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A North Dakota man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to abuse and causing the death of an infant. 29-year-old Collin Ray Delorme pleaded guilty on Tuesday of battering a 1-year-old child and causing their death. Court documents show that Delorme was involved in a police call in February of 2023 on the Spirit Lake Reservation after the child was reportedly not breathing. The child was taken to a hospital and later died. Authorities accused Delorme of abuse over multiple weeks leading up to the child’s death, along with failure to seek medical care. He pleaded guilty to three felony charges and faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. Sentencing will be on January 22, 2025.

The "C" word. I hate to even say it, let alone type it. Unfortunately, it's a big part of everyday life in North Dakota. I think just about everybody has been affected by cancer to some degree. If not ourselves, somebody in our life has taken that journey. Oftentimes, it's a fatal journey.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - With time running out, millions of people have already evacuated the Tampa Bay area as Hurricane Milton barrels towards the coast. For a few residents, some who previously lived in North Dakota, have chosen to hunker down and brace for impact. Hurricane Milton has...

Yep, we talk a little funny in North Dakota. More funny than most ya know. I recently asked my listeners on our (are) Facebook page and on-air, what word do you hear people in North Dakota mispronouncing the most?. Whether we like it or not, we have an accent in...

Here's a quick summary of the status of wildfires in western North Dakota, power outages and other related news

A second person has died as a result of North Dakota wildfires and Williams County has declared a state of emergency as fires continue to burn  Edgar Coppersmith, 47, of Tioga, was identified Tuesday as the second fire-related fatality. He had previously been reported as suffering from a critical injury.  Johannes Nicolaas Van Eeden, 26, […]

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Republican North Dakota U.S. House Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Democrat North Dakota Senator Merrill Piepkorn will find out 4 weeks from today who will be the next Governor of North Dakota. Both candidates were born and raised in North Dakota. Armstrong has been U.S....

(KNOX) – State wildlife and outdoor recreation agency officials said a weekend of historic fires in western North Dakota delivered a stark reminder to hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts about the need to be acutely aware of dry conditions while recreating outdoors. While the need to be aware of...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley joined a lawsuit against a new Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ rule that will require long-term care facilities to have a registered nurse (RN) on site 24/7. Right now, nursing homes are required to provide eight hours of continuous staffing.

A permit is required before taking possession of a dead deer. Only shed antlers can be possessed without a permit. Permits are free and available from North Dakota Game and Fish Department game wardens and local law enforcement offices. In addition, hunters should properly dispose of dead deer. Carcass waste...

Fire crews working to contain fires in North Dakota courtesy of the ND Department of Emergency Services.

Near critical fire conditions are back as relative humidity (RH) values drop back into the 20% range this Wednesday afternoon. Southerly winds have picked up between 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph within the Red River Valley and surrounding area leading. As high temperatures reach the 80’s on Thursday (10/10/24) RH will drop even lower into the teens to 20’s% values over a much wider area. Winds on Thursday are also expected to be breezy to windy as another cold front approaches. Out of the southwest for most of ND between 10-25 mph, then 15-30 mph in western North Dakota behind said cold front.

DRISCOLL, N.D. (AP) — A large herd of cattle escaped from a North Dakota pasture and wandered onto an interstate highway, causing a semi to overturn and resulting in the deaths of 25 of the animals. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said the cattle walked out of a pasture...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The National Forest Service (NFS) is lending the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) and the National Guard scooper planes to help fight the Bear Den fire near Mandaree. The planes began scooping water from Lake Sakakawea — nearly 1,400 gallons per haul in 10...

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - We’re learning more about ways you can support those impacted by the western North Dakota wildfires. Two main groups have taken to social media to request donations. Clothes Closet is accepting donations in four different locations for those affected in Tioga, Ray, Epping and Watford...

(KNOX) – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business.

The headlines in the papers are using the word “historic” to describe the fires burning in western North Dakota right now and over the past few days. Well, let me tell you a story about a historic fire from a few years back. Almost 50 years, in fact.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has a warning about possible rehab schemes. Some people seeking treatment are being targeted by out-of-state sources with offers of flights, luxury treatment centers and possible employment opportunities. The potential rehab scams often target American Indian reservations. The...

Dakota Goodhouse, a historian spoke to other historians and museum professionals at the Mountain-Plains Museum Association (MPMA) Conference at the Bismarck Event Center on Tuesday, October 8, discussing why several Great Plains landmarks were given different names by various Native American tribes.

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. When Republican Kelly Armstrong filed his federal financial disclosure after being elected to Congress in 2018, he revealed his extensive ties to the oil and gas […]