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Service gives advice in tenant-landlord disputes

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:34:53 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - A new mediation service in Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, aims to prevent disputes between landlords and tenants from going to court or leading to eviction.

ND body gives tax break to manufacturing plant

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:14 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The Burleigh County Commission has agreed to give Midwest Manufacturing a 50 percent property tax break for three years on a $7.5 million manufacturing plant it plans to build in McKenzie Township.

Diederich new leader of ND higher education board

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:06 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Kirsten Diederich of Fargo is the new president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.

ND higher education board revises tuition plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:29:41 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The state Board of Higher Education has revised a tuition rate plan that had been in place only a few weeks.

Cavalier residents breathing a big sigh of relief

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:07:38 -0400

CAVALIER, North Dakota - The mayor of flood-threatened Cavalier says residents are "breathing an enormous sigh of relief."

Flood situation improves dramatically in Crystal

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:06 -0400

CRYSTAL, North Dakota - Floodwaters that swamped Crystal have stopped entering the small Pembina County town, and county Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking says the focus is now on cleanup.

Hydrocodone pills found during traffic stop

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:03 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - The Grand Forks Sheriff's Department says deputies found more than 500 hidden hydrocodone pills hidden during a traffic stop.

Flood threat easing on Park River in Grafton

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:04 -0400

GRAFTON, North Dakota - The flood threat is easing in the Walsh County community of Grafton.

ND officials still hopeful base can get tankers

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:48 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - North Dakota's governor and congressional delegation say they will continue to push for a new air refueling tanker mission at Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Rice Lake residents experiencing flooding again

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:01 -0400

RICE LAKE, North Dakota - People around Rice Lake in northwestern North Dakota are experiencing flooding for a third straight year.

Williston to get third state district court judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:02 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - One of two new judgeships in North Dakota's Northwest Judicial District will be based in Williston, the state Supreme Court has decided.

ND man gets no prison time for negligent homicide

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:19:27 -0400

DICKINSON, North Dakota - A Bowman man charged with negligent homicide in a vehicle crash that killed a retired abbot from the Assumption Abbey in Richardton has received a deferred prison sentence.

Site plan approved for ND natural gas processor

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:05 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - An energy company has received approval to start construction of a new natural gas processing plant in northwestern North Dakota.

Naked man arrested, escapes from patrol car in ND

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:11 -0400

LINDGERWOOD, North Dakota - A Linderwood man has been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after walking around naked and then breaking out a patrol car window and escaping after an officer arrested him.

Levi named new ND state transportation director

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:24 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - A longtime Department of Transportation engineer who rose through the agency's ranks over the past 30 years is most qualified to lead the state in dealing with unprecedented demands on North Dakota's roads and other infrastructure, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Wednesday.

Duhamel to lead N. Dakota State Fair parade

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:08:51 -0400

MINOT, North Dakota - Actor Josh Duhamel is returning to North Dakota for the annual State Fair in July.

Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:28 -0400

Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, May 17, 2013

3 in petition fraud case skip community service

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:28 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Three former North Dakota State University football players charged in an election scandal last year are now accused of failing to complete the community service required by their probation agreements.

Oklahomans witness tornado from ND oil patch

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:38 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - People from Moore, Oklahoma, who were working in the North Dakota oil patch when a tornado devastated their city say waiting for word on whether their families were safe was a stressful time.

2 slain ND Guard soldiers honored in Bismarck

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:50:05 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Two North Dakota National Guard soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan last December are being remembered in Bismarck.