MINOT, ND (KXNET) — The New Year is ringing in judicial history in North Dakota. Justice Lisa Fair McEvers will take the bench as the first woman ever elected Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.

North Dakota Sen. Judy Lee and Reps. Jim Jonas and Austen Schauer, all Republicans, announced that they would campaign to represent District 13 in the state Legislature.

MINOT — It may seem odd to call this election cycle a particularly consequential one for North Dakota given how slim the pickings will be at the top of the ballot.

Justice Lisa Fair McEvers will be the next Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. She will be the first woman to serve in that role in state history.

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s attorney general says a recent Ethics Commission advisory opinion related to campaign finance law is void, arguing the agency exceeded its authority.

Members of the North Dakota Farmers Union elected Matt Perdue to be its newest president Saturday.