North Dakota News
Sunday, November 8, 2026
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is applying for a waiver from requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind education law. States are allowed to opt out of the controversial law if they meet certain requirements including developing alternative standards that meet federal approval. More than two dozen states […]
STANLEY, N.D. (AP) – In a story Sept. 6 about a worker who got burned in an explosion at a North Dakota oil rig site, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Office, misidentified the company that operates the site. The site is operated by Slawson […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Fifteen people, including nine North Dakota State University football players, have been formally charged with faking signatures on two North Dakota initiative petitions. Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick says the 15 are scheduled for their first court appearance Oct. 2, 2012. They’re charged with a […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Democratic U.S. House candidate Pam Gulleson says one way to bolster Social Security is to raise the tax cap on wages. Now, a person pays Social Security taxes on his or her first $110,100 of income. At a debate in Bismarck on Wednesday, Gulleson […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Sept 5, 2012) – Democratic governor candidate Ryan Taylor believes incumbent Republican Jack Dalrymple hasn’t done a good job managing the effects of North Dakota’s oil boom. Dalrymple says there’s some catching up to do. But he says his administration has done well at trying to […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Sept 5, 2012) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has declared a statewide rural fire emergency. Dalrymple issued the executive order on Wednesday. He says weather conditions have created a serious fire threat in much of North Dakota. The order applies statewide but restrictions are in place […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – In North Dakota’s U.S. Senate campaign, Republican Rick Berg and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp agree on many things. At a debate Wednesday in Bismarck, Berg and Heitkamp said they support developing all of the nation’s energy sources, including coal and oil. Heitkamp says President Barack […]
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A lawsuit has been filed against the Richland County Sheriff’s Office claiming two of its deputies used excessive force on three men during a traffic stop. The lawsuit filed Tuesday is seeking unspecified damages for medical expenses, mental anguish, pain and suffering by Adam Nelson, […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s secretary of state says he’s not putting two citizen initiatives on the November ballot because of petition fraud. Al Jaeger said Tuesday said he’s disqualifying a proposal for a state conservation fund, and a measure to make marijuana use legal for medical […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP Sept 4, 2012) – A monthly survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains. A report released Tuesday says August’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index remained below growth neutral for […]
