As an energy exporter blessed with abundant supply, North Dakota consistently ranks among the cheapest states in the country when it comes to residential, commercial and industrial electricity rates.

BISMARCK, N.D. – On Friday, Dec. 12, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (ND DOCR) announced the nine recipients of the Breaking the Cycle Grant (formerly known as Correctional Facility Grant Program). Among those sharing the funds is the Lake Region Correctional Facility, a part of the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center on Walnut St. W.

FARGO, N.D. – The United States Attorney’s Office issued a press release on Thursday, Dec. 11, that nine additional felony charges have been added against D’Angelo Hunt that include manslaughter of a second victim, presumably Jemini Posey, missing since January of 2024. Hunt was initially charged on Nov. 17 with second-degree murder for the death of his brother Isaac Hunt, whose remains were found last month after going missing in March 2024.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Trump administration announced an aid package of $12 billion for American farmers impacted by Trump’s tariff policy. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) both endorsed the deal, but Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) mused that the financial assistance may fall short of the farmers’ needs, and members of the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party found it “insulting.”

Devils Lake Police Department reports the following:

Richard Dubois, age 67, of St. Michael, ND, died Dec. 1, 2025, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Richard’s Visitation was Dec. 8 followed by a Funeral Service at St. Michael Rec. Center, St. Michael, ND. www.EvansFuneralHomeND.com

Frank Jetty Junior the son of Francois Jetty (1837 – 1926) and Anna Hunka (Full Blood Dakota, Tizaptanna), Sisseton) was born on June 2, 1858, and died on September 23, 1951, at St. Michael, North Dakota. The Grey Nuns wrote down Frank Jetty’s life story. The three of them, Anna, Josephine, an older sister, and Frank survived many battles which are found in every history book detailing the Dakota escape from Minnesota. This is the only first-hand account from the Dakota point of view that I know of. No one can tell it better than Frank himself. What follows is the history as transcribed by the Grey Nuns of St. Michael.

When most hunters think about prime time for pheasants, grouse or whitetails in North Dakota, early November usually comes to mind. Those crisp mornings, full stands of cover, and fields humming with activity. But there’s a quiet opening near the season’s back end – late November into early December – that’s too often overlooked. For hunters willing to bundle up and slow down, it can offer some of the most rewarding time afield all year.

Adam Leiphon came before the Devils Lake City Commissioners at the Monday, Dec. 1 meeting to explain a recent request for a reduction in money owed to the city in lieu of taxes (POLOT) to be paid by the Ramsey County Housing Authority.