North Dakota

"Appalling" NoDak billboard takes shot at MN's business climate on MN soil [IMAGE]

A billboard recently erected in Moorhead has left some Chamber of Commerce officials with bunched panties.SEE ALSO: North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, fails The plain-looking billboard (visible above), bought and paid for by the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, simply says ... More >>

Female Strib reporter goes to woman-starved northwestern NoDak, hilarity ensues

Yesterday, The Awl published a story by the Star Tribune's Maya Rao about her trip to the sausage fest otherwise known as Williston, North Dakota.SEE ALSO: Legendary North Dakota: Top 8 Reasons No-Dak Is So Damn Sexy! Williston is located in oil-rich northwestern North Dakota, a region so starved of ... More >>

North Dakota now has the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation

A bill signed into law today by Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple is the strictest anti-abortion measure on the books in any state.SEE ALSO: North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, failsThe law bans abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. That can happen as early as six weeks i ... More >>

North Dakota moving to ban all abortions with "personhood" bills

North Dakota is establishing itself as the most anti-abortion state in the nation with "personhood" bills that are working their way through the GOP-dominated Legislature.SEE ALSO: North Dakota Capitol reporters repeatedly warned about wearing revealing clothing If either of the measures are ultimat ... More >>

North Dakota Capitol reporters repeatedly warned about wearing revealing clothing

We know it's sexy time all the time in Fargo, but you'd think things would be less hot and heavy in the Capitol pressroom in Bismarck.SEE ALSO: Biden to NoDak Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's family: "Spread your legs. You're going to be frisked" [VIDEO] Nonetheless, North Dakota legislators are apparently esp ... More >>

University of North Dakota suspends basketball announcer for saying "choke job"

In 2006, the Twins suspended Bert Blyleven after he said, "We gotta do this thing fuckin' thing over again because I just fucked it up" as botched a pregame video voiceover he didn't realize was being broadcast live.SEE ALSO: Jamie Kuntz kicked off NoDak college football team after kissing boyfriend ... More >>

North Dakota rifle raffle raises money for youth hockey and eyebrows

Want to get your hands on a semi-automatic rifle while supporting a good cause? Buy some tickets for the West Fargo Hockey Association's rifle!SEE ALSO: North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, fails The rifle hopes to raise nearly $100,000 for youth hockey while allowing winners to choo ... More >>

Mousey McGlynn on North Dakota, MTV, and Jesus

Don't let the name fool you, North Dakota-based artist Mousey McGlynn is not a timid artist. The electro-pop musician expresses her talents not only musically, but also visually. Her single "Faith 1 (Sunday)" plays into the sound perfectly, swirling, warm, yellow/gold (if sound can be described in ... More >>

Minnesota less religious than 30 years ago, but still one of the most religious states

New data compiled and released by the Association of Religious Data Archives indicates that Minnesota is one of the most religious states in the country, with 56.3 percent of residents claiming some sort of religious affiliation.SEE ALSO:-- Mary Franson on DNC "God" debacle: "Peter denied Christ 3 t ... More >>

Student hands girlfriend note, tells teacher he's sorry, then shoots himself in classroom

A freshman high school student in the border town of Fairmont, North Dakota is alive after shooting himself in the head during class yesterday.SEE ALSO: WCCO airs video of woman's suicide on I-94About 10 minutes into an 8:30 a.m. algebra class, the young man passed his girlfriend a note, told the te ... More >>

Donna the Deer Lady seriously believes deer crossing signs are like crosswalks for deer [AUDIO]

Ever have one of those moments where you just feel kinda stupid? Next time it happens, relisten to Donna the Deer Lady's rant and you'll feel smarter in a jiffy.SEE ALSO:-- North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, fails-- Parts of downtown Moorhead "destroyed" by rampaging herd of deerDo ... More >>

Rep. Matt Dean calls North Dakota's Capitol "embarrassing," draws rebuke from NoDak guv

During House debate on an ill-fated bill to renovate Minnesota's Capitol building, Majority Leader Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, took a pot shot at North Dakota's "Skyscraper on the Prairie.""Wisconsin has a pretty nice Capitol," Dean said. "Iowa has a fairly nice Capitol. North Dakota, I mean my goodness ... More >>

Credit card debt study: Minnesotans most fiscally irresponsible in upper Midwest

Compared to our five-state-area neighbors, Minnesotans like to live beyond our means.According to a new study by the Washington nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development, the average Minnesotan carries $10,355 in credit card debt. Residents of 27 states have more per-consumer credit card debt ... More >>

North Dakota House candidate John Mitzel, 19, cited for underage drinking, stays in race

​We all know excessive drinking, especially when combined with driving, can do significant damage to a promising political career. But what about tipping a couple back before you're of legal age?Of course, there's little to no precedent for that scenario -- not because under-21ers don't drink, but ... More >>

