John Hoeven

The man who expanded the Fargo-based sporting goods store Scheels to national prominence will receive the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota's highest citizen honor.

Like U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp before him, and Sen. Kent Conrad before her, Sen. John Hoeven had grown weary of complaints about unacceptably poor service from the U.S. Postal Service.

Focusing on rural outreach, North Dakota Democrats are campaigning to challenge Republican dominance and address voter concerns.

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food.