North Dakota
Scoreboard for Friday, March 1
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Summit League
St. Thomas 88, Omaha 61
South Dakota 88, North Dakota State 68
South Dakota State 72, North Dakota 62
Kansas City 84, Denver 69
Saturday, March 2
Summit League
South Dakota at North Dakota, 1 p.m.
South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 1 p.m.
Denver at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.
NSIC Tournament
Wednesday, Feb. 28
First round
At high seed
No. 8 Sioux Falls 68, No. 9 Bemidji 66
No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State 74, No. 12 St. Cloud State 63
No. 6 Winona State 95, No. 11 Northern State 65
No. 7 Augustana 75, No. 10 Wayne State 62
Quarterfinals
At Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday, March 2
5) No. 8 Sioux Falls vs. No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato, 11 a.m.
6) No. 7 Augustana vs. No. 2 Minnesota Duluth, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
7) No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Minot State, 11 a.m.
8) No. 6 Winona State vs. No. 3 Minnesota State Moorhead, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals
At Sanford Pentagon
Monday, March 4
9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 11 a.m.
10) Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m.
Championship
At Sanford Pentagon
Tuesday, March 5
11) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Summit League
Denver 74, Kansas City 60
Omaha 79, St. Thomas 62
South Dakota State 103, North Dakota 47
North Dakota State 63, South Dakota 54
Saturday, March 2
Summit League
North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m.
North Dakota at South Dakota, 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts at Kansas City, 2 p.m.
St. Thomas at Denver, 4 p.m.
NSIC Tournament
Wednesday, Feb. 28
First round
At high seed
No. 8 Minnesota State Moorhead 72, No. 9 Winona State 67
No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State 93, No. 12 Augustana 85
No. 6 Minnesota Duluth 73, No. 11 Sioux Falls 69
No. 7 St. Cloud State 78, No. 10 Minot State 61
Quarterfinals
At Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday, March 2
5) No. 8 Minnesota State Moorhead vs. No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato, 4:30 p.m.
6) No. 7 St. Cloud State vs. No. 2 UMary, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
7) No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Northern State, 4:30 p.m.
8) No. 6 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
At Sanford Pentagon
Monday, March 4
9) Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 4:30 p.m.
10) Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship
At Sanford Pentagon
Tuesday, March 5
11) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.
NCAA Division III Tournament
Friday, March 1
First round
At Wartburg, Waverly, Iowa
Illinois Wesleyan 75, Concordia 62
Wartburg 72, Wisconsin Lutheran 65
Saturday, March 2
Second round
At Wartburg, Waverly, Iowa
Illinois Wesleyan vs. Wartburg, 7:30 p.m.
Polls
North Dakota Class AA – Feb. 23 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Minot (12) 20-1 67
2. Fargo Davies (2) 17-4 51
3. Bismarck 16-5 50
T4. Bismarck Century 16-5 20
T4. Fargo North 14-7 14
Received votes: West Fargo Sheyenne (15-6)
North Dakota Class A – Feb. 25 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Kindred (16) 20-0 80
2. Grafton 17-3 56
3. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 16-4 46
4. Devils Lake 18-2 42
5. Beulah 17-3 8
Received votes: Des Lacs-Burlington (18-3); Stanley (16-4); Wahpeton (14-6)
North Dakota Class B – Feb. 25 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. North Star (10) 19-1 145
2. Glen Ullin-Hebron (4) 19-1 133
3. Minot Bishop Ryan (2) 18-2 126
4. Bowman County 18-1 117
5. Westhope-Newburg 19-1 113
6. Wilton-Wing 18-2 72
7. Edgeley-KM 17-3 55
8. Hankinson 16-3 46
9. Linton-HMB 17-3 29
10. Sargent County 15-5 22
Received votes: Williston Trinity (16-3); Cavalier (16-4); Alexander (15-3); Our Redeemer’s (14-6)
Results/schedules
Wednesday, Feb. 28
North Dakota
Grafton 71, Hillsboro/CV 43
Four Winds-Minnewaukan 68, Thompson 52
