Investigators say a fire that heavily damaged some apartment complex garages in Fargo, N.D., was caused by leaking gasoline ignited by open-flame propane heating equipment. The Fire Department says the Monday afternoon blaze started in a garage stall where people …
A faith-based effort to provide housing for flood recovery volunteers in Minot has ended 17 months after the historic Souris River flood swamped North Dakota’s fourth-largest city. Hope Village hosted nearly 400 teams comprising nearly 5,300 volunteers from 48 states …
A program that will help homeowners in Minot with repair costs following devastating Souris River flooding two years ago is proving popular. More than 700 people have applied for assistance from a program that offers grants of up to $10,000 …
Federal and state assistance for repairs to public infrastructure following flooding in North Dakota earlier this year has topped $18 million. President Barack Obama on May 29 issued a disaster declaration for snowmelt flooding. On July 12 he declared a …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm reminded consumers that insurance fraud affects everyone—and everyone can play a part in stopping it. Insurance fraud is now the second most profitable crime in America, behind only illegal drug sales. It is estimated …
Scientists who helped calculate oil spilled from a broken BP well into the Gulf of Mexico are questioning the methodology used to estimate the amount of crude that recently leaked from a ruptured pipeline into a wheat field in northwestern …
A North Dakota legislative committee plans to review aspects of the state’s strengthened DUI law just a few months after it took effect. The interim Judiciary Committee will begin holding meetings in the coming months. The committee will look at …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s twice-extended temporary housing program to accommodate Minot, N.D., area residents left homeless by a historic Souris River flood has come to a close after two years and three months. FEMA brought in 2,052 mobile homes …
North Dakota’s congressional delegation says the federal Risk Management Agency has released new rules for prevented planting insurance for the 2014 crop year. The changes come in the wake of confusion for some Upper Midwest farmers over a rule that’s …
More than 100 emergency responders have been practicing in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., for a possible disaster. The North Dakota National Guard’s 81st Civil Support Team based in Bismarck is leading the week-long exercise, which focuses on a mock World …