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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.

Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials

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

Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, May 17, 2013

Federal disaster declaration requested for ND

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:07 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple sent a letter Tuesday to President Barack Obama requesting a federal disaster declaration to help 16 counties and the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation recover from spring flooding.

ND National Guard soldiers honored in Williston

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:35:24 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served a year in Afghanistan and lost two of their comrades there have been honored.

EPA taking comments on ND air pollution matter

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:49:23 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Environmental groups say the federal government should order two coal-fired power plants in western North Dakota to use more sophisticated pollution-control technology, but state officials say the matter already has been settled and no more debate is needed.

Legal challenges begin against ND abortion laws

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:02:40 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Abortion rights activists on Wednesday filed the first of what they expect will be several legal challenges to laws recently approved in North Dakota that would make that state the most restrictive in the country for women to terminate their pregnancies.

ND remembering its fallen law enforcement officers

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:34:11 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota is remembering its fallen law enforcement officers.

Bobcat Co. breaks ground on $20M Bismarck facility

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:51 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Bobcat Co. is investing $20 million in an expansion and renovations in Bismarck, about 3 ½ years after closing its manufacturing plant and laying off nearly 500 workers.

ND to develop list of 'culturally important' sites

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:16:14 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota officials are planning to make a list of the state's "culturally important" places that should be protected from energy development or other disturbances.

ND Legislature approves $1.1B oil-impact measure

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:47:37 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Lawmakers agreed Thursday to provide more than $1.1 billion in state aid to help western North Dakota communities deal with exploding energy development in the region.

As Red River ebbs, Fargo plans cleanup

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:14:43 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Residents of Fargo turned their attention Wednesday to cleaning up and protecting against future floods as the Red River began its slow descent from a crest that came in well below early projections.

Dalrymple signs tougher ND DUI laws

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:26:12 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Monday aimed at strengthening penalties for drunken driving in North Dakota.

Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:51:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women's health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide, and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism.

Flood-weary Fargo, ND, lobbies for permanent fix

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:32:02 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Filling and laying sandbags has become a civic rite of spring in Fargo, where the swollen Red River has caused major flooding in three of the past four years.

Dalrymple seeks emergency declaration for flooding

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:56:22 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Gov. Jack Dalrymple requested an emergency declaration from President Obama on Tuesday due to the strong potential for spring flooding in North Dakota.