North Dakota News

IT IS THE LARGEST LOTTERY JACKPOT IN STATE HISTORY. THE TICKET SOLD AT THE WALLY'S GROCERY STORE HAD NOT YET BEEN CLAIMED FRIDAY MORNING.

Gov. John Hoeven says federal Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved a disaster declaration covering weather-related crop damage in 42 North Dakota counties.

The head of the North Dakota Retail Association says he expects holiday sales in the state this year to be up 1 to 2 percent over last year, compared with a predicted 1 percent drop nationally.

Could the Pelosi, Reid, Obama liberal agenda cost Democrat Byron Dorgan his Senate seat? Be careful Democrats of the company you keep and the liberal agenda you support.

GOV. JOHN HOEVEN SAYS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A STRONG CONTRIBUTOR TO NORTH DAKOTA'S POSITIVE ECONOMIC CLIMATE.

TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN 2.6 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR IN AAA'S WEST NORTH CENTRAL REGION, WHILE NATIONWIDE IT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 1.4 PERCENT.

The administrator of the North Dakota Land Department is leaving. Gary Preszler has been the agency's commissioner since 2001.

A crude-bearing cache known as the Birdbear, beneath North Dakota's already booming oil patch, can be tapped using new technology that would expand horizontal drilling to parts of the state that have never seen it, geologists believe.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: FSA COMMITTEE 5 North Dakotans join Farm Service Agency board BISMARCK, N.D. Five North Dakota ranchers and farmers have been named to serve on the state's Farm Service Agency committee.

They sent out a letter [pdf] to subscribers threatening even bigger rate increases if reform passes: Your health care costs will rise even faster than they have in the recent past Health care costs have skyrocketed the last several years.

DICKINSON POLICE LT. ROD BANYAI SAYS TOXICOLOGY TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE FOR 22-YEAR-OLD KYRSTIN GEMAR OF SAN DIEGO, 20-YEAR-OLD AFTON WILLIAMSON OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF.; AND 21-YEAR-OLD ASHLEY NEUFELD, OF BRANDON, MANITOBA.

Each day, 18 people across the country die as they wait for an organ transplant.

The state Health Department says North Dakota has its second flu death. Influenza surveillance coordinator Michelle Feist says the victim was a woman over 60 in the northwestern part of the state who had an underlying medical condition.

After three months of intense training, the 650 North Dakota National Guard troops who were chosen to keep the peace in Kosovo have begun their mission abroad.

NDRight Now,0980 Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: MEDICARE SIGN-UPS ND sign-ups being held for Medicare recipients BISMARCK, N.D. Sign-up sessions are being held for North Dakota Medicare recipients who have or want prescription drug coverage.

The burning glow over North Dakota's oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.

Cirrus Aircraft says it has laid off 58 production employees to pu4 itself in a better position for next year.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. They`re words that many of us grow up with, but how many really follow them? Governor Hoeven has proclaimed Sunday, November 15th 'North Dakota Recycles Day.' The day will recognize the value of waste reduction, composting, and purchasing recycled products.

BISMARCK, N.D. - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a tough crowd of mostly energy company officials Monday that oil, natural gas and coal will be part of the nation's energy future.

North Dakotans paid tribute to veterans at a gathering around a state Capitol memorial that shines on Veterans Day.