Jamestown Sun

Supporters of the proposed Two Rivers Activity Center submitted petitions Monday asking the city of Jamestown to hold a special election so voters may decide on whether or not to approve a 1 percent city sales tax to fund the community recreational center. City Administrator Jeff...

BISMARCK - When Steph Meier took a job managing a maternity clothing store, she never expected her boss would harass her because she was pregnant. Or as Meier put it, "The most ironic thing that could ever happen." Meier, 29, said she staffed the Motherhood Maternity shop in...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- A University of North Dakota police officer was involved in a shooting in the parking lot of Altru Hospital early Saturday morning after a vehicle pursuit. The shooting occurred about 12:45 a.m., according to news releases issued from area police departments....

The price of oil is always going to fluctuate. There's no getting around that. So, what can North Dakota do to ensure it sustains a profitable and growing energy market, even with uncertain oil prices? The solution starts by listening to new ideas and allowing businesses to...

The best way to assess the effectiveness of the North Dakota Legislature is to compare the piles of good bills with the piles of bad bills at “crossover” time. Crossover is the point at which all surviving bills must be reported to the second house. That would be solid scientific...

Jays swimming squad does well at WDA meet.

Jimmies track team qualifies one for nationals.

Embargoed until midnight Saturday SIDEBAR What NDSU's athletic scholarships under Challenge Fund require The six athletic scholarships at North Dakota State University funded by the Higher Education Challenge Fund don't have any academic requirements. In fact, only one...

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin lawmakers on Monday made a final push toward adopting a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker to bar private-sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues when working under union-negotiated contracts. The...

TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets edged higher on Tuesday, bolstered by another record day on Wall Street, while a resurgent yen helped knock the U.S. dollar index off an 11-year high. The Australian dollar jumped after the Reserve Bank of Australia held policy steady,...

SINGAPORE - Brent crude futures rose above $60 a barrel on Tuesday, after a sharp drop in the previous session on record U.S. stocks, as firm Asian markets supported prices. Most Asian stock markets edged up, bolstered by another record day on Wall Street, while a resurgent...

WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have violated federal records laws by using a personal email account for all of her work messages, the New York Times reported on Monday. The newspaper said the likely Democratic presidential...

  SEATTLE - A convicted sex offender in Canada who fled the country illegally in 2013 has been arrested in Washington state on charges of rape and burglary, law enforcement officials said on Monday. Michael Stanley, 49, is accused of breaking into a home...