In “The Mighty Red,” Louise Erdrich’s enthralling ode and elegy to the people of North Dakota’s Red River Valley ... her deep connection with the Great Plains and its Indigenous people.

A Jackson County judge Friday struck down licensing requirements for clinics that have stood in the way of abortion services ...

The Great Plains are the grasslands of the North American continent, and lie between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. Early European explorers found the Plains a very hostile ...