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Jamestown, Pipestem reservoirs beginning to drop

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:15 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says releases from Jamestown Reservoir will be decreased to 900 cubic feet per second and Pipestem Reservoir releases will be increased to 300 cubic feet per second.

ND ag commissioner allowing aerial herbicide

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:34 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota's agriculture commissioner is allowing aerial application of a herbicide to control weeds in cornfields.

Incoming ND Higher Ed president wants fresh start

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:39 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - The incoming president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education is looking at the change in leadership as a fresh start for the entire university system.

ND paddlefish season sees record citations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:19 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota game wardens issued a record number of citations during the paddlefish snagging season last month.

Goal replays to be part of ND prep hockey tourneys

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:54:32 -0400

VALLEY CITY, North Dakota - The governing body for high school sports in North Dakota has approved the limited use of instant replay in state hockey tournaments.

US sens want answers in child death on reservation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:10 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - North Dakota's two U.S. senators are calling for quick action and more answers from authorities investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl on the Spirit Lake Reservation.

Equal parenting petitions approved for circulation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:22:23 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved petitions for a proposed statewide ballot measure on parental rights that could go before voters next year.

Lake Region State in Devils Lake adds wind turbine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:19:04 -0400

DEVILS LAKE, North Dakota - Lake Region State College has added a wind turbine for its technician training program.

New bishop of Catholic Diocese of Fargo ordained

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:06 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Monsignor John Folda is officially taking the helm of the Catholic Diocese of Fargo.

County trying to put halt to man camp construction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:33 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Officials in a northwestern North Dakota county have put a moratorium on so-called man camps that house oil patch workers.

ND general fund beats forecast by $1.6 billion

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:47 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Revenue streaming into North Dakota's general fund is $1.6 billion higher than officials estimated and there is still one month left to go in the two-year budget cycle.

Bismarck woman pleads not guilty to child neglect

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:21 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - A Bismarck woman accused of leaving four children home alone in an apartment where a fire started in an oven has pleaded not guilty to abuse or neglect of a child.

ND family in standoff will face November trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:38:03 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - A state district judge has rejected a plea agreement reached between prosecutors and members of a rural Lakota family involved in a summer-long standoff with law enforcement in 2011.

Proposed oil field waste landfill draws criticism

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:34:06 -0400

WASHBURN, North Dakota - A proposed oil field waste landfill northwest of Underwood is being criticized by some area residents who fear radioactive contamination and increased highway traffic.

Embattled ND chancellor criticizes 3 presidents

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:04:23 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Outgoing North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani has criticized three university presidents in annual performance evaluations.

Grand Forks enhances discrimination safeguards

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:19:19 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - Grand Forks has become the first city in North Dakota to protect city employees and city job applicants from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

North Dakota Trails Conference getting under way

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:04:03 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Managers and users of trails in North Dakota are gathering in Bismarck.

Meeting planned to talk about bovine tuberculosis

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:34:38 -0400

MANDAN, North Dakota - North Dakota agriculture and animal health officials are holding a meeting with cattle producers, veterinarians and others to talk about bovine tuberculosis.

Warmer, drier weather helps N. Dakota farmers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:27:18 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Warmer and drier weather across North Dakota last week allowed farmers to get the last of their crops planted.

North Dakota tribe preparing to launch yacht

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:58:50 -0400

NEW TOWN, North Dakota - The Three Affiliated Tribes plans to dedicate a yacht next month that eventually will be used for a riverboat gambling operation on the Missouri River in North Dakota.