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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: LUTHERANS ND ELCA churches struggling with clergy policy BISMARCK, N.D. The western North Dakota bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian clergy.

We wrote in this space in 2005 that North Dakota was acting like a rogue state, as it pushed ahead with the Devils Lake outlet.

The Internal Revenue Service says 172 federal tax refund checks to North Dakotans were returned with mailing address errors.

The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill. It gives a major boost to the legislation two days before a historic vote.

THE SEASON WILL CLOSE THERE IF THREE MORE ARE KILLED BEFORE THE END OF MARCH. THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE IS CONSIDERED ZONE 1 DURING THE SEASON.

More North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year thanks to the state's booming oil patch.

THE AGENCY SAYS 473 NORTH DAKOTA TAXPAYERS REPORTED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF MORE THAN $1 MILLION, COMPARED WITH 399 NORTH DAKOTANS IN THAT CATEGORY IN 2007.

An Oklahoman accused of paying his handyman to kill his former son-in-law says he'll fight extradition to North Dakota to face murder conspiracy and burglary conspiracy charges.

Authorities in southwestern North Dakota searched Monday for three Dickinson State University softball players reported missing after a friend received late night telephone calls that mentioned water and indicated the women needed help.

In what states do people report getting sufficient sleep or, conversely, being sleep deprived? Thanks to the Centers for Disease Control, we now have an answer to that question.

Merricourt, N.D., used to have its own fire department. Now fires in and around the town are fought by fire departments in Ellendale, N.D., and Edgeley, N.D. Merricourt, a town of less than five people about 50 miles south of Jamestown, lost its fire department about three years ago because its fire chief retired and no one took over, said John ...

State lawmakers are exploring whether to give most North Dakota homeowners the benefit of a property tax credit normally reserved for seniors and people with disabilities.

Governor John Hoeven says the cost of temporary levees, debris removal and other repairs from last spring's storms and flooding in North Dakota has topped $78 million and he's asked the White House to reimburse 90 percent of the costs.

An abandoned hospital building casts a scary scene over the grounds at San Haven.

FARGO, N.D. - Thirty years ago this month, an Amtrak route servicing Minnesota and southern North Dakota was shut down.

New research predicts that ObamaCare will swell America's Medicaid population by nearly 16 million individuals.

Those are provisions that Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Harry Reid , put in an $829 billion health-care bill to shield constituents from measures intended to pay for the biggest overhaul of the medical system in four decades.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT FIGURES RELEASED WEDNESDAY SHOW 1,216 FLU CASES IDENTIFIED, COMPARED WITH 563 LAST WEEK.

The Souris Valley Birding Club will learn about the impact of wind turbines on bats and birds at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the small meeting room of the Minot Public Library.

A A A' The ripest recipe for trouble in a national park? Young men hiking on a weekend who make a bad decision or two and end up hurt, exhausted or lost.