BISMARCK, N.D. (AP & KCSi-T.V. News May 2, 2013) – The next two-year budget for North Dakota’s Department of Human Services has broken a billion-dollar barrier.        The state House and Senate have approved a Human Services budget that calls for state general fund spending of just under $1.2 […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP May 1, 2013 – The Red River appears to have crested in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn.        National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Gust says it appears a preliminary crest of 33.27 feet was reached early Wednesday. The exact level will be verified later.        Gust says […]

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) – The Griggs County Commission has decided to build a new courthouse, despite voters rejecting the idea three times in a span of 14 months. Commissioners say they don’t need voter approval if they can build a new courthouse without raising taxes. They hope to begin construction […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP Apr 30, 3013) – The predicted flood crest for the Red River of the North has gone south once again.        The National Weather Service on Tuesday lowered the expected peak of the river to 34 feet, down from the 35.5-foot estimate that came out Monday […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The government estimates up to 7.4 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Dakotas and Montana, using current technology.        The U.S. Geological Survey estimate released Tuesday increases an earlier estimate by more than 3 billion […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Apr 30, 2013) – North Dakota’s Senate has killed a bill that contained more than $350 million in individual and corporate income tax cuts.        Senators defeated the bill 35-12 on Tuesday. North Dakota’s House overwhelmingly passed the measure Monday by a 75-15 vote.        […]