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Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press Dickinson , N.D. Stark County officials say a powerful storm last night tore off roofs, uprooted trees and knocked out power in the southwest part of Dickinson.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: SEVERE STORMS Weather service confirms EF-3 tornado in Dickinson DICKINSON, N.D. Dickinson residents suspected a tornado and now it's been confirmed.

Spending for food stamps would rise 14 percent under legislation passed by the House Thursday, giving the program a boost as record numbers of people are using the food assistance.

Hydrogen cars in Vancouver - click above for high-res image gallery It was huge news back in May when President Obama and the DOE slashed hydrogen vehicle funding from the FY 2010 DOE budget .

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: APARTMENT GUNMAN Fargo police believe man holed up with guns FARGO, N.D. Fargo police blocked off streets and evacuated the area around an apartment building where a man was believed holed up with a number of guns.

A Senate spending plan includes millions of dollars for flood control in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Sen. Byron Dorgan says the parent company of the JLG Industries, Inc., plant in Oakes is taking another look at plans to close it.

Their goal is to reduce tobacco use in the state. Good evening, I'm Lauren Kalberer , Tom Has the night off... Today, the Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Committe reveals their plan.

Federal regulators will examine whether the government should impose limits on the number of futures contracts in oil and other energy commodities held by speculative traders, the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday.

A Fargo South High School senior this coming fall achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT college entrance exam.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press UPTON, Wyo. A test plant in tiny Upton, Wyoming, is at the forefront of an effort to turn trees, waste wood and other plants into fuel.

Calling the status quo "completely unsustainable," North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad today held a forum on proposed changes to the nation's healthcare system.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she wants to give northern Minnesota resorts a shot in the arm in this time of declining tourism, so she's co-sponsoring a bill to attract more foreign visitors.

Basin will use the money to test ways to cut down carbon dioxide emissions at its Antelope Valley power station near Beulah.

Associated Press - July 1, 2009 9:15 PM ET FORT YATES, N.D. - The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says the reservation needs more police officers.

BYRON DORGAN IS ADDING A NEW FEATURE TO HIS WEB SITE THAT HE CALLS ``ASK BYRON.'' PEOPLE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ISSUES BEFORE CONGRESS, AND THE NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRAT WILL POST VIDEO RESPONSES ON BOTH HIS OFFICIAL SENATE SITE, HTTP://DORGAN.SENATE.GOV, AND HIS YOUTUBE PAGE AT WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/SENATORDORGAN. DORGAN SAYS IF HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO ...

Gov. John Hoeven says he is likely to decide by early September whether he will run for the U.S. Senate.

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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: Fargo Flood TAX Fargo flood control tax draws voters FARGO, N.D. Election officials in Fargo say more than 1,600 residents voted early on a proposed half-cent sales tax increase for flood protection.