BISMARCK ( North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota House members voted Friday to increase the state’s speed limit to 80 mph for interstate highways. State lawmakers two years ago approved an identical bill, but then-Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed it, citing the state’s Vision Zero initiative to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on the state’s roadways.

North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September.

Proponents say Senate Bill 2128 would promote public safety and deter crime. Opponents argue it would crowd prisons at a costly price.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A task force of South Dakota firefighters led by Hunter Noor of the North Dakota Forest Service, are still out west helping manage the California wildfires. This past Monday, Jan. 20, the firefighters received a pleasant surprise when Prince Harry visited their location to thank the team and learn more about their work.

GRAND FORKS — Some city leaders in places like Fargo and Minot are coming out against a proposal by Gov. Kelly Armstrong to reduce North Dakota property taxes, showing particular concern about the governor's call for a 3% cap on local taxing.

The House voted 62-29 in favor of a bill that would allow registered sex offenders to ask the courts to remove them from the state registry earlier than what's currently provided in law.

Lignite Energy Council President Jason Bohrer said this is an opportunity to tap into the state's under-utilized resources while creating hundreds of jobs.

After a hearing this week, state lawmakers fast-tracked a bill seeking to raise the speed limit in North Dakota.

Abortion remains legal for now in North Dakota, though there are no abortion clinics operating there, after the lead plaintiff in the appeal moved into Minnesota.

On Friday, state lawmakers presented a bill that states that unless Congress takes action first, North Dakota guard soldiers can’t be sent off to fight a foreign war.

The resolution introduced by Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, Sen. Dean Rummel, R-Dickinson, Rep. Austin Foss, D-Fargo, Rep. Karla Hanson, D-Fargo, and Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks, aims to protect a critical and disappearing natural resource: darkness.

Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, speaks about term limits during a committee hearing on Jan. 23, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota legislative committee advanced a bill Thursday that makes a change to lawmaker term limits approved by voters in 2022.