North Dakota
ND State judge to hear testimony calling trans healthcare ban “unconstitutional”
BISMARCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) – 15-year-old Pamela Roe, along with her father Peter Roe, will be appearing in court alongside Pamela’s doctor, Dr. Luis Casas, in order to testify before a North Dakota State judge at the Burleigh County courthouse.
The testimony will be arguing against North Dakota’s recent ban on gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18. This law was passed in April of last year, signed into law by Gov. Doug Burgum. That law later received a request for a restraining order from a family impacted by it, though that request was denied.
Now a different family will be challenging the law, including witness testimony which they hope will support an argument for a preliminary injunction that would allow best-practice medical care to resume for trans youth in the state. According to the plaintiffs, the current health care ban “violates the North Dakota State Constitution by singling out transgender children for unequal treatment under the law.”
This testimony is part of an ongoing lawsuit brought against the State of North Dakota by the Roe family, as well as other families impacted by the law. A complete reading of the complaints in the lawsuit is available here.
This testimony will be streamed via Zoom, as well as the official ND South Central District YouTube page.
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(KNOX) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is being asked to weigh in on the reconstruction of Ray Richard’s Golf Course in Grand Forks. The upgrades and deferred maintenance improvements are the result of the pending DeMers Avenue/42nd Street Underpass project.
UND sold 6.5 acres of the nine hole course to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the grade separation. During the road construction the golf course will be realigned and reduced to a par 34 course. UND will also address underground utilities and irrigation systems. The total cost is around 4.5 million dollars.
The course will close for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The goal is to reopen in 2028. SBHE is expected to approve the design at its April 30th meeting.
Crews are expected to begin preliminary work on the $90 million dollar underpass project this week. The initial phase will have minimal impacts to traffic on both 42nd Street and DeMers Avenue. Larger impacts are expected later this summer.
MAPLETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Casselton Fire responded to a shop fire in rural Mapleton on Saturday afternoon, according to Casselton Fire Chief John Hejl.
Casselton Fire was dispatched to the scene at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Windy conditions escalated the fire before crews arrived, Hejl said.
Firefighters used defensive and offensive lines to control the fire upon arrival.
Casselton Fire was assisted by Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Casselton Ambulance, West Fargo Police Department, Davenport Fire and Mapleton Fire.
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A do not use water advisory issued by the City of Finley, North Dakota. April 2026.
FINLEY, N.D. (KFGO) – The city of Finley, North Dakota has been without potable water since Friday due to a suspected water main leak. Steele County Emergency Management says it is unclear how long it will take to restore water services in the city.
The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality says the available water in Finley has been deemed unusable for drinking, cooking, bathing and washing dishes or laundry.
The water system will need to be flushed and samples that say the water is safe will need to be collected for the water advisory to be lifted.
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