number of states and North Dakota residents receiving unsolicited packages of seeds from China is increasing.

North Dakota has a truck-driver shortage. According to state lawmakers, the answer isn't the size of the workforce; it's the size of the trucks.

President of Sanford Health Bismarck, Dr. Michael LeBeau, confirmed that at least 60 of his employees are out with COVID-19 or exposure to COVID-19, which is roughly 3% of their workforce.

As cases rise more quickly in Burleigh and Morton counties, Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., says a new task force is set to tackle the problem.

Washington, D.C., listed North Dakota as a “high risk” state for COVID-19.

Tuesday saw yet another record-high for a single-day count of COVID-19 cases.

This summer is the 75th anniversary of V.E. and V.J. Day; a pair of the most influential moments of World War II.

While kicking off his Innovative Education Summit, Governor Doug Burgum, R-N.D., gave a stark warning about the cyber threats schools are facing.

As the fight for the Dakota Access Pipeline goes through the justice system, there’s concern of another growing transportation battle. Without the pipeline, there will be greater reliance on rail, and that’s putting pressure on other users.

Across the county, farmers planted 92 million acres of corn, and expect to harvest 84 million, according to the USDA. However, North Dakota is facing an economic bottleneck.

Former Provost for the University of North Dakota Thomas DiLorenzo was killed during an armed robbery in Charleston Friday morning.

From rough growing seasons to ongoing market disputes, farmers have dealt with their share of financial woes.

A mix of distance and in person learning is part of a plan to reopen schools in North Dakota.

North Dakota Democrats are proposing a bill to give paid leave for workers who catch COVID-19. They say it will provide financial security during uncertain times.

A federal judge denied a stay in the ruling that shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline, meaning the company still has until Aug. 5 to completely empty it.

President Donald Trump is calling for schools to be reopened, even threatening federal funds if some schools don't.

A federal judge rejected an emergency appeal on the decision to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline.

A Federal Judge has given the Dakota Access Pipeline 30 days to be shut down.

The two-year-old Governor's Mansion will be undergoing renovations for noise and smell problems.

The Board of Higher Ed will allow the University of North Dakota to demolish the old football stadium, and repurpose the land.

In Oliver County, things are looking alright. The crops are shorter than expected, but the yields are coming in strong.

A former GOP chairman is organizing delegates for a summer convention in Bismarck. The only problem is the party isn't supporting nor recognizing it as a party convention.