North Dakota Insurance commissioner rejects Blues rate increase (The Bismarck Tribune)
Associated Press North Dakota's insurance commissioner says he rejected a 14.8 percent rate increase request from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota for individual policies because the Blues misled his department and failed to provide enough information.

Outdoors: Disappearing prairies leave North Dakota ducks fewer places to nest (The Capital Times)
Bismarck, N.D. -- People who enjoy waterfowl will need to readjust their thinking and should expect to see fewer ducks in the future. The reasons are the two primary ingredients necessary for ducks to nest: water and adjacent undisturbed grasslands. Although southern Wisconsin was inundated by abundant water this past June, the heart of the prairie pothole region, North Dakota, was dry. Many ...

KARE 11 Extra: North Dakota's Oil Boom (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Click here for more KARE 11 News Extras The far reaches of northwestern North Dakota offer a wealth of space. Green countryside. Occasional rolling hills. There's plenty of room

Lawsuit against Dakota Boys Ranch dismissed (The Bismarck Tribune)
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics over referrals by North Dakota government agencies to a church-affiliated nonprofit that treats and educates troubled children.

New oil pipeline planned for SW North Dakota (Prairie Public Broadcasting)
BISMARCK, ND (2008-07-17) The Public Service Commission will be reviewing a proposed new oil pipeline in southwestern North Dakota. Plains All American Pipeline LP wants to build a 6-inch crude oil pipeline for 33 miles from Killdeer in Dunn County to just north of Dickinson.