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Record Rain Leading to Flooding in North Dakota

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:26 +0000

Heavy rains that have been falling since late last week have led to flooding in North Dakota that has forced some residents from their homes and threatened a dam. Water from a creek and water that is moving overland flooded …

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Officials Say Costs from North Dakota Flooding Adding Up

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:11:00 +0000

Although spring flooding in North Dakota wasn’t as bad advertised in some areas, officials who are totaling the damages say the costs are piling up. The question is whether the final figure will impress the federal government. Federal, state and …

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Economic Survey Index: Growth Slows in Midwest, Plains States

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:42:53 +0000

A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states dipped for the second consecutive month in April, but the survey’s organizer said the index indicates slow growth for the region in the coming three to six months. The …

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Weather Service Drops Fargo, North Dakota Flood Prediction Again

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:56:19 +0000

A Red River flood that a week ago was predicted to challenge the record is now unlikely to reach the 100,000-plus sandbags and the miles of clay levees built for defense, Fargo, N.D., officials said on April 29. The National …

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Governor to Sign Tougher North Dakota DUI Laws

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:01 +0000

Gov. Jack Dalrymple says he will sign legislation aimed at strengthening penalties for drunken driving in North Dakota. The Legislature endorsed the bill that increases fines and other penalties. The new law will require jail time or community service work …

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Red River Crests Lower than Expected in North Dakota

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:03:12 +0000

Fargo, N.D., officials made one last call for sandbaggers on April 27 to help residents in a southwest Fargo neighborhood that’s a mile away from the rising Red River but needs protection from a nearby coulee. The final preparations came …

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Sandbagging Underway in Fargo, North Dakota-Area Subdivisions

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:27:19 +0000

The flood fight is kicking into high gear in southeastern North Dakota, where residents are preparing for what could be the fourth major flood in five years. The National Weather Service has warned residents in Fargo and Cass County to …

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South Dakota Firm Barred From Insurance Price-Negotiating

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:42:15 +0000

A company run by a South Dakota state lawmaker that negotiates contracts between chiropractors and insurance companies has agreed to discontinue that portion of its business after federal regulators said it violated antitrust rules. The Justice Department accused Chiropractic Associates …

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Survey Shows Growth in Midwest Economy

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:46:14 +0000

A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states jumped last month, suggesting improving economic growth for the region over the next three to six months. The Mid-America Business Conditions index hit 58.2 in March, compared with 53.1 …

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North Dakota Wants Another Look at Worker’s Comp

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:16:57 +0000

Tim Lambertson has fought a long legal battle to keep from seeing the doctor. The North Dakota former truck driver, who was sidelined from work by an injury sustained while unloading potatoes, would welcome medical treatments to end his debilitating …

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FEMA Frustrated by Drop in North Dakota Flood Policies

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:29:19 +0000

North Dakota faces another possible major flood this spring, federal officials are frustrated by the number of people in the state who lack insurance for such a disaster. Along the Red River and its tributaries, in flood-prone Fargo and Cass …

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2012 North Dakota Crops Valued at Nearly $11B

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:32:01 +0000

The value of crops produced in North Dakota last year totaled almost $11 billion, nearly doubling the $6 billion value of crops produced during flood-plagued 2011. The federal Agriculture Department computes the value by multiplying the average price during the …

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$4.3M Recovered in 2012 for North Dakota Consumers

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:49:51 +0000

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has released a report that shows more than $4.3 million was recovered or saved for North Dakota citizens in 2012. This number represents money recovered on behalf of North Dakotans through the insurance department’s …

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Risk of Minor Flooding Along Souris River This Spring

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:03:38 +0000

The risk of minor flooding at various points along the Souris River in North Dakota this spring is slightly greater than normal, the National Weather Service said. Allen Schlag, a Bismarck-based National Weather Service hydrologist, said there will be a …

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Texas Parents Lobby for Tougher DUI Laws in North Dakota

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:15:32 +0000

The parents of two Texas boys killed when a pickup truck ran over their tent in a North Dakota campground last summer have returned to North Dakota to lobby the state Legislature for tougher drunken driving laws. Alaries Ruiz, 5, …

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Fargo, North Dakota DUIs Down Nearly 10% in 2012