Division B District 1
Barnes County North 59, Oakes 58 (OT)
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 60, Tri-State 58 (OT)
Hankinson 52, Sargent County 43
Division B District 3
North Border 65, Cavalier 52
North Star 70, Midway-Minto 54
Division B District 4
Warwick 57, Griggs-Midkota 55 (OT)
New Rockford-Sheyenne 75, Hatton-Northwood 50
May-Port-CG 59, Nelson County 49
Thursday, Feb. 29
Minnesota
All times at 7:30 unless noted
Wadena-Deer Creek 58, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 57
Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke 89, Warroad 74
Coon Rapids 74, Sartell 41
Pequot Lakes 65, Aitkin 33
Detroit Lakes 81, Crosby-Ironton 55
Bagley 66, Crookston 58
Friday, March 1
Minnesota
All times at 7:30 unless noted
Southwest Christian 80, Moorhead 67
Moorhead Park Christian 79, Rothsay 45
Fergus Falls 72, Willmar 46
Sauk Rapids-Rice 82, Rocori 58
Sartell 65, St. Cloud Apollo 56
Brainerd 93, St. Cloud Tech 81
Alexandria 74, Bemidji 30
Hawley 54, NCE/UH 41
Staples-Motley 66, Aitkin 46
Mahnomen/Waubun 53, Breckenridge 46
Barnesville 78, East Grand Forks 70
Frazee 61, Lake Park-Audubon 59
Hillcrest Lutheran 65, Pelican Rapids 52
Kittson County Central 88, Crookston 64
Thief River Falls 70, Warroad 68
Fosston 79, Clearbrook-Gonvick 56
North Dakota
East Region tournament
Saturday, Feb. 24
Play-in
No. 9 West Fargo Horace 81, No. 8 Grand Forks Red River 61
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Fargo Davies 93, No. 9 West Fargo Horace 77
No. 5 Grand Forks Central at No. 4 Fargo South, postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 28
No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne 76, No. 7 Fargo Shanley 62
No. 3 Fargo North 88, No. 6 West Fargo 80
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Grand Forks Central 79, No. 4 Fargo South 67
Friday, March 1
Loser-out
At West Fargo Sheyenne
No. 4 Fargo South 74, No. 9 West Fargo Horace 67
No. 6 West Fargo 68, No. 7 Fargo Shanley 67
Semifinals
At West Fargo
No. 1 Fargo Davies 71, No. 5 Grand Forks Central 59
No. 3 Fargo North 72, No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne 66
Saturday, March 2
State qualifier games
At West Fargo
10) No. 4 Fargo South vs. No. 2 West Fargo Sheyenne, 3 p.m.
At West Fargo Sheyenne
11) No. 6 West Fargo vs. No. 5 Grand Forks Central, 2 p.m.
Championship
At West Fargo
12) No. 1 Fargo Davies vs. No. 3 Fargo North, 7 p.m.
Polls
North Dakota Class AA – Feb. 23 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Minot (14) 19-2 70
2. GF Red River 19-2 56
3. Fargo Davies 18-3 42
4. WF Horace 17-4 21
5. Bismarck Legacy 16-5 14
Received votes: Bismarck (15-6); Mandan (14-7)
North Dakota Class A – Feb. 18 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Thompson (17) 20-0 85
2. Bottineau 19-2 65
3. South Prairie 19-2 51
4. Devils Lakes 16-5 27
5. Nedrose 18-3 17
Received votes: Kindred (16-5); Bismarck Shiloh (17-4)
North Dakota Class B – Feb. 18 – Final
Team (first-place votes) Record Points
1. Langdon-EM (10) 21-1 148
2. May-Port-CG (4) 20-2 142
3. Bowman County (2) 20-2 132
4. Central McLean 21-1 122
5. Sargent County 19-3 85
6. Edgeley-KM 18-4 82
7. Maple River 18-4 58
8. Kenmare-Bowbells 16-6 40
9. TGU 18-4 34
10. St. John 18-4 29
Received votes: Washburn (18-4)
Results/schedules
North Dakota
East Region Tournament
Saturday, Feb. 24
Play-in
No. 8 Grand Forks Central 77, No. 9 Fargo South 70
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Grand Forks Red River 85, No. 8 Grand Forks Central 24
No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne 83, No. 5 Fargo North 55
No. 2 Fargo Davies 89, No. 7 West Fargo 40
No. 3 West Fargo Horace 92, No. 6 Fargo Shanley 55
Thursday, Feb. 29
Loser-out
At West Fargo Sheyenne
No. 5 Fargo North 59, No. 8 Grand Forks Central 26
No. 6 Fargo Shanley 61, No. 7 West Fargo 53
Semifinals
At West Fargo
8) No. 1 Grand Forks Red River 70, No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne 45
No. 3 West Fargo Horace 86, No. 2 Fargo Davies 79
Saturday, March 2
State qualifier games
At West Fargo Sheyenne
10) No. 5 Fargo North vs. No. 2 Fargo Davies, noon
11) No. 6 Fargo Shanley vs. No. 4 West Fargo Sheyenne, 10 a.m.
