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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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