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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.

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.

ND delegation opposes proposed fracking rule

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:58 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota's congressional delegation doesn't like a proposed new rule that would require energy companies on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

Bill that includes ND diversion passes US Senate

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:45 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a water bill that includes authorization for a Red River flood diversion channel, the significance of which is being debated much like the project itself.

Western lawmakers push to restore mineral funds

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:07:21 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A bipartisan group of western lawmakers is pushing legislation in Washington to restore cuts of $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

Missile in scrapped test was to come from Minot

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:20:22 -0400

MINOT, North Dakota - Air Force officials and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say the intercontinental ballistic missile for a planned test launch that was scrapped last month because of mounting tensions with North Korea was to have come from the Minot Air Force Base missile field.

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.

Fargo air traffic tower to remain open 24 hours

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:23:15 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - The only 24-7 air traffic control tower in the Dakotas will stay open through the night, after North Dakota's congressional delegation pleaded with the Federal Aviation Administration to keep the Fargo facility open at all times.

Excerpts of recent editorials in North Dakota

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:50:37 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - The Forum, Fargo, April 27, 2013

Senators say Red River diversion measure on docket

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:48:21 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - A measure that would authorize a Red River flood diversion project should reach the Senate floor Monday, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Wednesday.

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.