Dec 2 2009 11:12AM

Authorities say the body of a Sisseton woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks has been found in rural Roberts County, in northeastern South Dakota. Thirty-eight-year-old Michelle Lufkins was last seen Nov. 20 at her home. State Di

Dec 2 2009 7:07AM

One of the people taking a seat at the health care negotiating table is Tom Daschle. The former Senate Democratic leader's nomination as health and human services secretary was derailed over a back taxes flap earlier this year. But that's not st

Dec 2 2009 7:07AM

One of the people taking a seat at the health care negotiating table is Tom Daschle. The former Senate Democratic leader's nomination as health and human services secretary was derailed over a back taxes flap earlier this year. But that's not st

Nov 23 2009 7:23PM

Before heading back to Washington this evening, Senator Conrad made several stops in his home state today to promote North Dakota programs. The senator was welcomed at Dakota College at Bottineau, where he met with school leaders and toured the Entrepr

Nov 23 2009 7:22PM

The US Senate voted Saturday night to move its version of health care reform forward to debate. North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad says there was no credible reason not to vote in favor of debating legislation. Conrad has been traveling around North Da

Nov 22 2009 4:14PM

Officials are pulling the plug on a $1.5 million project they had hoped would show that irrigation might be part of the solution to Devils Lake flooding. But they are floating hope that a similar project outside the basin might succeed. A

Nov 22 2009 2:14AM

Five North Dakota ranchers and farmers have been named to serve on the state's Farm Service Agency committee. They'll help oversee how the agency implements federal agriculture programs in the state. North Dakota's Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conr

Nov 21 2009 4:34PM

Five North Dakota ranchers and farmers have been named to serve on the state's Farm Service Agency committee. North Dakota's Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy announced the appointments on Friday. The new FSA co

Nov 21 2009 3:24PM

Five North Dakota ranchers and farmers have been named to serve on the state's Farm Service Agency committee. North Dakota's Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy announced the appointments on Friday. The new FSA co

Nov 20 2009 2:13AM

The state Board of Higher Education says it's resolved a dispute on cost overruns for new presidents' houses at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. The board approved a plan that calls for the balance to be paid from N

Nov 19 2009 4:13PM

North Dakota's attorney general says the state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname. The Board of Higher Education has said it will r

Nov 19 2009 12:57PM

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., says the health care bill before the U.S. Senate includes his plan for nonprofit cooperatives and he sees it as a step forward. The 10-year, $848-billion proposal faces a key floor vote later this week. In a state

Nov 19 2009 9:27AM

A battle over health care reform is expected on the Senate floor by week's end. The bill unveiled by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid would extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying ins

Nov 12 2009 11:20PM

Saying they're proud of North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy for voting for the health care bill in the House, members of a liberal lobbying group are pushing North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad to do likewise. But a conservative lobbying group is running

Nov 12 2009 7:17PM

Saying they're proud of North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy for voting for the health care bill in the House, members of a liberal lobbying group are pushing North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad to do likewise. But a conservative lobbying group is running

Oct 22 2009 5:16PM

Officials say the [[kxtopic:white-house:t[White House]:t]] and senior Senate Democrats at work on health care legislation are strongly considering a requirement for the federal government to compete directly with private industry in the sale of insura

Oct 16 2009 11:15PM

Lawmakers in Washington could be voting on major changes to the nation's health care and insurance system soon. North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad has been instrumental in negotiations to come up with a health reform plan. He sits on the Senate Finance

Oct 16 2009 1:54PM

Just like many people business owners also have their own opinions on the health care issue... And for good reason a majority of North Dakotan's get their insurance through their work... Brad Feldman talks with business owners on both sid

Oct 15 2009 2:13AM

Officials at Fargo's MeritCare hospital say a government health care plan could cost their hospital, the state's largest, tens of millions of dollars. MeritCare CEO Roger Gilbertson says North Dakota's Medicare reimbursement rates are among the

Oct 14 2009 7:30PM

Trinity Health of Minot has thrown support behind Senator Kent Conrad and his version of health care reform. Today Trinity President John Kutch explained why the version of reform that passed the Senate Finance Committee yesterday would be better for No

Oct 14 2009 7:15PM

Officials at Fargo's MeritCare hospital say a government health care plan could cost their hospital, the state's largest, tens of millions of dollars. MeritCare CEO Roger Gilbertson says North Dakota's Medicare reimbursement rates are among the

Oct 14 2009 2:13AM

Sen. Kent Conrad was among the Senate Finance Committee members who approved a major health care overhaul bill yesterday. The North Dakota Democrat called the legislation "a very good start" that will be improved as it moves through Congress. The Rep

Oct 13 2009 11:35PM

Today's passage of health care bill by the Senate Finance Committe is being considred a major step in ovhualing our countries healthcare system. North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad is one of the six sponsors made up on both Democrats and Republicans.

