BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 28, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum today appointed Colby Braun to serve as interim director of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR), effective Jan. 1. Current DOCR Director Dave Krabbenhoft is retiring Dec. 31. Braun has served as DOCR's director of facility operations since August 2018. He previously served for nearly five years as warden of the North Dakota State Pen  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Dec. 27 (TNSres) -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: Farm Foundation, an accelerator of practical solutions for agriculture, has named Sandro Steinbach, NDSU associate professor of agribusiness and applied economics, as its 2024 Agricultural Economics Trade and Sustainability Fellow. Steinbach's primary research interests are in international trade and agricultural policy. His most recent work is focused on the implications of market and policy shoc  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Dec. 29 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: On December 15, state Rep. Nico Rios (R-Williston) was arrested for driving under the influence. After it was reported that he called police officers racist and homophobic slurs, Rios has refused to resign. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn said, "You wouldn't trust Rios in a car with your children, why would we trust him to make laws? His abusive treatment of law enforcement a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Dec. 26, 2023: Today, Utah Attorney General Reyes joined a 26-state coalition in an Iowa-led letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to allow oil and gas to flow through the Dakota Access that has safely operated from North Dakota to Illinois for over six years. The letter also opposes the Corps's proposed alternatives--requiring shutting down, digging up, or building more than  more