A Senate bill that would give Air Force base schools access to low interest loans from the state’s school construction fund drew no opposition at a Senate Education Committee hearing Wednesday.

The 45-pound punchbowl — part of a 40-piece custom setting purchased and made for the USS North Dakota — was carried under guard when lawmakers began their work in Bismarck. Those National ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Davrick Hayes, a 31-year-old quality assurance analyst and entrepreneur based in Bismarck, North Dakota. It's been edited for length and clarity.

BISMARCK — North Dakota Highway 200 could become a road that honors fallen law enforcement officers. Senate Bill 2277 seeks to designate the highway that traverses the state north of Dickinson ...