October 25, 2012
North Dakota tree owners take note: If your tree’s branches damage your neighbor’s house, he or she may be able to get into your pocket. So says the North Dakota Supreme Court, which ruled that the owner of three rogue …
September 25, 2012
Jessica Henderson’s Minot home had just been painstakingly gutted and remodeled, from the basement on up, when the flooding Souris River put its main floor under four feet of water last summer. When it came time to rebuild again, Henderson …
February 27, 2012
A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director has asked a federal judge to review his felony conviction for misspending state funds, claiming county prosecutors used false testimony to get it. In a petition filed in U.S. District Court in Bismarck, …
November 15, 2011
North Dakota’s Senate unanimously approved a $639 million disaster relief measure that includes money for low-interest home loans, road construction and repairs to public works. The measure’s centerpiece is a $60 million fund, to be administered by the state-owned Bank …
November 14, 2011
Angered by a federal health care law that most of them despise, North Dakota House Republicans defeated legislation to give state officials authority over a health insurance marketing agency that the law requires states to establish. They said endorsing state …
November 9, 2011
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has unveiled a $569 million plan to provide disaster aid to flood-stricken areas and to help western North Dakota towns struggling to cope with oil development. Speaking to a joint session of the North Dakota …
August 22, 2011
Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending. “We’ll have less resources to work with,” …
June 27, 2011
The Souris River crested nearly 2 feet lower than expected in Minot, N.D., where city officials hoped to ride out the high water without losing more than the thousands of homes already damaged by flooding. The river had been expected …
June 23, 2011
The commander of North Dakota’s National Guard estimated it will cost $90 million or more to repair roads, parks and other public works from damage caused during spring and summer flooding. Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, speaking to the Legislature’s Budget …
August 16, 2010
An unusual North Dakota workers’ compensation law provides reduced benefits when a job injury worsens a medical problem the employee already has, and a consultant told state lawmakers on Friday they should repeal it. The move would mean about $4.8 …