Gilby: A large brush fire that burned through nearly 1,000 acres of farmland east of Gilby in northeast North Dakota was caused by a hunter's all-terrain vehicle, according to the Gilby Volunteer Fire Department.

Heavy smoke from a wind-driven fire east of Gilby shut down a stretch of Grand Forks County Road 33 but caused little damage Tuesday afternoon.

One month after he reportedly escaped custody, a Burleigh-Morton County Detention Center inmate is back in jail with new charges

Grand Forks: A 27-year-old man is in custody after refusing to stop for a police officer in Grand Forks Monday morning. A Grand Forks police officer attempted to stop Jacob Henry at around 4:15 a.m. Monday on Red Dot Place. Henry sped up the vehicle and refused to stop for officers, leading a pursuit between North Washington Street and North 20th Street.

The man accused in the Flying "J" murder in Grand Forks is headed to prison. Thursday, 35-year-old Modesto Torrez was found guilty of ordering the murder of 24-year-old Austin Forsman.

Fargo: Fire crews responded to reports of heavy smoke at Bernie's Liquor on South University Drive late Wednesday night. Information is limited at this time, but we have a call in to authorities and will bring you the latest as it becomes available

Fargo: A woman awaiting sentencing for the murder of 24-year-old Austin Forsman on March 11, 2016, testified to receiving instructions to kill Forsman from a man she called family

Fargo: A man who witnessed the murder of 24-year-old Austin Forsman in March 2016 heard a man order the shooting in a phone conversation, according to testimony in U.S. District Court

A North Dakota State University Sophomore died in Wisconsin over the weekend. The Florence County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old Ellie Helm died in an ATV crash Friday night. The sheriff's office says alcohol and speed were factors in the crash.

Fargo: Fire crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex early Monday morning. The call came in at 2:15 a.m. to the seond floor of an apatment located at 3219 18th St. S. in Fargo.

West Fargo firefighters on scene of fire in upstairs apt. 115 Main Ave. East.

Opening arguments began Thursday morning, Sept. 28, in the trial of a man accused of ordering the death of a 24-year-old at a Grand Forks truck stop in 2016 as part of a meth trafficking conspiracy

A car and motorcycle crashed early Thursday morning. It happened at 4th St. N. and 6th Ave. N. in Fargo. The man who was driving the motorcycle was arrested for DUI. He was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. The driver and two passengers inside the vehicle were not hurt.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, Sept. 26, it is investigating a report made by a jail inmate regarding a sexual offense that allegedly involved a former correctional officer.

Fargo: An unoccupied personal vehicle owned by an area police officer was the target of four gunshots and the West Fargo Police Department is asking for the public's help to determine who is responsible

A van is destroyed after a fire early Wednesday morning. It happened around 4:30 at 2114 30th Ave. S. close to Brunsdale Park. Multiple crews responded and were able to get the flames under control in about 5 minutes

Larimore: One man is dead after an alleged drunk driver hit a motorcyclist near Larimore. 43-year-old Paul Lilja of Larimore was heading east when he turned into a driveway, hitting an oncoming motorcyclist. Lilja was taken to the Grand Forks County Jail.

A 27-year-old fugitive wanted in three states was arrested in the small northwest North Dakota town of Berthold. Police Chief Al Schmidt said he stopped a vehicle just after midnight and found open alcohol containers in a vehicle.

A Coroner has been on campus at NDSU all day Sunday as they investigate how a 17-year-old boy died at the school. It's a somber scene on campus at NDSU Sunday as more students learn that this boy died here at Sevrinson Hall.

Valley City, North Dakota shooting at N/A: no casualities

A 73-year-old Twin Buttes man was found guilty Thursday after a three-day jury trial of multiple child molestation charges. Lonnie Dale Spotted Bear molested three girls, all under the age of 12, evidence at the trial showed.

That's an active nuclear missile silo in the middle of a North Dakota farmer's field.

On flight to Minot AFB, SecDef Mattis affirms support for the military's nuclear triad

Mattis visiting Minot AFB Wednesday, only base in US to house both nuke-capable bombers and nuke tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles

Montana wildfire smoke is drifting into North Dakota, but the state health department says the air is still breathable. The hourly Air Quality Monitor says the metro is at a "moderate level." It just means there are pollutants in the air, but not enough to hurt most individuals

Murder suspect pleads not guilty to fatally shooting Maplewood woman

Fargo: Man detained on suspicion of DUI after head-on crash at NDSU

Des Lacs: Authorities have released the name of a 74-year-old Minnesota man who was killed Saturday, Sept. 9, when his pickup failed to yield and was struck by a train. The man was identified, Sept. 10, as Robert Bowman of Hollandale, Minn

Grand Forks, North Dakota shooting at 500 block of Circle Dr W: no casualities

Minot: Police say that someone fired shots into a trailer in the Gold Nugget Trailer Court early Friday morning. Police say they responded to the trailer court shortly after 2:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting, though the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.