Red River Diversion Opponents Hoping For Help From Courts

Opponents of a proposed Red River diversion project around the Fargo metropolitan area said Friday they are turning their focus to their legal battle after seeing most of their alternatives rejected by state and federal regulators. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources held a public meeting Wednesday to outline their environmental review of the channel, which would require a holding area that would flood upstream farmland in Minnesota and North Dakota.

• Oct 16, 2015

Minn. Woman Accused In 2 North Dakota Bank Robberies

A Crookston, Minnesota, woman has been charged with robbing two banks across the North Dakota border in Grand Forks. Authorities on Friday issued an arrest warrant for 39-year-old Charlene Espinoza on felony charges of robbery and terrorizing.

• Oct 16, 2015

Prairie Birds Losing Ground To ND Oil Drilling, Study Says

A new federal study says many grassland birds are being displaced by drilling activity in western North Dakota's oil patch.

• Oct 15, 2015

Woman Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police In Fargo

A Fargo woman accused of calling an ambulance to take her children to school is facing a felony terrorizing charge for allegedly threatening police officers.

• Oct 15, 2015

New Police Chief Approved By Fargo City Commission

North Dakota's largest city officially has a new police chief. Fargo's City Commission on Monday unanimously approved the selection of Dave Todd. A selection committee last Friday had chosen Todd over two other finalists.

• Oct 13, 2015

Oil Trains To Pass Through DT Minneapolis, Western Twin Cities Suburbs

A million gallons of oil from North Dakota will soon be on more trains going through the Twin Cities via the western suburbs. The oil trains are being re-routed past Target Field and across the Mississippi River at Nicollet Island.

• Oct 7, 2015

No Jail Time For Bismarck Shop Manager, Owner In Synthetic Drug Case

The owner and manager of a skate shop in Bismarck will not see jail time for operating a business where synthetic drugs were sold.

• Oct 7, 2015

Plans Approved For National Scenic Trail Through Adirondacks From N.Y. To N.D.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has approved plans for the Adirondack section of the North Country National Scenic Trail, effective Oct. 10.

• Oct 5, 2015

Xcel Energy Plans To Retire 2 Of 3 Coal-Fired Sherco Units

Xcel Energy has announced a plan to retire two of the three units at Minnesota's largest power plant, its Sherco facility in Becker.

• Oct 2, 2015

ND Man Arrested After Lengthy Vehicle Chase With MN State Patrol

A Mayville man is in custody after authorities chased him for at least 80 miles in two states. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old David Schiebe was arrested Monday on charges including driving under the influence and fleeing a peace officer. A warrant for a parole violation was also out for his arrest.

• Sep 22, 2015

Man Accused Of Dealing Meth Sentenced To 3 Months

A man accused of dealing methamphetamine in North Dakota and Minnesota has been sentenced to three months in prison.

• Sep 21, 2015

Survey Suggests Economy Slowing In Rural Parts Of Minnesota

A new survey suggests that the economy will slow down in rural parts of 10 Western and Plains states -- including Minnesota -- in the months ahead. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weak crop and energy prices are hurting profits across the region.

• Sep 17, 2015

ND Refuses Endorsement Of Xcel Energy's Solar Projects

North Dakota utility regulators have again refused to endorse a Minneapolis-based company's plans for some solar projects in Minnesota. The Public Service Commission's action Wednesday was the second time this year that the panel shot down Xcel Energy's plans for solar projects.

• Sep 16, 2015

Accused Flight Attendant Can't Fly Without Court Permission

A flight attendant accused of fabricating a story that prompted an emergency landing in North Dakota has been released from custody without bond, but a judge is not allowing him to fly without court approval until his case is resolved.

• Sep 16, 2015

ND Regulators To Review Xcel Energy's Solar Projects

A Minneapolis-based power company is again asking North Dakota regulators to endorse plans for some solar projects in Minnesota.

• Sep 16, 2015

Court: Environmental Study Required For Pipeline Certificate

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed regulators' decision to grant a certificate of need for the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline, saying Monday that state regulators must complete an environmental impact statement before the certificate can be issued.

• Sep 14, 2015

Questions, Answers About Rodriguez Appeal

Nearly a decade after jurors convicted Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. in the kidnapping and killing of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin, several members of the panel found themselves back in the courtroom this week — now on the witness stand themselves.

• Sep 12, 2015

Nat'l Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Cucumbers Reaches North Dakota

A national salmonella outbreak appears to have reached North Dakota with the state confirming a case matching the others.

• Sep 10, 2015

Loose Cow In N.D. Keeps Officers Busy For 90 Minutes

Police in North Dakota were kept udderly busy Friday morning after a cow escaped, according to reports from Bismarck. The television station KFYR-TV reported that the cow escaped from Kist Livestock as it was being loaded onto a trailer in Mandan, North Dakota.

• Sep 5, 2015

Big Cities Scramble To Be Prepared For An Oil Train Disaster

They rumble past schools, homes and businesses in dozens of cities around the country — 100-car trains loaded with crude oil from the Upper Midwest.

• Sep 3, 2015

Woman Being Sentenced For Leaving Children To Die In Cold

A South Dakota woman who authorities said left her two young daughters to die in North Dakota is being sentenced in federal court.

• Sep 2, 2015

New ND Law Bolsters Student Journalists' Free Speech Rights

Journalism students returning to North Dakota public schools this fall will be able to do their jobs at high school and college newspapers with stronger free-speech protections thanks to a new state law that observers are hoping will also spur changes nationwide.

• Aug 30, 2015

Woman Alleges Sexual Harassment At American Crystal Sugar

A North Dakota woman has sued American Crystal Sugar, alleging she endured years of sexual discrimination and harassment when she worked at the company's East Grand Forks plant. Janine Bailey filed her lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Thursday.

• Aug 27, 2015

Minnesota, North Dakota Reach Concealed-Carry Reciprocity

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the state has reached concealed weapon license reciprocity with Minnesota. Stenehjem says North Dakota Class 1 concealed weapon licenses are now recognized in Minnesota, and vice versa.

• Aug 12, 2015

CHS Inc. Pulls Plug On Planned $3 Billion Fertilizer Plant

Minnesota-based CHS Inc. says it will not move forward with a planned $3 billion fertilizer plant in southeastern North Dakota. The farmer-owned cooperative instead is buying a minority interest in CF Industries Nitrogen LLC for $2.8 billion.

• Aug 12, 2015

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