Hoeven calls for help with low commodity prices facing farmers
During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee last week, Sen. John Hoeven called on U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Enchanted Highway gets green-light for expansion
Nearly one year after breaking records on Kickstarter, Gary Greff and his Enchanted Highway are nearing an addition to the…
Governor directs agencies to find additional savings
Gov. Jack Dalrymple directed the state’s General Fund agencies to reduce their 2015-2017 budgets by an additional 2.5 percent to…
Hoeven making sure farmers have access to affordable fertilizer
Sen. John Hoeven this week met managers of Central Plains Ag Services and farm group leaders in Hannaford to update…
Woman serving life sentence dies in prison
A women convicted in the 1990 murder of a Dickinson woman died earlier last week after being found unresponsive inside a…
Record production, lakes stocked
With North Dakota’s recent growth in walleye fisheries, a record 150-plus lakes across the state were stocked with nearly 11…
Hoeven works to meet ranchers’ needs, ensure multiple use in grasslands
Senator highlights $750 Million in taxpayer savings due to grazing At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy Committee last…
First VA National Hospital to open in North Dakota
VA purchases land in Cass County to serve more than 24,000 veterans, families Sen. John Hoeven recently announced that the…
BLM adjusts oil, gas civil penalties
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) this week announced a congressionally mandated inflation adjustment to civil penalties that companies must…
State urges residents to avoid blue-green algae
Hot summer weather can contribute to the production of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in bodies of water that are used by…
Large hail falls in Adams County storm
HETTINGER — The National Weather Service confirmed the touchdown of an EF-1 tornado south of the city of Mott. Meteorologist…
N.D. resident tests positive for Zika virus
The North Dakota Department of Health recently received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a woman…
Several load restrictions lifted
Load restrictions to be lifted on majority of highways south of and including Highway 2 from the Minnesota border to…
Congress recognizes bison as national mammal
Both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to name the bison as…
Construction begins on westbound I-94 near Medora
Construction began earlier this week on westbound I-94 near Medora. Work consists of reconstruction of the westbound lanes from Medora…
Drive Sober campaign nets 158 arrests, citations
Law enforcement patrols across the state worked more than 1,300 overtime hours for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over…
Load restrictions lifted on southern N.D. highways
Effective 7 a.m. Wednesday, load restrictions were lifted on a majority of highways in the southern portion of North Dakota.…
West River gets new CEO
When he drove into Hettinger, he said it was like coming home. West River welcomes Matthew Shahan to its management…
N.D. photographer hired to shoot car Tom Mix died in
BELFIELD — Are you familiar with Tom Mix? He was the first real famous cowboy film hero, long before Gene…
Western N.D. agencies to begin movement to clean Highway 85
Highway 85 could soon get a lot cleaner.
Wanted: Volunteer rain and snow observers in N.D.
A nationwide rain and snow reporting network is looking for volunteers in North Dakota to become part of the state’s…
Nominations sought for North Dakota Woman of the Year
The North Dakota Women’s Network (NDWN) is seeking nominations for its 2016 Woman of the Year award. The Woman of…
Additional highway load restrictions begin Thursday
Effective 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, additional load restrictions will be in effect for south central and southwestern North Dakota…
Tax filing deadline is March 1 for agricultural producers
Agricultural producers have until March 1, 2016, to file their 2015 income tax returns without penalty if they have not…
Former Hettinger doctor, UND department chair pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
Robert William Beattie, 55, agreed to plead guilty to one count of receiving and distributing materials containing child pornography and…