Officers to be on duty at Fargo flu clinic

Law enforcement officers will be on duty for traffic control and to support health care workers at West Fargo High School for a H1N1 vaccine clinic Saturday.

Nov 06, 2009 | 8:50 am

DSU holds memorial for three students

DICKINSON (AP) - Dickinson State University officials retired the numbers of three college softball players at a packed memorial Thursday, two days after the women were found dead in their sunken vehicle in a livestock pond.

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Law enforcement mourns Grand Forks deputy

Law enforcement officials in the region are mourning the death of Maj. Mike Fonder, a longtime chief deputy and spokesman for the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department.

Nov 05, 2009 | 10:50 am

Police: Man beaten during Fargo robbery

Fargo police say two men were arrested Wednesday night after a man was reportedly duct-taped to a chair, kicked and beaten during a robbery in his apartment.

Nov 05, 2009 | 10:15 am

Cafe in Sawyer succumbs to fire

Authorities say a Wednesday night fire gutted the Cowboy Corner Cafe in Sawyer, southeast of Minot.

Nov 05, 2009 | 10:15 am

ND oil lease auction brings record $71.6M

An auction of oil drilling rights on North Dakota state land has brought in a record $71.6 million.

Nov 05, 2009 | 10:10 am

Hebron man found guilty in SWAT shooting

A man who was shot in the shoulder by a SWAT team member during an 8½-hour standoff at his home in Hebron has been convicted of two felony counts.

Nov 05, 2009 | 10:05 am

Hay bale removal extended in some ND areas

Farmers and ranchers in some parts of North Dakota are getting a little more time to remove hay bales from roadside ditches, because of wet weather.

Nov 05, 2009 | 9:40 am

Deadline passes in Fargo traffic fine case

The deadline has passed for submitting claims in a federal class action lawsuit against the city of Fargo over traffic fines.

Nov 05, 2009 | 9:40 am

Okla. man also facing fugitive charge

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma City man charged in the beating death of a dentist in North Dakota now faces a fugitive from justice count in his home state.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:15 am

New commander in place at Minot

MINOT (AP) - A new commander is on the job at the Minot Air Force Base.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:00 am

Eight restaurant workers arrested

WEST FARGO (AP) - Authorities say a noise complaint led to the arrests of eight Fargo restaurant workers suspected of being illegal immigrants.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:00 am

Feds are pledging overhaul of tribal recognition system

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer

BILLINGS, Mont. - With some American Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the U.S. government, federal officials Wednesday pledged to overhaul the cumbersome process but cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:00 am

$1M in requests for child care grants

MINOT (AP) - State officials say a new state grant program has $250,000 for child care facilities but its requests total more than $1 million.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:00 am

Towns lose fire departments

MERRICOURT (AP) - The town of Merricourt used to have its own fire department. Now, fires in and around the town are fought by fire departments in Ellendale and Edgeley.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:00 am

Basin CEO: Utilities must join climate debate

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The chief executive of a North Dakota-based electric power cooperative says utilities must be engaged in the climate-change debate and use their unified voice.

Nov 04, 2009 | 4:20 pm

Experts see no end to Red River Valley wet cycle

Climate experts organized by the Army Corps of Engineers see no end to a wet cycle in the Red River Valley.

Nov 04, 2009 | 10:00 am

Fort Berthold Community College gets USDA grant

By The Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is handing out more than $17 million in grants to 29 institutions to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers.

Nov 04, 2009 | 9:40 am

5th mountain lion killed in western ND

North Dakota's Game and Fish Department says five mountain lions have now been killed in the western part of the state. The season will close there if three more are killed before the end of March.

Nov 04, 2009 | 9:10 am