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Nov 8 2009 12:00AM http://sayanythingblog.com/index.php North Dakota has a love/hate relationship with it's all-Democrat congressional delegation, including Rep.

Devils Lake has more than tripled in size since 1993 because of a series of wet years, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.

The Healthcare Reform bill cleared a hurdle in the House of Representatives. The house bill passed by a slim five vote margin.

The Bank of North Dakota is the only state-owned bank in America - what Republicans might call an idiosyncratic bastion of socialism.

North Dakota's already burgeoning oil production could soar another 50 percent next year as the state's capacity to export crude catches up with its ability to pump it, state regulators and industry officials say.

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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: LUTHERANS ND ELCA churches struggling with clergy policy BISMARCK, N.D. The western North Dakota bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian clergy.

We wrote in this space in 2005 that North Dakota was acting like a rogue state, as it pushed ahead with the Devils Lake outlet.

The Internal Revenue Service says 172 federal tax refund checks to North Dakotans were returned with mailing address errors.

The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill. It gives a major boost to the legislation two days before a historic vote.

THE SEASON WILL CLOSE THERE IF THREE MORE ARE KILLED BEFORE THE END OF MARCH. THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE IS CONSIDERED ZONE 1 DURING THE SEASON.

More North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year thanks to the state's booming oil patch.

THE AGENCY SAYS 473 NORTH DAKOTA TAXPAYERS REPORTED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF MORE THAN $1 MILLION, COMPARED WITH 399 NORTH DAKOTANS IN THAT CATEGORY IN 2007.

An Oklahoman accused of paying his handyman to kill his former son-in-law says he'll fight extradition to North Dakota to face murder conspiracy and burglary conspiracy charges.

Authorities in southwestern North Dakota searched Monday for three Dickinson State University softball players reported missing after a friend received late night telephone calls that mentioned water and indicated the women needed help.

In what states do people report getting sufficient sleep or, conversely, being sleep deprived? Thanks to the Centers for Disease Control, we now have an answer to that question.

Merricourt, N.D., used to have its own fire department. Now fires in and around the town are fought by fire departments in Ellendale, N.D., and Edgeley, N.D. Merricourt, a town of less than five people about 50 miles south of Jamestown, lost its fire department about three years ago because its fire chief retired and no one took over, said John ...

State lawmakers are exploring whether to give most North Dakota homeowners the benefit of a property tax credit normally reserved for seniors and people with disabilities.

Governor John Hoeven says the cost of temporary levees, debris removal and other repairs from last spring's storms and flooding in North Dakota has topped $78 million and he's asked the White House to reimburse 90 percent of the costs.

An abandoned hospital building casts a scary scene over the grounds at San Haven.