This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Davrick Hayes, a 31-year-old quality assurance analyst and entrepreneur based in Bismarck, North Dakota. It's been edited for length and clarity.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP ... on President Joe Biden to designate nearly 140,000 acres of rugged, scenic Badlands as North Dakota’s first national monument, a proposal several tribal nations ...

Normal snowfall, cold temps expected in North Dakota the rest of the winter. Meanwhile, an arctic blast is on the way for the ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — You may be able to ride the rails out of Bismarck again ... This new route will provide amazing scenery from the Pacific to the Great Lakes and include access to Theodore ...