Championship
At West Fargo
12) No. 1 Grand Forks Red River vs. No. 3 West Fargo Horace, 5 p.m.
Division A Girls State Tournament
At Minot State Dome, Minot
Thursday, Feb. 29
Quarterfinals
No. 7 Valley City 64, No. 2 Bottineau 61
No. 3 Devils Lake 64, No. 6 Northern Cass 42
No. 1 Thompson 69, No. 8 Watford City 53
No. 5 South Prairie-Max 75, No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh 64
Friday, March 1
Consolation semifinals
No. 2 Bottineau 57, No. 6 Northern Cass 56
No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh 66, No. 8 Watford City 59
Semifinals
No. 3 Devils Lake 59, No. 7 Valley City 57
No.5 South Prairie-Max 53, No. 1 Thompson 52
Saturday, March 2
7th place
No. 6 Northern Cass vs. No. 8 Watford City, 9:30 a.m.
5th place
No. 2 Bottineau vs. No. 4 Bismarck Shiloh, 11:15 a.m.
3rd place
No. 7 Valley City vs. No. 1 Thompson, 3 p.m.
Championship
No. 3 Devils Lake vs. No. 5 South Prairie-Max, 5 p.m.
Division B Girls State Tournament
At Jamestown Civic Center, Jamestown
Thursday, Feb. 29
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Bowman County 69, No. 7 Maple River 43
No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 43, No. 3 Central McLean 42
No. 1 May-Port-CG 64, No. 8 Kenmare/Bowbells 43
No. 4 Sargent County 54, No. 5 Our Redeemer’s 52
Friday, March 1
Consolation semifinals
No. 3 Central McLean 66, No. 7 Maple River 43
No. 5 Our Redeemer’s 42, No. 8 Kenmare/Bowbells 41
Semifinals
No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier 53, No. 2 Bowman County 36
No. 1 May-Port-CG 62, No. 4 Sargent County 35
Saturday, March 2
7th place
No. 7 Maple River vs. No. 8 Kenmare-Bowbells, 1 p.m.
5th place
No. 3 Central McLean vs. No. 5 Our Redeemer’s, 2:45 p.m.
3rd place
No. 2 Bowman County vs. No. 4 Sargent County, 6 p.m.
Championship
No. 6 Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier vs. No. 1 May-Port-CG, 8 p.m.
Minnesota
Section 8-4A Tournament
Monday, Feb. 26
First round
No. 8 Bemidji 72, No. 9 Rogers
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Quarterfinals
No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville 90, No. 8 Bemidji 27
No. 4 Sartell 62, No. 5 Moorhead 44
No. 2 Elk River 73, No. 7 Buffalo 37
No. 3 Brainerd 79, No. 6 Sauk Rapids-Rice 56
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
At high seed
5) No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville vs. No. 4 Sartell, 2 p.m.
6) No. 2 Elk River vs. No. 3 Brainerd, 1 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
At neutral site
Championship
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Section 8-3A Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 29
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Little Falls 45, Detroit Lakes 44
No. 2 Fergus Falls 59, St. Cloud 48
No. 3 Willmar 47, No. 6 Rocori 37
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
At high seed
4) No. 5 Little Falls at No. 1 Alexandria, 1 p.m.
