FARGO, N.D. (KMOT) – Kathy Hogan, one of the leading Democratic voices in the North Dakota legislature and current Senate Minority Leader, will retire at the end of her term.

The North Dakota Democratic-NPL party announced in a release Thursday that Hogan would retire at the end of November.

Hogan was first appointed to the House for District 21 in 2009 and elected in 2010, serving through 2018.

Voters elected her to the state Senate in 2018, and she served as Minority Leader from 2023-26. Hogan served on the Senate Human Services Committee as well as Agriculture, Transportation and other interim committees.

The Dem-NPL called Hogan “a fierce advocate for the most vulnerable in our state, accountability and transparency in government, and support for local governments.”

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FARGO, ND (Dakota News Now) -North Dakota State held South Dakota State to 35.7% shooting in the first half, and kept the Jackrabbits at bay in the second half, en route to a 76-65 victory for the Bison in the Scheels Center on Wednesday in Summit League men’s basketball.

SDSU missed its first eight field goal attempts of the contest but found itself down just 6-0 in the opening minutes. The Jackrabbits trailed 15-6 before getting on their best run of the night. An 11-0 scoring stretch over a roughly two-minute span gave SDSU a 17-15 edge. The Jacks led for 23 seconds before NDSU struck back. The Bison responded with a 13-0 run to give the Bison a 28-17 advantage with 5:22 remaining in the opening half. North Dakota State eventually took a 35-23 lead into the halftime break. The Bison shot 48.3% from the field, while hitting five 3-pointers, and the Jacks were held to 2 of 13 from deep.

SDSU and NDSU traded baskets through a majority of the second half. The Jackrabbits whittled the deficit into single digits for a large portion of the period. Matthew Mors drained back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the margin to 63-58 as the clock dipped to five minutes remaining. Consecutive treys made by NDSU’s Treyson Anderson and Damari Wheeler-Thomas pushed the lead to double digits for good.

South Dakota State outshot North Dakota State 52-44% from the floor, but the Bison were 9-for-18 from 3-point range in the final 20 minutes of action.

NOTES

• North Dakota State improved to 15-5 overall and 5-0 in Summit League play. South Dakota State fell to 9-10 (2-2).
• Anderson led all scorers in the game with 20 points. The Bison sophomore went 7-for-12 shooting and 5 of 9 from deep. Five Bison scored in double digits including Trevian Carson (14), Markhi Strickland (12), Wheeler-Thomas (11) and Andy Stefonowicz (10). Wheeler-Thomas had eight rebounds and Carson dished out four assists, while the duo had three steals apiece.
• Four Jackrabbits scored in double digits led by Jaden Jackson’s 16 points. He was followed by Joe Sayler (12), Damon Wilkinson (10) and Mors (10). Jackson had team highs in rebounds (8) and assists (4).
• NDSU narrowly outshot SDSU 46-44% but had an edge from deep. The Bison connected on 14 3-pointers (45.2%) while the Jacks knocked down nine on 26 attempts (34.6%).

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South Dakota State returns home for its next contest on Saturday. The Jackrabbits host Kansas City at 4:15 p.m. in First Bank & Trust Arena as part of a doubleheader with the SDSU women’s basketball team.

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