The Burleigh County Commission approved three actions Monday so it can start collecting a half-cent jail sales tax by Oct. 1. The special sales tax will help pay for a combined $70 million jail ...

In the last few weeks, the Burleigh Morton county jail has taken in just under 30 people listed as illegal aliens wanted by the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In a single vote, Burleigh County voters approved funding the jail with a half-cent sales tax by a margin of 58 percent to 42 percent. In Morton County it passed with 42 votes.

BISMARCK -- The last time Burleigh and Morton counties talked about expanding jails, it took almost 20 years to get anything done. This time around, discussions have been ongoing for at least five ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The Burleigh County Courthouse closed midafternoon on Monday due to a power outage. Director of ...

Kerry Komrosky was booked into jail at 9:52 a.m. Tuesday, this time because he did not show up to the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday to have his drug patch changed.

BISMARCK — The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department has received federal approval to operate drones over people, a development the agency says could help law enforcement agencies statewide.

He is held at the Burleigh-Morton County Detention Center. • Sept. 5: Kristina Kratz visits Lang, her ex-husband, in jail. She said he had low blood sugar and appeared OK but was "a little shaky." ...

The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department has received a four‐year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) over people.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Burleigh County will likely shoulder the bulk of the operating costs for a new Bismarck-area jail it is sharing with neighboring Morton County. Voters in both counties in ...