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Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., was playing a game of politics Wednesday when he called on the Department of Homeland Security to suspend plans to demolish and entirely replace existing facilities at low traffic ports-of-entry on the northern U.S. border - plans that he said would result in spending hundreds of millions of dollars more than is necessary.

School superintendents in northeastern North Dakota report fewer students this year but they say the families of pipeline workers are making up for some of the decline.

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit challenging a U.S. State Department permit that allows an oil pipeline to be built through North Dakota and two other states.

The area's economy will get a shot in the arm beginning in August when another pipeline project is set to begin.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says its port of entry in Neche has reopened after flooding.

Gov. John Hoeven Tuesday hand delivered a number of photographs to U.S. State Department officials illustrating flooding in Pembina County North Dakota caused by a 30-mile-long Canadian road functioning as a dike along the international border, a clear violation of the U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty Act of 1909.

Federal and state officials are flying all across the state...from Valley City... to Neche... to tour some of the worst areas with flood damage.

Flooding of the entire Pembina Valley region continued this past week, but levels were declining at all points by weeks end.

Only a week ago, officials were expecting no flooding problems from the Pembina River in the Gretna area.

Gov. John Hoeven says he'll work with the federal government and his Canadian counterparts to find help for people in flooded areas around the northeastern North Dakota communities of Pembina and Neche.

Our Amber Schat+ was there... when officials touched down in Mercer County. "This one's ruined, so FEMA would buy out or pa9 for this house, right?" From our Governor... to individual homeowners... There are still questions on exactly how the flood disaster recovery plan will pla9 out But one thing's for sure... Now is the time for people to ...

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Officials of the border town of Neche have asked for 15,000 sandbags to prepare for more flooding.

A couple of close calls for two northeastern North Dakota towns battling floodwaters.

Ten half-ton sandbags were used to halt overland floodwater from overpowering two culverts Thursday, stopping an immediate threat to the town of Neche, along U.S.-Canadian border.