A sign in Devils Lake, North Dakota, marks the road leading to the Spirit Lake Reservation. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota ...

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Geological Survey has drafted a report that provides a road map to explore lignite coal and organic-rich mudstone that contains enriched critical minerals.

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native ...