5) No. 3 Willmar at No. 2 Fergus Falls, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
At neutral site
Championship
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.
Section 8-2A Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 29
First round
No. 8 Park Rapids 48, No. 9 Wadena-Deer Creek 44
No. 4 Barnesville 71, No. 13 Crookston 45
No. 5 East Grand Forks 74, No. 12 Thief River Falls 61
No. 7 Frazee 57, No. 10 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 43
No. 3 Menahga 80, No. 14 Warroad 20
No. 6 Hawley 80, No. 11 Roseau 35
Saturday, March 2
Quarterfinals
At high seed
7) No. 8 Park Rapids at No. 1 Perham, 7 p.m.
8) No. 5 East Grand Forks at No. 4 Barnesville, 7 p.m.
9) No. 7 Frazee at No. 2 Pelican Rapids, 7 p.m.
10) No. 6 Hawley at No. 3 Menahga, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
At Concordia, Moorhead
11) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m.
12) Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:45 p.m.
Friday, March 8
At Concordia, Moorhead
Championship
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7 p.m.
Standings
United States Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Record Points
Dubuque 31-10-6 68
Green Bay 27-11-7 61
Youngstown 26-14-7 59
Muskegon 28-17-2 58
Madison 21-19-6 48
Chicago 20-20-7 47
Cedar Rapids 19-22-7 45
USA Hockey 14-26-2 30
Western Conference
Record Points
x Fargo 39-6-2 80
Sioux City 27-16-6 60
Waterloo 29-17-1 59
Tri-City 23-15-8 54
Sioux Falls 22-22-5 49
Lincoln 20-21-4 44
Des Moines 19-24-4 42
Omaha 7-35-3 17
x Clinched playoffs
y Clinched conference
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Youngstown 10, Waterloo 4
Friday, March 1
Waterloo 7, USA Hockey 4
Dubuque 6, Youngstown 4
Madison 4, Muskegon 3
Des Moines 6, Sioux City 1
Cedar Rapids 6, USA Hockey 3
Chicago 5, Green Bay 4 (OT)
Sioux Falls 5, Fargo 2
Tri-City 4, Lincoln 3 (OT)
Saturday, March 2
Madison at USA Hockey, 6 p.m.
Dubuque at Youngstown, 6:05 p.m.
Des Moines at Sioux City, 6:05 p.m.
Sioux Falls at Fargo, 6:05 p.m.
Lincoln at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Waterloo at Muskegon, 6:10 p.m.
USA Hockey at Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m.
Omaha at Chicago, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
Green Bay at USA Hockey, 3 p.m.
USA Hockey at Des Moines, 3 p.m.
Omaha at Chicago, 3:05 p.m.
Lincoln at Tri-City, 4:05 p.m.
Results/schedules
Friday, March 1
Big Ten
Penn State 5, Ohio State 2
Minnesota 6, Michigan 2
Michigan State 5, Wisconsin 2
NCHC
Minnesota Duluth 3, Colorado College 2 (SO)
Omaha 4, Miami 3
Denver 6, St. Cloud State 2
North Dakota 5, Western Michigan 3
CCHA
Bemidji State 6, Minnesota State 0
Lake Superior 4, Ferris State 1
St. Thomas 2, Michigan Tech 0
Northern Michigan 4, Bowling Green 1
Saturday, March 2
Big Ten
Penn State at Ohio State, 4 p.m.
Michigan at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
NCHC
Minnesota Duluth at Colorado College, 8 p.m.
Omaha at Miami, 6:05 p.m.
Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
CCHA
Minnesota State at Bemidji State, 6:07 p.m.
St. Thomas at Michigan Tech, 5:07 p.m.
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan, 5:07 p.m.
Results/schedules
Friday, March 1
WCHA Tournament
Ohio State 10, Bemidji State 1
Minnesota Duluth 5, St. Cloud State 0
Minnesota State 5, Minnesota 4
Wisconsin 4, St. Thomas 2
Saturday, March 2
WCHA Tournament
Bemidji State at Ohio State, 1 p.m.
St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth 3 p.m.
Minnesota State at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
St. Thomas at Wisconsin, 4 p.m.
