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North Dakota's state-owned flour mill posted a record annual profit of $13.2 million on Friday, a year after the Grand Forks mill sustained its biggest loss ever.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: DRUG STING Southwest ND drug sting nets 37 arrests, warrants DICKINSON, N.D. Sixteen people have been arrested and warrants issued for 21 others in a drug sting operation in southwest North Dakota.

West view of Verendrye National Monument, unknown date. NPS archival photo. Verendrye National Monument was delisted from the National Park System on July 30, 1956.

North Dakota lawmakers should earmark $100 million to support a power plant's carbon dioxide retention project, the Democratic candidate for the state Public Service Commission said Thursday.

President Barack Obama has signed a bill he says will address the unique public safety challenges facing American Indian tribes.

North Dakota counties that produce either coal or crude oil held seven of the top 10 spots in a statewide survey of average annual wages.

The last group of North Dakota National Guard Soldiers who served as part of a NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo are returning home Wednesday.

AP Photo planned RAPID CITY, S.D. More than 350 airmen are returning to Ellsworth Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia.

If you ask for a pack of "light" cigarettes... You might instead be seeing gold.

Jul 27 2010 12:00AM http://governor.state.nd.us/ BISMARCK, N.D. Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the Governor's Prevention and Advisory Council on Drugs and Alcohol has awarded $100,000 to community groups to help fight underage risky behaviors.

The bulk of the severe damage in eastern North Dakota appears to be north of Valley City, where some grain bins were destroyed.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: ND KIDS COUNT Report: ND 12th best in children's well-being BISMARCK, N.D. A national report on children's health and well-being ranks North Dakota 12th best in the nation.

As if the 90-degree temperatures didn't make Monday hot enough at the North Dakota State Fair, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and Merle Boucher, who will try to unseat Goehring this November, spent an hour debating a wide range of issues in front of several dozen people who braved the hot sun.

Today was devoted to North Dakota products here at the Fair. It's Pride of Dakota day - a day the organization devoted to promotion of Dakota-made products and services.

How the mighty have fallen. Nevada, California and Florida have the nation's weakest economies, according to a midyear review of state employment trends by Portfolio.com and bizjournals, which was released Monday.

Jumpers from Skydive Fargo are putting their names in the record books. Jumpers have set a total of six records in three states since June 9. The records include Minnesota`s largest formation, a ring of 12 people gripping hands; highest altitude in North Dakota, at 16,500 feet; and largest female head-down dive in Nebraska, with four jumpers.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press MINOT, N.D. An investigation is under way after two children were run over by floats at the State Fair parade in Minot.

With House Republicans measuring the proverbial curtains in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, the focus has turned to whether or not the balance of power could also flip in the Senate.

1, 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing.

If you're rich, 2010 is a great year to die in the US. This is the year that Congress has allowed the estate tax to lapse, enabling heirs to receive their windfalls without Uncle Sam taking a cut for the first time in nearly 100 years.