North Dakota News

Flooding Damages Thousands Of North Dakota Homes

The Souris River crested nearly 2 feet lower than expected in Minot, N.D., where city officials hoped to ride out the high water without losing more than the thousands of homes already damaged by flooding. The river had been expected …

North Dakota Memorial Day Storm Could Top $5.8 Million in Losses

The Memorial Day wind storm in the Fargo area has caused more than $4.2 million in damage, according to North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, Adam Hamm. Reports from several insurers who write business in the affected area indicate that 1,740 claims …

North Dakota State University Alum Designs ‘Flood House’

A North Dakota State University architecture graduate’s flood-fighting experience has inspired him to design a house capable of withstanding high water. Alex Gore said he started thinking about the elevated house concept after the 2006 flood and decided to finalize …

North Dakota Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud

A Bismarck couple has been charged in Burleigh County District Court with insurance fraud, a Class C felony, according to the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner’s office. Ella Denise Bowen-Davis and Gary Lynn Bowen were involved in a vehicle collision March …

North Dakota Lake Claims More Farmland

The last thing that Dan Erickstad and other farmers in North Dakota’s waterlogged Devils Lake Basin needed was more moisture. The late March storm that dumped snow and rain in the Devils Lake region will make it even harder for …

Army Corps Outlines Changes in Red River Diversion Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by April 11 to keep alive the latest version of a planned Red River diversion around Fargo, N.D. and neighboring Moorhead, …

North Dakota Furniture Business Suffers Another Fire

A Dickinson furniture business with a history of fires has suffered another one. The Dickinson Press reports that no one was hurt in the Wednesday morning fire at Dakota Church Furniture, and the damage was not extensive. Company official Blaine …