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:53:39 +0000

Drunken driving arrests in North Dakota’s largest city dropped nearly 10 percent last year after a record 2011. Preliminary data show officers made 1,019 arrests for driving under the influence last year, down from a record 1,127 the previous year, …

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North Dakota Is Nation’s Fastest-Growing State Since 2011

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:48:37 +0000

North Dakota’s total population climbed by 2.17 percent between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012. This is the fastest growth of any state, and nearly three times faster than the nation as a whole, according to Census Bureau state …

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North Dakota DUI Bill Would Require Jail Time For 1st Offense

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:44:18 +0000

State officials say a plan for tougher drunken driving legislation would make North Dakota one of 15 states to require jail time for first-time offenders. The proposal follows pleas for stiffer DUI penalties after a wrong-way crash in July that …

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Fargo, North Dakota, to Offer Buyouts to Residents of 56 Homes

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:54:27 +0000

North Dakota’s largest city is planning to offer buyouts to residents of 56 homes next year as part of a plan to protect them from Red River flooding. Fargo officials say the buyouts will likely cost about $24 million, The …

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Dakota Ranchers, Businessman Settle Wayward Bison Lawsuit

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:36:21 +0000

Three Dakotas ranchers and a Florida millionaire businessman have settled a lawsuit over damage allegedly caused by wayward bison, attorneys said. Bachmeier Farms and ranchers Nick Vollmuth and Gary Sandland claimed bison from Maurice Wilder’s ranch on the North Dakota-South …

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Study: North Dakota Health Insurance Market Near Monopoly

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:31:41 +0000

An American Medical Association study concludes that North Dakota’s health insurance market is almost a monopoly but the state’s dominant health insurer says consumers are not getting gouged. The study says a concentration of health insurance among a handful of …

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Home Improvement Store to Fly Wisconsin Workers to Booming North Dakota

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:57:08 +0000

Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store in Minot, which is near the state’s booming oil patch and has more jobs …

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Study: Minot, North Dakota Has $1B in Unmet Flood Recovery Needs

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:41:45 +0000

A study has concluded that Minot, N.D., has $1 billion in unmet needs as it continues to recover from historic Souris River flooding in 2011. The Minot City Council spent $125,000 of federal grant money to commission the study. The …

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Hamm Re-Elected as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:43:55 +0000

Republican and incumbent North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm handily won re-election against his Democrat challenger Tom Potter. Hamm received just over 63 percent of the vote to Potter’s 36.5 percent. Hamm ran on a three-C platform: common sense insurance …

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Occupied FEMA Units in Ward County, N.D. Below 1,000

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:35:14 +0000

The number of temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency housing units in Ward County, North Dakota that are still occupied has dropped below 1,000. FEMA calls it “an important milestone” as Minot and surrounding communities continue their recovery from the devastating summer …

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27 People Displaced As Fire Claims Small North Dakota Town

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:42:17 +0000

A tiny southwestern North Dakota town has been all but destroyed by a wind-fueled wildfire that displaced its 27 residents, prompting an outpouring of assistance from surrounding communities, officials said Thursday. No one was injured in the fire that swept …

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North Dakota Man with 14 DUIs Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:37:21 +0000

A West Fargo, N.D., man has pleaded guilty to his 14th drunken driving charge and been sent to prison. Sixty-year-old Kevin Tegtmeier was sentenced to four years behind bars, a year less than the maximum possible term requested by prosecutors. …

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Deadline for Cheap North Dakota Flood Rebuilding Loans Looms

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:20:06 +0000

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 …

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North Dakota Yanks Insurance Agent’s License over Alleged Forgery

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:20:48 +0000

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has revoked the license of Bismarck agent Samuel Neutgens for alleged forgery. Hamm says Neutgens improperly signed a customer’s name on an insurance policy cancellation letter, without the customer’s knowledge or permission. Hamm says …

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1 N.D. Agent Pleads not Guilty, 1 Sentenced in Separate Cases

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:08:43 +0000

A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent accused of stealing $30,000 from a client has pleaded not guilty to five felony theft counts. Meanwhile, a former Bismarck insurance agent is headed to prison for stealing money from clients. Authorities allege that Scott …

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