Results/schedules
Minnesota
Section 8-2A Tournament
Wednesday, Feb. 28
At MAC, St. Cloud
Championship
No. 4 Elk River/Zimmerman 3, No. 6 Buffalo-Annandale 0
Minnesota
Section 8-A Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 29
At Warroad
Championship
No. 2 Warroad 4, No. 1 East Grand Forks 3 (2OT)
Results/schedules
Saturday, March 2
MSU Moorhead at NCAA Super Region 5, 9 a.m.
Concordia at NCAA Upper Midwest Regional, 1 p.m.
Results/schedules
Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament
At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Thursday, Feb. 29
Class A
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Staples-Motley 52, LeSueur-Henderson 9
No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 51, United North Central 18
No. 1 Chatfield 50, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 9
No. 5 Jackson County Central 36, No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 33
Consolation semifinals
No. 2 Staples-Motley 38, No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 21
No. 1 Chatfield 49, No. 5 Jackson County Central 12
Semifinals
United North Central 43, LeSueur-Henderson 14
No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 28, Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-Parkers Prairie 21
5th place
No. 4 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 34, United North Central 18
3rd place
No. 3 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 36, No. 5 Jackson County Central 34
Championship
No. 1 Chatfield 47, No. 2 Staples-Motley 7
Class 2-A
Quarterfinals
No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 35, Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 24
No. 3 Totino-Grace 43, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 21
No. 1 Simley 46, Little Falls 18
No. 4 Becker 31, No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 21
Consolation semifinals
Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 46, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 12
No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 34, Little Falls 24
Semifinals
No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 38, No. 3 Totino-Grace 24
No. 1 Simley 43, No. 4 Becker 23
5th place
Dawson-Boyd-LQPV-Montevideo 42, No. 5 Watertown-Mayer 18
3rd place
No. 3 Totino-Grace 30, No. 4 Becker 30
Championship
No. 1 Simley 32, No. 2 Kasson-Mantorville 26
Class 3-A
Quarterfinals
No. 2 St. Michael-Albertville 42, Willmar 14
No. 3 Shakopee 45, Apple Valley 11
No. 1 Mounds View 43, Forest Lake 18
No. 5 Albert Lea 33, No. 4 Hastings 32
Consolation semifinals
Willmar 41, Apple Valley 24
Hastings 37, Forest Lake 27
Semifinals
St. Michael-Albertville 45, Shakopee 14
Mounds View 39, Albert Lea 20
5th place
Willmar 35, Hastings 27
3rd place
Shakopee 44, Albert Lea 11
Championship
St. Michael-Albertville 47, Mounds View 10
Results/schedules
Saturday, March 2
N.D. Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet, 9:45 a.m.
Results/schedules
Saturday, March 9
NCAA Indoor Championships, in Boston, Mass.
NCAA DII Indoor Championships, in Pittsburg, Kan.
Results/schedules
Friday, March 1
Summit League
UIC 4, North Dakota 3
North Dakota State 9, Georgetown 2
Seton Hall 8, North Dakota 4
North Dakota State 8, Lipscomb 1
Saturday, March 2
Summit League
North Dakota State at Murray State, 10 a.m.
North Dakota at Florida International, 11:30 a.m.
North Dakota State vs. Lipscomb, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
Summit League
North Dakota State at Georgetown, 10 a.m.
Results/schedules
Thursday, Feb. 29
Oregon State 19, North Dakota State 7 (F/7 inn.)
Friday, March 1
Oregon State 6, North Dakota State 5
Saturday, March 2
North Dakota State at Oregon State, 3:05 p.m.
Concordia vs. Mount Union, 8:15 p.m.
Concordia vs. Sage, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 3
North Dakota State at Oregon State, 2:35 p.m.
Concordia vs. Allegheny, 8:15 p.m.
Concordia vs. Penn State Brandywine, 12:45 p.m.
Monday, March 4
Concordia vs. Neumann, 9:15 a.m.
Concordia vs. Rivier, 11:30 a.m.
Results/schedules
Monday, March 4
Concordia vs. Calvin, 8 a.m.
Concordia vs. Carthage, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Concordia vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 6:30 a.m.
