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FARGO, N.D. – On Thursday, Jan. 15, State Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan (D-Fargo) announced that she would not seek reelection, retiring this year at the end of her term with the North Dakota Legislature, according to a press release from the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong will deliver a State of the State address to a special session of the North Dakota 69th Legislative Assembly on Jan. 21 in the House of Representatives chamber of the State Capitol.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — A man died Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, after becoming trapped in a grain elevator pit near Devils Lake, N.D.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican Doug LaMalfa, a California rice farmer who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was a reliable vote on President Donald Trump’s agenda, has died at age 65. LaMalfa’s death reduces the GOP’s narrow control of the House to 218 seats to Democrats’ 213.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Lawyers for plaintiff Werner Kunkel, a 65 year-old Devils Lake resident convicted over 30 years ago of murder, appeared with him in a two-day evidentiary hearing that began Jan. 7 at the Ramsey County Courthouse. They’re alleging that evidence from the original trial had been suppressed, including witness statements that allege Fassett was still alive past the date the state said he had been killed.

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. – Authorities are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday, Jan. 11 on the Spirit Lake Reservation. A juvenile male suspect has been apprehended and is currently in custody.

Stacy Ann Azure Green, 64, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Dec. 26, 2025 at CHI Hospital in Devils Lake. A visitation was held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Jan. 2, 2026, with a Rosary and Prayer Service. Mass of Christian Burial for Stacy was on Jan. 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. also at the church with burial in the Azure Cemetery, rural St. Michael, ND. Gilbertsonfuneralhome.com

The National Sports Media Association (NSMA) has announced Joseph “Mojo” Hill from the Devils Lake Journal as the award winner for the North Dakota Sportswriter of the Year, recognizing him for his outstanding contributions to sports reporting in North Dakota.

North Dakotans are overwhelmingly proud of their state and satisfied with their lives, with pride rooted in safety, community and faith, the latest North Dakota Poll commissioned by the North Dakota News Cooperative shows.

Lake Region State College and the Devils Lake Public Library are bringing a North Dakota author to give a book talk on January 14 at 6:00 p.m. in Chautauqua Gallery at LRSC.