North Dakota News

The nation's record-low teenage birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

School years are coming to a close and summer break is coming up, that means more young drivers will be on the roadways.

Last month a pro-choice group put up white flags at the state capitol lawn to remind lawmakers that they will remember their votes on legislation to restrict abortion.

North Dakota chamber officials and employers called Thursday for immigration reform that addresses a growing need for science and technology workers in the state.

A gas station attendant pumps gas in Portland, Ore., May 2012. Aside from states in the upper Midwest, gasoline prices at the start of the 2013 Memorial Day weekend are about the same as last year, averaging $3.66 a gallon nationwide, according to AAA.

Planes from American air bases are flying over Canadian airspace on what's being called the first-ever patrols of their type.

About 4 inches of rain since Saturday has pushed up the lake level, flooding some roads and threatening homes.

Adding a teen driver could increase your insurance bill up to 50%. 'Your son or daughter goes out there and has an accident immediately, which most frequently happens in the first 90 to 100 days, your policy is going to go up even more.

The threat of a possible dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city eased Thursday, and officials said most of the 1,300 evacuated residents would be allowed to return to their homes within 24 hours.

When heavy rain threatened a dam near Cavalier, North Dakota, the call went out from North Dakota National Guard units yesterday.

Jack Dalrymple is requesting a federal disaster declaration to help 16 counties and the Spirit lake Reservation recover from spring flooding.

The three county schools in Burke County will graduate a total of 19 seniors, two more than last year.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation says that effective 7:00 a.m., Central Time, on Thursday, May 23, load restrictions will be lifted on all highways south of Interstate 94.

Population growth immediately following a natural disaster isn't typical. So Minot's growth following the 2011 Souris River flood is not only atypical, but local officials suspect the growth rate has been faster than the 1.8 percent increase estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

As emergency crews continue to sort through the devastation the storm in Oklahoma left behind, other first responders around the country are stepping up to the plate, including some here in North Dakota.

The North Dakota Legislature approved funding for two new judgeships for the six-county Northwest Judicial District.

A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.

Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., of Crookston, Minn., sits on death row in Terre Haute, Ind., while his lawyers argue what is believed to be his final appeal.

Planting problems resume for northern U.S. farmers. In what was already a very slow start to seeding, farmers were stopped by rains so heavy that flash flood warnings were issued for southeastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.