North Dakota committee endorses sports betting resolution
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A House committee on Wednesday endorsed a resolution that would allow North Dakotans to decide if sports gambling should be allowed in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
North Dakota committee endorses sports betting resolution
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A House committee on Wednesday endorsed a resolution that would allow North Dakotans to decide if sports gambling should be allowed in the state.
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North Dakota committee endorses sports betting resolution
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A House committee on Wednesday endorsed a resolution that would allow North Dakotans to decide if sports gambling should be allowed in the state.
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North Dakota bill would charge abortion provider with murder
Performing an abortion in North Dakota would amount to murder and come with a life prison sentence under a bill proposed by a far-right Republican lawmaker who is a Lutheran pastor.
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Bill would bar contributions from North Dakota governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bill that would prohibit a North Dakota governor from giving cash or endorsing a member of the Legislature is getting a cool reception from both GOP and Democratic legislative leaders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mothers push for reform of 'antiquated' breastfeeding law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some mothers are again pushing for the removal of what they describe as outdated language in state law governing breastfeeding in North Dakota.
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Legislation aims to tighten North Dakota seat belt law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to tighten North Dakota’s seat belt law to allow police to pull over anyone they see driving unbuckled — or any of their passengers.
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Legislation aims to tighten North Dakota seat belt law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to tighten North Dakota’s seat belt law to allow police to pull over anyone they see driving unbuckled — or any of their passengers.
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Prison business wants to sell products to state employees
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is considering whether to allow the state’s 16,000 employees to buy products made by people incarcerated in the state prison system.
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Budget, bonds, virus top North Dakota legislative session
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for the state's 67th legislative session, where they will face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that’s hit a state economy already reeling from depressed oil and agriculture prices. Ambitious billion-dollar bonding proposals are …
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Budget, bonds, virus top North Dakota legislative session
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for the state's 67th legislative session, where they will face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that’s hit a state economy already reeling from depressed oil and agriculture prices. Ambitious billion-dollar bonding proposals are …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Budget, bonds, virus top North Dakota legislative session
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for the state's 67th legislative session, where they will face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that’s hit a state economy already reeling from depressed oil and agriculture prices. Ambitious billion-dollar bonding proposals are …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Budget, bonds, virus top North Dakota legislative session
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for the state's 67th legislative session, where they will face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that’s hit a state economy already reeling from depressed oil and agriculture prices. Ambitious billion-dollar bonding proposals are …
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Governor bills North Dakota for lost fight over House seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota taxpayers are on the hook for legal expenses in Gov. Doug Burgum’s failed attempt to fill a legislative seat won by a man who died before taking office.
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Gov. Burgum extends mask mandate, limits on gatherings
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday extended an executive order that requires people wear masks and limits the size of gatherings until next month but will allow high school sports to resume next week.
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Army Corps withdraws plan to charge for reservoir water
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers reversed course on an Obama-era proposal to charge for water drawn from reservoirs the Corps manages, North Dakota’s attorney general said Friday.
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Army Corps withdraws plan to charge for reservoir water
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers reversed course on an Obama-era proposal to charge for water drawn from reservoirs the Corps manages, North Dakota’s attorney general said Friday.
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Court: North Dakota governor can't fill dead candidate seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum does not have the authority to appoint someone to a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, the North Dakota Supreme Court concluded Tuesday.
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Court hears arguments on dead North Dakota candidate's seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Constitution gives Gov. Doug Burgum the right to appoint someone to a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, his lawyer argued Friday as the state Supreme Court waded into what attorneys called an unprecedented case.
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Burgum nemesis chosen by GOP to fill dead candidate's seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A powerful Republican North Dakota lawmaker who lost his seat after being targeted by Gov. Doug Burgum has been chosen by party activists to return to his old seat to replace a candidate who died before the election.
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North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Like many medical workers around the world, Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can’t escape the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic. It follows him everywhere: at work, where people die every shift; at the grocery store, where people rail against his city's mask requirement; and …
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North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After months of resisting ordering the people of North Dakota to wear masks and limit the size of gatherings, the state's Republican governor relented in an effort to stem a coronavirus surge that is among the worst in the U.S. and that threatens to overwhelm the …
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North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Like many medical workers around the world, Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can’t escape the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic. It follows him everywhere: at work, where people die every shift; at the grocery store, where people rail against his city's mask requirement; and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After months of resisting ordering the people of North Dakota to wear masks and limit the size of gatherings, the state's Republican governor relented in an effort to stem a coronavirus surge that is among the worst in the U.S. and that threatens to overwhelm the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After months of resisting ordering the people of North Dakota to wear masks and limit the size of gatherings, the state's Republican governor relented in an effort to stem a coronavirus surge that is among the worst in the U.S. and that threatens to overwhelm the …
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North Dakota mandates masks, capacity limits as virus surges
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions late Friday in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has stressed the state’s hospital capacity.
