The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK — North Dakota Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to separate the state’s oil and gas promotional and regulatory duties. The bill states that the North Dakota Industrial Commission, which oversees the Department of Mineral Resources, “may not foster, encourage,...

BISMARCK — A bill seeks to further restrict natural gas flaring in North Dakota, but an industry group leader testified Friday that bold actions such as “quick take” eminent domain may be necessary to eliminate flaring. Landowners promptly denounced the eminent domain idea...

Dickinson police have determined the deaths of two in a shooting last week were the result of a double suicide. Angelique Spenser, 35, and Steven Parker, 53, died Jan. 23 in a north Dickinson home. A single handgun was recovered at the scene. The double suicide conclusion is supported...

The Southwest Narcotics Task Force arrested three Dickinson residents Wednesday on multiple felony charges after one of the defendants allegedly delivered drugs to a confidential informant. Nolan Gentry, 32, his wife, Hailey Gentry, 37, and Clinton Fridley, 30, face charges of criminal...

BISMARCK — Seven people have applied for an opening on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education. The applicants include Hazen Public Schools Superintendent Mike Ness, Belfield rancher and public relations firm owner James Odermann, Northwood farmer Kent Gronlie, Sharon farmer...

Theodore Sie Clark, 17, was reported missing Wednesday after he left his residence following a fight with his father, the father told police. The Dickinson Police Department posted an announcement that Clark had been located Friday night, but did not specify where or how.

FARGO — Membership in the much-maligned top 1 percent of income earners in North Dakota would require annual income of at least $502,393. That figure ranks sixth in the nation for 2012, right behind the state of New York, in a new study called “The Increasingly Unequal States...

BISMARCK — A proposal to raise the cap on North Dakota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund by $20 million drew strong support from conservation groups and others Friday, but a Bismarck lawmaker questioned whether cuts should be considered given the state’s financial outlook amid slumping...

BOWMAN — The Bureau of Land Management Dakotas Resource Advisory Council is holding a public meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Bowman city office building located at 101 First St. NE in Bowman. The public comment period will run from 11 a.m. to noon, when interested people...

BISMARCK — Terry Hjelmstad has been appointed chairman of the State Board of Higher Education after the former head stepped down earlier this month. Hjelmstad, a retired administrator at Minot Public Schools, currently resides in Minot and has served on the board since 2011. He...

BISMARCK – A bill that would shift the power to set college tuition rates at North Dakota’s 11 public campuses from the state Board of Higher Education to the Legislature passed the House of Representatives on Friday. House Bill 1303 passed on a vote of 59-31, with four members...

Every once in a while, when she hears the voice over the House speaker system utter a first initial followed by her last name, Rep. Pamela Anderson wonders: Is that me? Because that “P” could have been a “B,” which would be Rep. Bert Anderson, R-Crosby. Or a “D,” which...

OMAHA, Neb. — Minutes after the end of the game, North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol stood in the tunnel, looking at the ice in disbelief.