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BISMARCK — Basin Electric today signed two power purchase agreements associated with the development of two new wind projects in southwest North Dakota. The combined capacity is 278 megawatts. Infinity Wind Power of Santa Barbara, Calif., is developing the Sunflower Wind...

MEDORA -- It certainly wasn't on par with a taping of the popular reality TV hit "Doomsday Preppers," but Thursday's multi-county hazard mitigation workshop at the North Dakota Hall of Fame had attendees thinking about preparedness. In an effort to become eligible under government...

FARGO -- A legal battle is intensifying to decide if roads can be built in areas of the Little Missouri National Grasslands now managed as roadless and eligible to be protected as wilderness. The dispute started this summer when four North Dakota counties sued the federal government,...

FARGO -- Four counties within the Little Missouri National Grassland have gone to court seeking authority to build roads in areas now managed as roadless and eligible for wilderness. The lawsuit, filed July 30 in U.S. District Court in Bismarck, would imperil a proposal to designate...

For a little more than $1 million, Golden Valley County will bring its 89-year-old courthouse into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. An elevator and five restrooms will be added to the courthouse, according to the county auditor's office. "It's something we got...

The Medora Ranger District is patiently waiting for public comments on a proposal to explore for oil and gas deposits potentially located over an area of approximately 5,400 acres. The acreage is a combination of federal and private lands located in Golden Valley County. The deadline...

Eight North Dakota contestants will sing their hearts out tonight at the 29th Annual Colgate Country Showdown state finals taking place in Beach. The Colgate Country Showdown is billed as America's largest country music talent search and this year is a part of Beach's annual Spirit...