WAHPETON, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) A district judge in Wahpeton has decided that a Lidgerwood woman will not have to spend any time in jail for threatening a legislator. Nicolette Knudson pleaded guilty to sending threatening emails and calling Bismarck Republican senator Margaret Sitte during the 2013 legislative session. Sitte was the main sponsor of anti-abortion...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The move by state lawmakers and Gov. Jack Dalrymple to make North Dakota the most restrictive state in the country for abortion is facing its first legal challenge of 2013. An abortions rights group says it filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning challenging a law that requires doctors who perform abortions...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says a measure that would authorize a Red River flood diversion project has passed the Senate. The nearly $2 billion proposal to move water around Fargo is part of the 2013 Water Resources Development Act, which was approved Wednesday morning. Authorization would allow construction to...

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – A beef processing plant in Yankton is courting laid-off workers at the Northern Beef Packers plant in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen plant announced late last month that it was laying off 108 of its 420 employees until it can raise more money for operations. The American News reports that representatives from...