Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press

Devils Lake, N.D. (AP) A Starkweather man has died in a farm accident northwest of Devils Lake. The Ramsey County sheriff's office says 57-year-old Gordon Evans fell from the top of a grain bin and hit a nearby bin in a December 22 accident.

Fargo, N.D. (AP) North Dakota State University facilities manager Bruce Franc says damage from the partial collapse of Minored Hall early Sunday could reach $500,000. The collapse happened during an expansion project. No one was injured.

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Officials say a pipeline company's 120 million dollar project to carry more crude oil from western North Dakota and eastern Montana will be done in early January. The director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, Justin Kringstad, says the expansion will increase pipeline capacity by more than 50,000 barrels per day.

Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) A St. Michael man accused of sexually abusing an adolescent girl for five years has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Authorities say 47-year-old Danny Nelson pleaded guilty to a charge of continual sexual abuse of a child in September.

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