One of the men, Rockne Earles, formerly of Oriska, North Dakota, pleaded guilty and was facing prison time for assaulting a police officer during the Capitol riots.

The National Weather Service has declared that dozens of counties in the region – at least two thirds of North Dakota and approximately the entire northern half of Minnesota – will be in an extreme cold warning from 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, through noon Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Tribal Nations, Nobel Peace laureates, former law enforcement officials — including the former U.S. Attorney whose office oversaw Peltier’s prosecution and appeal — and human rights organizations supp

Peltier, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota, is currently serving two life sentences at a federal prison in Florida

The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."

Additionally, a winter weather advisory is set for dozens of counties in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota.

Macalla Knott, a native of St. Cloud, pleaded guilty to working with a Mexican drug cartel to import methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl into the Midwest.

Valley City State University Track and Field competed at the North Dakota State University Bison Cup on Saturday Jan. 18. The Vikings recorded 14 top eight finishes, six personal bests, and one medali

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar played a key role in the inauguration. The Democrat, and one time candidate for president, is the Chair of the bipartisan and bicameral Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for the 60th Presidential Inauguration.

VERMILLION, S.D. — Jacari White scored a career-high 32 points in North Dakota State’s Summit League victory over South Dakota on Saturday before 2,001 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. White hit 10 of 13 field goals, including five 3-pointers, and he hit all seven of his free throw attempts.

Extreme cold could expose residents of several states to conditions like hypothermia and frostbite over the weekend.

U.S. Highway 83 was named North Dakota’s most feared road to drive in winter. Gunther VW Daytona conducted a study of more than 3,000 drivers identifying America’s most feared winter roads. It turns out,