Oct 13 2009 7:08PM

It's a major step in overhauling our countries healthcare system... Today the Senate Finance committeepassed a health care reform bill... North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad is one of the six sponsors... The bill's backers are a mix of democrat

Oct 13 2009 4:14PM

Sen. Kent Conrad voted with the majority on the Senate Finance Committee in approving a major health care overhaul bill Tuesday. In a statement, Conrad, D-N.D., said the legislation will expand coverage to 94 percent of Americans and "is complet

Sep 30 2009 10:52PM

North Dakota's US Senators are asking the defense secretary to retain America's nuclear missile force. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan wrote to Robert Gates, saying they believe intercontinental missiles, like those controlled by Minot Air Force Base, are c

Sep 30 2009 1:31AM

The number of confirmed dead in Samoa is now 63 following a tsunami that smashed the southern shore of the South Pacific nation. Police officials say rescuers are still searching the devastated areas and the number of deaths might rise. A

Sep 29 2009 9:35PM

A Senate committee has voted to restore $50 million a year in federal funding for abstinence-only education that President Barack Obama had sought to eliminate. The 12-11 vote by the Senate Finance Committee came over objections from its chairma

Sep 25 2009 11:12AM

Authorities have identified a man who died in an apartment building fire in Fargo. Authorities say 27-year-old William Nelson was found in the hallway outside his third-floor apartment late Wednesday. They say he died as a result of the fire.

Sep 25 2009 9:06AM

North Dakota's congressional delegation says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing money to buy out more flood-damaged homes in Cass County. Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., say FEMA will contribut

Sep 23 2009 10:16AM

The chairwoman of the board of Marketplace says the annual entrepreneur's conference will go on despite the fact that the founders are no longer involved. Marketplace was started two decades ago by Sen. [[kxtopic:kent-conrad:t[Kent Conrad]:t]],

Sep 22 2009 8:32PM

The Senate Finance Committee has adopted the first amendment to a sweeping health overhaul bill, agreeing to a measure to encourage innovative care for hospitalized Medicare patients. Approval of the amendment by Democratic Senator Kent Conrad o

Sep 22 2009 8:32PM

The Senate Finance Committee has adopted the first amendment to a sweeping health overhaul bill, agreeing to a measure to encourage innovative care for hospitalized Medicare patients. Approval of the amendment by Democratic Senator Kent Conrad o

Sep 22 2009 4:20PM

North Dakota State University's fall enrollment has set a record for the 10th straight year. The university announced Tuesday that its official enrollment is 14,189 undergraduate, graduate and professional students up 960 from last fall.

Sep 22 2009 2:00PM

State Rep. Jasper Schneider has been named North Dakota's state director for the federal Agriculture Department's Rural Development agency. The appointment was announced Tuesday by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Schneider, of Fargo, wa

Sep 21 2009 7:23PM

Three students with Minot's Burdick Job Corps Center are heading to Washington, D.C. tomorrow as part of a unique learning experience. The three will shadow their members of Congress as part of Job Corps 45th Anniversary Celebration. Two students train

Sep 16 2009 11:12AM

Mandan city commissioners appointed one of their own to lead a committee to try to come up with a plan to handle noise complaints from residents of waterfront homes. People living along the Missouri River say it's too noisy and have asked the ci

Sep 16 2009 9:20AM

Health interests have donated 11 million dollars to senators working on health care legislation in Congress. The figures are based on data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which studies political spending. The fig

Sep 12 2009 6:39AM

The forecast for North Dakota corn crops increased slightly from last month. Corn for grain production is expected to be 204 million bushels, up 2 percent from the August forecast but down 28 percent from last year's record high production.

