Carrington (CSi) On Thursday afternoon, the Foster County State’s Attorney Paul Murphy and Foster County Commission chairman Bill Bauer updated issues in Foster County. They said that Foster County is currently in a difficult position following the resignation of after five county officials, including the Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Auditor, Clerk […]

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is awarding North Dakota’s highest honor to state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle.        The chief justice is the 41st recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.        The 81-year-old VandeWalle was re-elected to his fourth 10-year term in […]

Because of the state’s growing workforce need, efforts like  Find the Good Life  and Experience ND have been focused on helping to recruit potential North Dakotans to our state. These efforts promote North Dakota’s quality of life and the state’s ample job opportunities. As part of these efforts, the team […]

(AP)  Energy industry shares are falling as oversupply and weak demand drag down the price of oil.        Oil prices have been falling for some time, but new industry reports suggest the situation could worsen. OPEC slashed its estimate of how much crude oil it will need to produce […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Time magazine says Ebola fighters have won its 2014 Person of the Year award.        The winner was announced Wednesday. Pope Francis was last year’s winner.        In an article on the Time website, Editor Nancy Gibbs praises Ebola fighters from around the world […]

Bismarck (CSi)  North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has  issued warnings about a scam involving fake IRS calls. Stenehjem reminds consumers that these calls are fake. He says the IRS does not use threatening phone calls to notify taxpayers of potential problems with their tax return. The scam artists pretend […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, who led the city’s fight against several floods, was remembered as a North Dakota legend at his funeral.        Hundreds turned out Sunday to say goodbye to Walaker. The three-term mayor died Tuesday at age 73, several months after he was […]

Low unemployment, low taxes, and a high rate of high school graduates just some of the reasons the Business Insider magazine moves North Dakota up to number one in the ranking of happiest states in the U.S. Click link below for more. http://www.businessinsider.com/north-dakota-happiest-us-state-2014-2