Monday, March 4
Concordia vs. Calvin, 8 a.m.
Concordia vs. Carthage, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Concordia vs. Concordia Wisconsin, 6:30 a.m.
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North Dakota
Challengers declare victory after ND Supreme Court rules against Legislature’s attempt to alter term limits
BISMARCK — A constitutional ballot measure to amend the state’s term limits law as proposed by the Legislature will not appear on November’s ballot, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday, siding with petitioners who argued the Legislature exceeded its authority and violated the state constitution in proposing the changes.
“The people’s voice was heard,” Grand Forks County Commissioner Terry Bjerke said in reaction to the news.
Bjerke was a member of the sponsoring committee behind the successful 2022 effort to pass a term limits initiative, which amended the state constitution by capping legislative term limits to eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate. The amendment, which became article XV of the state constitution, also included a clause barring the Legislature from making constitutional changes to term limits.
During the 2025 session, however, lawmakers narrowly approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 4008, in which the legislature proposed Constitutional Measure 1, a ballot measure to amend the term limits language to allow legislators to decide in which chamber they want to serve their 16 years, and to repeal the clause limiting the legislative assembly’s authority to propose an amendment to alter or repeal term limits.
Bjerke and former Minot legislator Oley Larsen brought the lawsuit challenging the validity of the Legislature’s action in January, and the state Supreme Court
heard oral arguments in the case
this spring.
“Those term limits may only be altered by a measure proposed by the people rather than the Legislative Assembly. And yet a few years later, the Legislative Assembly is doing what they are prohibited from doing,” attorney Zachary Wallen argued on Bjerke and Larsen’s behalf.
Tanner Ecker / The Bismarck Tribune
The Legislature’s attorneys argued the clause prohibiting legislative proposals to alter the constitutional term limits language “infringes on our republican form of government” by “limiting the people’s ability to vote on amendments proposed by their elected officials.”
Justice Jon Jensen seemed skeptical of that argument during the April 2 hearing, questioning whether a second vote was appropriate.
“The public did speak on this. The public spoke on it when it passed the original constitutional amendment and they said, ‘Legislature, you don’t even get to propose a change.’ They have already spoken on it,” Jensen said. “You want a second shot, or a second bite at the apple, not a first one, a second.”
In Thursday’s ruling, all five justices sided with Bjerke and Larsen.
“We … conclude the Legislative Assembly’s adoption of S.C.R. 4008 violated N.D. Const. art. XV … and declare S.C.R. 4008 and Constitutional Measure 1 void … We enjoin the Secretary of State from placing Constitutional Measure 1 on the November 2026 general election ballot,” the ruling said.
Bjerke thanked the legal team that worked on behalf of their lawsuit, and said he was grateful the court reached the conclusion it did.
“I’m thrilled that what the people voted on and approved has been validated,” Bjerke said.
He added that the Legislature had “multiple opportunities” to address term limits prior to 2022’s initiated measure and chose not to, and gave a nod to the country’s coming milestone and the process by which voters expressed their support for term limits.
“We’ve lasted 250 years,” Bjerke said. “I have two words for those elected leaders who think they aren’t: everyone’s replaceable.”
North Dakota
Fargo woman convicted in North Dakota fraud case now faces charges in Minnesota: A deeper dive
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – A North Dakota woman who was sentenced to 180 days in jail in Cass County for defrauding healthcare providers and Medicaid programs is now facing additional fraud charges in Minnesota.
Christine Marie Pryor, 55, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to theft by deception involving more than $50,000. She was sentenced to first serve 180 days with a 3-year sentence suspended. She received credit for 44 days already served.
Pryor was ordered to pay $82,584.78 in restitution to Southeast Human Services in Fargo, where she worked between 2018 and 2019.
How the scheme unfolded
According to court documents, Pryor worked at multiple healthcare facilities in North Dakota and Minnesota between 2018 and 2023, using the identities and credentials of three licensed professionals without their knowledge. She submitted fraudulent Capella University diplomas and transcripts to gain employment.
Investigators say Pryor admitted she searched state licensing websites for therapists who shared her first name, then used those therapists’ last names and license numbers when applying for jobs.
