Devils Lake News

Elizabeth Anne Lagasse, 87, of Rolette, died on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at a Rugby hospital.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: CAMPUS COLLAPSE-COST Campus building is stabilized FARGO, N.D. Campus facilities manager Bruce Franz said damage could reach $500,000 from the partial collapse of Minard Hall at North Dakota State University early Sunday.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press DEVILS LAKE, N.D. A Starkweather man has died in a farm accident northwest of Devils Lake.

Agreeable Christmas Eve weather turned out to be the calm before the storm, much like what the National Weather Service had predicted.

From the North Dakota DOT: The North Dakota Department of Transportation in coordination with the ND Highway Patrol, will close Interstate 29 at 8:30 a.m. from the South Dakota border to the Canadian border due to blowing snow causing heavy snow drifts and high winds causing reduced visibility.

GORDON EVANS, 57, Starkweather, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in a farm accident near Starkweather.

Members of a grassroots advocacy group crossing North Dakota by ambulance say health care in America needs emergency assistance.

A better economy and good travel deals have helped air travel in the state. Boardings at North Dakota`s eight commercial and regional airports in November increased 6.6 percent over the year.

North Dakota's environmental health chief says a decision on whether to allow the state Water Commission to release more Devils Lake floodwaters into the Sheyenne River is not likely by the end of the year.

Valley City commissioners want the state Water Commission to come up with a comprehensive plan in case Devils Lake keeps rising.

A committee working on a long-term plan to serve North Dakotans who suffer from hearing loss is meeting at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake on Thursday.

Devils Lake in northeastern North Dakota has vexed residents for years as water levels have risen, forcing hundreds of homes to be destroyed or relocated.

A construction worker helping build Devils Lake's new water treatment plant was injured when he fell about 30 feet into a pit.

Elmer C. Schmidt, 88, of Anamoose, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at Trinity Hospital in Minot.

North Dakota was spared heavy sno7 from the storm, but southeastern South Dakota was hit with several inches.

NORTHEAST DISTRICT JUDGE MICHAEL STURDEVANT ISSUED THE ORDER LAST MONTH. HE'S HOLDING A HEARING IN DEVILS LAKE ON WEDNESDAY TO GIVE THE BOARD A CHANCE TO ARGUE ITS CASE.

This year, the North Star Classic tried something new: a beauty pageant for cows.

MAX Two-year-old Jayce Zahursky, a typically busy, talkative toddler, calls his birth mother "Kayla" and his adoptive parents, Al and Deb Zahursky, "Mommy and Daddy." For Jayce, who will stay in touch with his birth mother while he is growing up, there will be none of the questions about adoption that sometimes arise such as "Who do I look like?" ...

North Dakota State Water Commission engineer Dale Frink says it's unlikely a possible upgrade of the city of Fargo's water treatment facilities will affect plans to release Devils Lake water into the Sheyenne River.

Bishop Ryan's Josh Bartsch was named to the Class AA first-team all-state team, which was released Wednesday.