North Dakota

Rural Midwest Hospitals Are Struggling To Handle COVID Surge

Counties across Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana now sit among the top in the U.S. for new COVID cases per capita, researchers say.
By Stephen Groves, AP

Farmer Cultivates A Following After Carving Biden-Harris Message Into His Soybean Field

A political idea took root down on Peter Larson's North Dakota farm.
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Dakotas Lead US In Virus Growth As Both Reject Mask Rules

The Republican governors of North and South Dakota have eschewed mask requirements.
By Stephen Groves and Dave Kolpack, AP

Smash Mouth Yelled ‘F**k That COVID’ At Rally Now Linked To Nearly 200 Cases

The band performed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in early August — an event that is now linked to the spread of nearly 200 cases of COVID-19.
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North Dakota GOP's Platform Is So Anti-LGBTQ Nobody Will Say Who Wrote It

Hundreds of GOP officials approved language calling queer people unhealthy and dangerous. Now they're condemning it and won't say where it came from.
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GOP Gov. Rejects Divide Over Wearing Face Masks: 'This Is Not About Politics'

Ohio's Mike DeWine joined North Dakota's Doug Burgum in urging people to set aside politics and put on masks.
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Tearful Republican Governor Attacks Political Fight Over COVID-19 Face Masks

"I would ask people to dial up their empathy and their understanding," said GOP Gov. Doug Burgum. "We're all in this together."
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In Major Victory For Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Judge Orders Review Of Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the controversial pipeline.
By AP

North Dakota County Rejects Trump Option To Bar New Refugees

The Burleigh County Commission voted to continue resettling refugees following an hourslong public comment session.
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North Dakota County May Become U.S.' First To Bar New Refugees

Burleigh County could become the first local government to do so since President Trump issued an executive order making it possible.
By AP