April Baumgarten

5 days ago | wctrib.com | April Baumgarten |Anna Paige

ENDERLIN, N.D.— Almost a year ago, Michaela and Colton Briss bought their dream home on 12 acres about 4 miles southeast of Enderlin. The house protected the married couple, as well as Michaela Briss' mother and stepfather, Friday night, June 20, as a tornado ripped through their property. They waited in the basement, they said, as the twister sucked out the home's windows and door frame. "The house took very, very good care of us," Michaela Briss told The Forum on Saturday.

1 week ago | inforum.com | April Baumgarten

FARGO — Fargo police officers have a three-wheeled ride that is turning heads. The Fargo Police Department recently purchased four Trikkes for $12,500 each, Neighborhood Services Capt. Matt Christensen said. Officers hit the road with the electronic tricycles the weekend of May 30 during the Fargo Marathon, officer Lacey Bunkelman said. “We’ve taken multiple officers through our training program that we have now, and everyone has just loved them,” Bunkelman said.

1 week ago | inforum.com | April Baumgarten

WAHPETON, N.D. — The head of North Dakota elections won’t accept an appointment to replace the late state Rep. Cynthyia Schreiber-Beck because the state Republican Party has not officially recognized her district’s leadership. District 25 Republicans announced Friday morning, June 20, that an executive committee appointed Terry Goerger, of Mantador, to fill Schreiber-Beck’s seat until the next general election in November 2026.

1 week ago | bismarcktribune.com | April Baumgarten

FARGO — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender children doesn’t automatically kill a lawsuit that fights a similar law in North Dakota, an attorney said. The lawsuit to overturn North Dakota’s ban on sex-reassignment surgeries, hormone treatments and puberty blockers is in the hands of Burleigh County Judge Jackson Lofgren.

1 week ago | inforum.com | April Baumgarten

MOORHEAD — Defense attorneys for a Moorhead man accused of killing his mother almost three years ago plan to argue he is not guilty due to a mental illness or cognitive impairment, according to court documents. Clay County Judge Tammy Merkins signed an order on Friday, June 13, that requires a psychologist to determine if James Diawo Kollie, 27, was mentally capable of understanding that killing his 59-year-old mother, Receia Kollie, was wrong. The evaluation is due Aug. 18.