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BISMARCK - MDU Resources Group announced Tuesday it has exited the oil exploration and production business and finalized the sale of Fidelity Exploration & Production Co. David Goodin, president and CEO of MDU Resources, said in a statement the move lowers the company’s risk...

GLENDIVE, MONT. — Montana Dakota Utilities has scaled back a 21.1 percent electricity rate increase it had been requesting in Montana, but that didn’t stem the tide of questions the company faced at a public hearing that started Tuesday in Glendive. While the rate increases are...

DICKINSON -- MDU Resources Group Inc. earnings dropped $25 million from 2014 to 2015, including losses at its Dickinson diesel refinery. “We have good momentum going into 2016," CEO Dave Goodin said Thursday during an earnings call with investors. "However, I’m not satisfied with...

BISMARCK -- Former North Dakota tax commissioner Cory Fong is taking over as communications director for MDU Resources Group Inc. The company announced Fong will replace Rick Matteson as head of communications on Feb. 1. Matteson is serving as interim director of investor relations...

BISMARCK -- With the sale of its oil company, MDU Resources is cutting costs, including employee layoffs. MDU announced the sale of its Fidelity Exploration and Production properties in November. The oil company made up one-third of the corporation's earnings, according to MDU spokesman...

BISMARCK – North Dakota utility regulators on Wednesday approved a natural gas rate increase for customers of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. that is smaller than what the company originally proposed but still spreads out the costs in a way that drew objections from AARP North Dakota....

The Stark County Sheriff’s Office took part in a multi-agency rescue effort around 4:30 p.m. Monday when a man was buried by a caved trench he was digging on the 4000 block of 116th Avenue Southwest near Dickinson. The man’s two children were reportedly able to uncover his head...

BISMARCK – Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. has agreed to scale back a proposal natural gas rate increase for its North Dakota customers, but the AARP still has concerns that residential users will bear too much of the burden. The North Dakota Public Service Commission hosted the...

Montana-Dakota Utilities customers in Richardton will be without power from 12:01 a.m. until approximately 4 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. The outage is required to conduct maintenance on a transmission line that serves the community. MDU recommends customers take time to prepare for this...

BISMARCK – Public input sessions are scheduled next week on a Montana-Dakota Utilities request to increase natural gas rates. MDU proposes to increase rates by 3.4 percent, costing an average residential customer $3.50 more per month. The increase would generate $4.3 million...

SIDNEY, MONT. — Montana-Dakota Utilities announced Tuesday it will add 19MW of electric generation at its Sidney-based Lewis and Clark Station in fall 2015. Two large internal combustion engines will generate the power, fueled by natural gas. “These units were included as part...