At Southeast Human Services, where she worked as a Licensed Addiction Counselor, Pryor earned $55,584.82 while providing therapy services to approximately 150 patients. She also opened her own counseling center, NIAM Brain Injury Center, in Fargo between 2020 and 2021, and worked at The Lotus Center in Moorhead, Minnesota, from 2021 to 2023.
Court documents say the three licensed professionals whose identities were used told investigators they had no knowledge of Pryor’s actions and did not give her permission to use their information.
Two additional charges against Pryor in North Dakota, unauthorized use of personal identifying information, were dismissed on motion of the state.
Additional charges in Minnesota
Pryor is also facing charges in Minnesota. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Tuesday charges against Pryor in Clay County District Court for six theft offenses and six identity theft offenses related to defrauding Minnesota’s Medicaid program of more than $150,000.
According to the Minnesota complaint, Pryor claimed to provide psychotherapy and alcohol and drug counseling services to Medicaid recipients despite having no license or credentials to do so. Prosecutors allege she used the credentials and identities of three licensed professionals while claiming to provide Medicaid-funded services to 169 clients.
The Minnesota charges were filed as part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown Day, a joint effort involving the Department of Justice and more than 40 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units.
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North Dakota
NCAA Set to Change Unpopular Football Rule Just in Time for North Dakota State’s FBS Jump
North Dakota State playing in the FCS playoffs and College Football Playoff in back-to-back years? It’s likelier than you think.
That’s because on Wednesday, according to a report from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports, the NCAA Division I cabinet voted to repeal a rule that effectively barred teams transitioning from FCS to FBS from playing in postseason games in their first FBS seasons. The Bison are making that move along with Sacramento State in 2026.
The reported change has been a long time coming; the rule has hampered teams from immediate bowl eligibility for decades. Its good intentions of dissuading teams from rashly making the FCS-to-FBS leap have been rendered obsolete in recent years by the fact that programs generally arrive in FBS more prepared than ever before.
Consider the number of new FBS teams that have had to work within the provision in the past decade alone
That list includes: Liberty (home for the holidays at 6–6 in 2018), James Madison (8–3 in 2022 under coach Curt Cignetti, and barely able to play in a bowl at 11–1 in ’23 due to a lack of bowl-eligible teams), Jacksonville State (8–4 in ’23 before backing in like the Dukes), Missouri State (7–5 in 2025, also backed in) and Delaware (6–6 in ’25, ditto).
James Madison in particular became a cause célèbre in ’23 because it started the season 10-0, climbing as high as No. 18 in the AP Poll in mid-November. Then-Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares bandied about suing the NCAA before the Dukes lost 26–23 to Appalachian State, an event that caused the program to back off and accept a bid to play Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. James Madison lost that game 31–21, by which time Cignetti had left for Indiana.
There was a time when the FCS-to-FBS jump was an imposing one, and the NCAA did not want to incentivize making it lightly—not even a proud Florida A&M program could make a mid-2000s attempt at a jump stick. However, the Flames, Dukes and other teams have shown it’s not so great a climb for programs with the right resources and management.
Now the Bison and the Hornets stand to benefit.
How far can North Dakota State and Sacramento State go in the near term?
The Bison opened 12–0 last year before a shock loss to Illinois State in the FCS playoffs’ second round, so that question may answer itself. North Dakota State does not play a single Power 4 team—a potential strength-of-schedule albatross if it has designs on really surging. A potential roadblock: the fact that the Bison have to visit the Mountain West’s two favorites, UNLV (Oct. 10) and New Mexico (Oct. 24).
It’s a different story for the Hornets, a 7–5 squad a year ago whose move to the FBS is widely seen as a gamble on their growth potential. Sacramento State also does not play a major-conference team, but has a breakneck travel schedule ahead of it—the Hornets will visit Ypsilanti, Mich.; Bowling Green, Ohio; Muncie, Ind.; Mount Pleasant, Mich. and Honolulu. Combine that with a first-year coach—Oakland native and ex-MC Hammer choreographer Alonzo Carter—and it could be a long FBS debut in California’s capital.
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