WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week....
MINEOLA, N.Y. - As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the gunman or waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team....
FARGO - A woman wanted by police here for check forgery was arrested Friday. Kelly Tigerstrom, 39, who has no permanent address, was arrested for one count of felony forgery and felony possession of a controlled substance, Deputy Chief Pat Claus said in a news release....
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days....
Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are trying to change that by creating a gargantuan map of what foods Americans are buyi...
Fargo police Deputy Chief Pat Claus said spring is the department's busiest time for fielding complaints about graffiti. Over the years, graffiti has evolved from basic lines and obscenities scrawled on public spaces to increasingly elaborate tags, or stylized signatures....
Night had fallen in the Minnesota arrowhead, and a cross country skier was hopelessly lost on a trail somewhere outside of Silver Bay with no flashlight to cut through the darkness. She had a phone for contacting rescuers but no way to give them a location with any precision. Then the ski trail crossed a snowmobile trail and the woman made out a blue and whi...
Lawyers plan mediation sessions to try to resolve two federal lawsuits stemming from a 2010 plane crash in western Wyoming that killed a Minnesota father and three sons....
The Department of the Interior released an updated draft of rules on hydraulic fracturing Thursday, but it appears those on both sides of the fracking issue are unhappy with the proposal. Talk about this topic...
WILLISTON - Landfill employees here discovered at least two "hot loads" this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that comes with oil production. Talk about this topic...
TIOGA - Volunteers from oil and gas companies will clean up litter from roadways in Tioga today, continuing the North Dakota Petroleum Council's Pick Up the Patch initiative that has already involved 500 employees this spring. Talk about this topic...
BISMARCK - The Keystone XL Pipeline could mean three to six fewer traffic deaths per year in North Dakota as a result of reduced truck traffic, the state's top oil and gas regulator says. Talk about this topic...
NEW YORK - The surge in oil production in the U.S. and Canada and shrinking oil consumption in the developed world is transforming the global oil market. Talk about this topic...
This week, we scored a major victory for the people who live and work throughout the Missouri River basin. The U.S. Senate passed the States' Water Rights Act, legislation I introduced and attached to the Water Resources Development Act to bar the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from charging a storage fee for water drawn from the Missouri River reservoirs...
The legislative leadership responsible for the big tax cuts is calling them "the largest tax-relief package this state has ever seen." Talk about this topic...