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North Dakota orders mask mandate, business restrictions
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions late Friday in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has stressed the state’s hospital capacity.
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Hundreds attend pro-Trump rally at North Dakota Capitol
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Several hundred backers of President Donald Trump gathered Saturday at North Dakota’s Capitol, expressing support for the president and venting frustration with tabulation of election results in favor of Joe Biden.
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Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus 'sorrow'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — With coronavirus cases running rampant in the Dakotas and elected leaders refusing to forcefully intervene, the burden of pushing people to take the virus seriously has increasingly been put on the families of those who have died.
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AG: North Dakota governor can't fill dead candidate's seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has no authority to appoint a coal company executive to fill a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, the attorney general said Wednesday.
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AG: North Dakota governor can't fill dead candidate's seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has no authority to appoint a coal company executive to fill a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, the attorney general said Wednesday.
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Governor names executive to House seat won by dead candidate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday appointed a coal company executive to fill a state House seat left open by a Republican candidate who died last month due to complications from COVID-19.
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Trump, Burgum, Armstrong win North Dakota races
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Gov. Doug Burgum posted lopsided victories Tuesday in traditionally Republican North Dakota. And voters rejected a proposal that would have allowed the Legislature review and approve citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. North Dakota’s top election official said unofficial early numbers indicate a record turnout …
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Burgum faces voters; lawmakers seek control on amendments
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Gov. Doug Burgum are hoping for lopsided victories Tuesday in traditionally Republican North Dakota. And their party is certain to maintain a tight grip on the Legislature. Less certain is what will come of a proposal that asks voters to let the …
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Burgum faces voters; lawmakers seek control on amendments
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Gov. Doug Burgum are hoping for lopsided victories Tuesday in traditionally Republican North Dakota. And their party is certain to maintain a tight grip on the Legislature. Less certain is what will come of a proposal that asks voters to let the …
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Judge dismisses defamation claim by Dakota Access protester
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit by a New York City woman who was severely injured in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota four years ago.
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Backers get needed funds for North Dakota Roosevelt library
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's governor, Microsoft, a Walmart heir, and a Fargo media mogul are among the major financial backers of a proposed presidential library for Theodore Roosevelt in the state's western Badlands where he hunted, ranched and lived a cowboy life before becoming the 26th U.S. president, …
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Some in North Dakota wish for tougher virus tack by governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — James Yantzer strode into a Harbor Freight Tools store in one of North Dakota's worst hot spots for the coronavirus, brushing off a sign telling customers to wear a face mask.
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Some in North Dakota wish for tougher virus tack by governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — James Yantzer strode into a Harbor Freight Tools store in one of North Dakota's worst hot spots for the coronavirus, brushing off a sign telling customers to wear a face mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Army Corps blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won't grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.
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Pipeline protesters increasingly divided over tactics
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Protesters at the demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline are increasingly divided over how to stop the project, with militant younger activists seeking more aggressive tactics and an older crowd arguing for peaceful protest centered on prayer.
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Police evict Dakota oil pipeline protesters from private land
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — A months-long protest over the Dakota Access oil pipeline reached its most chaotic pitch yet when hundreds of law enforcement officers moved in to force activists off private property.
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Intervention on oil pipeline project unprecedented
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux’s effort to block a four-state oil pipeline got a lifeline when the federal government temporarily stopped the project, a move some say likely may forever change the way all energy infrastructure projects are reviewed in the future.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Without Keystone, industry must find new paths for oil
TORONTO — Following the Obama administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, the oil industry faces the tricky task of making sure the crude oil targeted for the pipeline still gets where it needs to go.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Kalispell oil exec faces 50 years for dumping
BISMARCK, N.D. — An oil executive from Kalispell accused of dumping toxic drilling liquid and endangering drinking water for a county in southwest North Dakota has reached an undisclosed plea deal with federal prosecutors, authorities say.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
North Dakota discloses oil train details
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dozens of mile-long trains loaded with crude are leaving western North Dakota each week, with most shipments going through the state’s most populous county while en route to refineries across the country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Nearly 300 North Dakota pipeline spills in less than 2 years
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota, the nation's No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, state documents show. None was reported to the public, officials said.
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A crude awakening
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Badlands monument threatened
BISMARCK, N.D. - The site of the Elkhorn Ranch in the badlands of North Dakota looks and feels much as it did when Theodore Roosevelt retreated there to raise cattle following the deaths of his wife and mother in 1884.
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