Sep 11 2009 4:13PM

The utility leading an effort to build a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in South Dakota that would serve five states has pulled out of the project. Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power Co. decided Friday to abandon its plans for Big Stone II. O

Sep 11 2009 11:54AM

Congressional health care negotiators are considering alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits. Senator Kent Conrad says the Senate Finance Committee is considering the idea of special courts in which a judge with medical expertise would hea

Sep 9 2009 4:13PM

Police say a man found dead in his Grand Forks home apparently killed himself after shooting his wife in the head. Officers found the body of 50-year-old Lyle Cordts and his injured wife, 47-year-old Julie Rae Cordts, in their bedroom Tuesday m

Sep 9 2009 4:13PM

Police say a man found dead in his Grand Forks home apparently killed himself after shooting his wife in the head. Officers found the body of 50-year-old Lyle Cordts and his wife in their bedroom yesterday. Forty-seven-year-old Julie Cordts has been

Sep 9 2009 1:53PM

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., will continue as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee despite a vacancy at the Senate Agriculture Committee. Conrad had the seniority to take over the Agriculture Committee with Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, leaving the c

Sep 2 2009 12:00AM

Today, the Bismarck Doosan Facility that manufactures Bobcat products announced that it is discontinuing production at the Bismarck plant by the end of 2009. This announcement will affect 475 employees in the Bismarck Mandan area. Th

Aug 26 2009 11:12AM

North Dakota officials remember Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a friend and colleague who dedicated his life to his country. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says, "America has lost a remarkable public servant."

Aug 26 2009 9:55AM

North Dakota officials remember Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a friend and colleague who dedicated his life to his country. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says, "America has lost a remarkable public servant."

Aug 23 2009 4:13PM

A key Democrat in the health care debate says separating out the various issues and putting them in different bills isn't likely to work. Some lawmakers have suggested that a separate bill with changes that are supported by Republicans and Democ

Aug 23 2009 9:34AM

A key Democrat in the health care debate says separating out the various issues and putting them in different bills isn't likely to work. Some lawmakers have suggested that a separate bill with changes that are supported by Republicans and Democ

Aug 23 2009 9:34AM

A key Democrat in the health care debate says separating out the various issues and putting them in different bills isn't likely to work. Some lawmakers have suggested that a separate bill with changes that are supported by Republicans and Democ

Aug 23 2009 8:10AM

Here is the lineup for today's television interview shows: ABC's "This Week" Topics: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., discusses his recent trip to [[kxtopic:afghanistan:t[Afghanistan]:t]] and [[kxtopic:iraq:t[Iraq]:t]]. CBS' "Face the N

Aug 20 2009 10:59PM

North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy also met constituents today to talk about health care reform. But he didn't see anyone face-to-face. Instead, Pomeroy held his town hall meeting over the telephone, inviting and taking comments and questions from p

Aug 20 2009 7:02PM

Busines leaders meet to discuss healthcare reform. Senator Kent Conrad and Representative Earl Pomery hold a town hall meeting in Bismarck this morning. It's part of a series of town hall meetings across the state during the August recess.

Aug 19 2009 4:14PM

As Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health prepares to merge with Fargo-based MeritCare, it also is seeking to offer health insurance in North Dakota. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says a review of Sanford's application will take two to three month

Aug 19 2009 4:13PM

As Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health prepares to merge with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, it also is seeking to offer health insurance in North Dakota. Sanford has requested permission from the state Insurance Department. Insurance Commissio

Aug 19 2009 2:00PM

Sen. Kent Conrad got a friendly response from the crowd during a town hall meeting in Milnor today on health care reform. He also gave everyone an opportunity to speak, offering the chance one by one to each of the approximately 50 people in the

Aug 19 2009 11:12AM

As Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health prepares to merge with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, it also is seeking to offer health insurance in North Dakota. Sanford has requested permission from the state Insurance Department. Insurance Commissio

Aug 19 2009 10:30AM

Sen. Tim Johnson says he favors a public health care option based on Medicare, the government program for the elderly, or the federal employees' insurance plan. The South Dakota Democrat says that would enable the government to negotiate lower h

Aug 17 2009 7:46PM

A North Dakota senator has been thrust into the spotlight in the national debate over changes to America's health care system. Senator Kent Conrad is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and is one of six senators on a panel that is working on a compr

Aug 17 2009 3:44AM

President Barack Obama is signaling a willingness to abandon the option of government-run insurance in an effort to open a door to compromise on health care. The administration is willing to embrace insurance cooperatives amid mounting oppositio