Attorney may challenge use of Predator drone during NoDak arrest

​Last summer, American law enforcement used an unmanned drone to apprehend a group of alleged bad guys.This didn't happen in Afghanistan or Iraq -- it happened in North Dakota and represents the first time U.S. law enforcement has used a drone to make an arrest.Now, Fargo-based Bruce Quick, the at ... More >>

Sherwin Shayegan, Piggyback Bandit, is in Minnesota

Shayegan is one frickin' bizarre individual.​Sherwin Shayegan is a serial piggybacker known as the Piggyback Bandit. And he has been spotted in Minnesota.Shayegan, 28, likes to show up at high school sporting events and jump on the players' backs. He is not shy about this -- his Facebook page asks ... More >>

North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, fails

​Earlier this week, North Dakota's tourism department spent a couple days trying to market the state as a Las Vegas-style hookup destination.That went over about as well as anyone who has spent five minutes in Fargo would imagine. Within 48 hours the ad, which was meant to run in newspapers and ma ... More >>

Legendary North Dakota: Top 8 Reasons No-Dak Is So Damn Sexy!

​By now, you've no doubt heard about North Dakota's new "Legendary" ad campaign, which markets No-Dak as a state of skanks ready to have sex with any Tucker Max-clone willing to sit in a window and drink beer.But that's not the only thing Legendary about North Dakota. You don't get a nationwide re ... More >>

Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot's cause of death revealed

Photo by Erik HessFlattus Maximus performing his final show at First Ave​It's been over a month since Gwar fans learned of the death of guitarist Flattus Maximus, a.k.a. Cory Smoot, which happened sometime in the hours following when Smoot and the rest of the band played a show at First Avenue and ... More >>

Displaced penguins saved by Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley

African penguins now residing at the Minnesota Zoo.​A group of displaced penguins can stop worrying about where they're going to live. They belong to all of us, now that they've found a home at the Minnesota Zoo. African blackfooted penguins are endangered in the wild due to overfishing and oil ... More >>

Snow storm is going to make the drive home a pain

The big blue wave should beak over us by evening rush.​See that big blue wave on the radar photo? It's going to break right over the Twin Cities in time to make your even commute a pain in the neck. Or knuckles. (Insert your preferred pressure point here.) We're also looking for variations on ... More >>

Minnesota 15th on Forbes' Best States For Business

Photo: bsabarnowlMinnesota or South Dakota? We know where we'd rather live.​We're happy to land in the upper third of Forbes Magazine's rankings of states that are good for business. But our joy is marred by the fact North Dakota beat us out. Is a desolate stretch of frozen tundra really a b ... More >>

2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five

The forecaster's name is Schulz. He reads pig spleens

When did weather forecasting turn into a bloated high-tech TV production delivered by folks with goofy dimples, too much product in their hair and an itchy clicker finger?

Naked N.D. teen steals car with two kids inside

A naked 16-year-old boy allegedly stole a car in Dunseith, N.D. Thursday morning with two young children inside. No explanation for the stealing of the car or his lack of clothes.

Coming Soon: Burger Time (dozens and dozens of them)

Another burger chain is elbowing its way in to the Twin Cities market. It's Burger Time!

Between a prostitute and a hard place: Pastor resigns after extortion

After being exposed, Rev. Mark Ostgarden took the case to the police and resigned from his job as a pastor in Valley City, N.D.

Police bust another prostitution ring online

Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota adds U.S. Marshal protection after Tiller murder

After the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Kansas this weekend, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is accepting additional security from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Iran to free jailed N.D. journalist today, lawyer says

The North Dakota journalist and Concordia College graduate sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison will be freed today and allowed to leave the country immediately.

Teens accused of killing deer with bat, screwdriver

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

WCHA Men's Final Five

Hemp: the new soybean

A state legislator says letting Minnesota farmers grow industrial hemp --in other words, the non-ingestible variety -- could pad their bottom lines.

Chutzpah à go-go

Fed: Minn. recession to last through 2009

Minnesota's horribly unawesome economy won't be getting better any time soon. Suck it up and deal with it, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis says.

Minnesotans so desperate for jobs, they are heading to North Dakota

What a shame our state's residents have become.

Oblivious iPod runners invading Grandma's Marathon

Thursday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Imation closes N.D. floppy disk plant... wait, what?

Hemp Jive

Two North Dakota farmers are asking the Eigth Cicuit U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Paul to strike down the federal government's ban on commercial hemp farming, which is illegal for some reason.

Policy and a Pint discusses youth and politics at the Varsity

Swastikas found on UND campus, home of the Fighting Sioux

Amy Jo 5 Year Poster Retrospective

How to inspect a bridge

We were warned

4/20 Morning Communiqué

NoDak politicos show Bono no love

6/30: Morning Communique

High on Stress: Moonlight Girls

Playing Catch-Up

A Race To The Bottom?