Compensate property owners for damage? Bill heard in the North Dakota Legislature would add protection for homeowners during disasters

Republican Sen. Spencer Berry said his Fargo home found itself up against rising water during the 2009 flood. With little time to sandbag, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asked for permission to build a dike behind a string of houses, including his, that were vulnerable to the rising waters.

By: By TJ Jerke, Forum News Service, The Jamestown Sun