Aug 16 2009 8:31AM

A Republican senator says a potential administration shift from a government-run health insurance to a privately run cooperative is something that opponents like him should consider. Alabama's Richard Shelby is a vocal opponent of the health car

Aug 16 2009 8:31AM

A Republican senator says a potential administration shift from a government-run health insurance to a privately run cooperative is something that opponents like him should consider. Alabama's Richard Shelby is a vocal opponent of the health car

Aug 16 2009 8:10AM

Here is the lineup for today's television interview shows: A-B-C's "This Week" Topics: [[kxtopic:health-care:t[health care]:t]], with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sens. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Orrin Hatch,

Aug 15 2009 7:05PM

It's been one of the most controversial topics in recent history, and over the past few weeks, residents have been weighing in on the debate at town hall meetings across the country. Today, Senator Kent Conrad continued his town hall tour of western Nor

Aug 14 2009 9:23PM

The national debate over health care continues as members of congress spend their August recess holding town hall meetings. In North Dakota, Senator Kent Conrad has been traveling the western half of the state and today, he was in Mohall. Shaun Sipma rep

Aug 14 2009 2:14AM

An international oil service company is expanding in Williston. Halliburton Co. broke ground yesterday on a complex estimated at about $20 million in the city's Industrial Park. The site is set to open next year. Information from: KXMC-TV,

Aug 14 2009 2:14AM

An international oil service company is expanding in Williston. Halliburton Co. broke ground Thursday on a complex estimated at about $20 million in the city's Industrial Park. Halliburton provides oil field services to major companies and

Aug 13 2009 4:21PM

The health care debate continues in [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]. Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]], D-N.D., took questions and comments from a group estimated at about 200 in Grand Forks on Friday. Dorgan and Sen. [[

Aug 12 2009 11:15PM

Closer to home, North Dakota's senators held their first healthcare townhall meetings since congress adjourned for the summer. Senator Byron Dorgan was in eastern North Dakota. Senataor Kent Conrad was in the west. About one hundred people showed up a

Aug 12 2009 7:36PM

The meetings in other parts of the US have sometimes erupted into shouting and even violence. And today, North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad held his first town hall meetings of the August congressional recess to discuss health care reform. About one hun

Aug 11 2009 2:41AM

A Fargo man has been named a regional director of the federal Small Business Administration. Dan Hannaher is now president of an office furniture business in Fargo. Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., say Hannaher will head the SBA

Aug 10 2009 7:22PM

A Fargo man has been named a regional director of the federal Small Business Administration. Dan Hannaher is now president of an office furniture business in Fargo. Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., say Hannaher will head the SBA

Aug 10 2009 7:22PM

A Fargo man has been named a regional director of the federal Small Business Administration. Dan Hannaher is now president of an office furniture business in Fargo. Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., say Hannaher will head the SBA

Aug 10 2009 7:22PM

A Fargo man has been named a regional director of the federal Small Business Administration. Dan Hannaher is now president of an office furniture business in Fargo. Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., say Hannaher will head the SBA

Aug 9 2009 11:12AM

Valley City officials are suspending the design of their water plant expansion to make sure the system can handle saltier water from the nearby Sheyenne River. The state Health Department has issued an emergency rule that raises the level of sul

Aug 9 2009 2:15AM

A new report shows [[kxtopic:slope-county-nd:t[Slope County]:t]] in southwestern [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] had the highest annual wages among the state's counties last year. The Job Service North Dakota summer report shows the county

Aug 8 2009 7:23PM

A committee that investigated VIP mortgage deals for Democratic Senators Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad has cleared them both of breaking Senate rules. Both men say they've been vindicated, after the Senate ethics committee cleared them of breaking any rule

Aug 8 2009 7:08PM

A committee that investigated VIP mortgage deals for Democratic Senators Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad has cleared them both of breaking Senate rules. Both men say they've been vindicated, after the Senate ethics committee cleared them of breaking any rule

Aug 8 2009 4:13PM

Bikers headed to their annual rally in Sturgis, S.D., make stops along the way. In southwestern North Dakota, the town of Bowman has been happy to see them. The director of the area's economic development group, Ashley Anderson, says welcome sig

Aug 8 2009 2:42PM

Sen. Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., have scheduled no town hall meetings during the congressional recess in August, although they say they will hold other constituent events. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., is planning town hall-style mee