BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has said he’ll rule by Friday on the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s lawsuit that challenges federal permits for the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. The lawsuit alleges that the pipeline, which would be placed less than a mile upstream of the reservation, could impact drinking water for more than 8,000 tribal members ...

Valley Mortgage, Inc. announced last month construction began on a new 13,200 square foot building located at 3315 45th Street South in Fargo, North Dakota. The new office building will provide much-needed space for the award-winning mortgage firm. As the experienced staff of underwriters, originators and processors has grown substantially over the past several years, a new building will help ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — For the first time in 15 years, fewer babies were born in North Dakota in 2015 than the year before — a fact the state demographer attributes in part to a slowing economy due to depressed oil and crop prices. Kevin Iverson, manager of the North Dakota census office, said he sees a clear correlation between ...

In the last few years, it’s oil and gas that people think of when North Dakota’s energy industry is mentioned. But they often forget about #coal, a staple in the state’s energy economy, and still providing a healthy backbone for communities near North Dakota lignite mines. This week, Inside Energy wrote an article detailing why North Dakota lignite is still an influential ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol is asking motorists to avoid state Highway 1806 near Fort Rice because of an oil pipeline protest along the road. Troopers say traffic delays are expected on the highway that runs through the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in southern North Dakota. Opponents of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline are protesting ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislators agreed Thursday to cut spending for most state agencies to help cover a $310 million budget shortfall, signaling some of the money for social programs could be restored if revenues eventually recover from slumping crop and oil prices. Although the Legislature isn’t scheduled to reconvene until January, Republican leaders called a three-day session ...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Gasoline prices continue to fall in North Dakota, with many stations now around the $2 per gallon mark. AAA puts the statewide average at $2.19 and Gasbuddy.com at $2.17. Both estimates are more than 50 cents a gallon cheaper than last year at the same time. AAA says about one-fifth of North Dakota gas stations are ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature is returning to Bismarck on Tuesday morning for a three-day special session, summoned there by Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple to address shortfalls in the state treasury. Dalrymple made the announcement last month after an updated forecast predicted tax collections will continue to drop due to depressed oil and farm commodity prices. The ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is suing federal regulators for approving permits for a $3.8 billion pipeline that will move oil from North Dakota to Illinois. Tribal officials filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps issued permits for the project on Tuesday. The Standing Rock tribe opposes the Dakota Access ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Midwest’s first dangerous bout of heat and humidity this summer is partly to blame on the moisture piped out of the ground and into the atmosphere by the increasing acreage of corn crops reaching peak maturity, meteorologists and atmospheric researchers say. That muggy mist, jokingly called “corn sweat,” gets blown around the country, even enveloping more ...