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North Dakota's National Guard commander says morale is high among soldiers deployed to Kosovo as part of a peacekeeping mission.

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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: HIGHER ED Board, NDSU remain at odds on house funding FARGO, N.D. The group that managed construction of a new president's house at North Dakota State University says it's waiting to hear about its proposal to cover cost overruns.

The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press Bismarck , N.D. North Dakota's Supreme Court has reversed drunken driving penalties against two men because their court hearings were conducted by telephone.

It's can happen to any of us...and it's scary... Recent hunger statistics show one in twelve North Dakotans will seek food assistance at one time or another.

NDJail Fall Lawsuit, 1st Ld,0161 Former jailer serving life sues over jail fall Eds: APNewsNow.

Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world's largest biotechnology companies.

UPDATES with stolen car back in Fargo; Eds: APNewsNow. FARGO, N.D. Police say the Porsche stolen from a slain dentist has been returned to Fargo on the same trailer that hauled it away.

Saying they're proud of North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy for voting for the health care bill in the House, members of a liberal lobbying group are pushing North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad to do likewise.

NDElk Killing,0069 Officials investigate illegal elk shooting Eds: APNewsNow. BISMARCK, N.D. The state Game and Fish Department says a bull elk was illegally shot south of Woodworth, in Stutsman County.

Bill Clinton, joined by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , center, address the media as they head into the Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon Tuesday.

Expanding enery in the state It's a major topic of discussion at the Great Plains Energy Expo in Bismarck.

Given their plunging circulation numbers, you'd think a major scandal would be premium fodder for North Dakota's newspapers.

USFort Hood Shooting-Congress,0103 House passes resolution honoring Fort Hood victims Eds: APNewsNow.

An Oklahoma man 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.

Already-skittish moderate Democrats in Congress got fresh reasons Wednesday to worry about their votes on economic and health care legislation from the election results in Virginia and New Jersey.

Eds: APNewsNow. UPDATES with family members, softball players at pond. Will be updated.

MeritCare -Sanford merger gets ND approval Eds: APNewsNow. Fargo , N.D. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has signed off on the merger of the two largest health systems in the Dakotas.

An Oklahoma man accused in the death of a North Dakota dentist has waived extradition.