Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year's — but it's not great either.
Stocks move higher following jobs, housing reports
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow.
Central Minnesota man arrested for driving 178 mph sentenced for DWI
WADENA, Minn. – A man who was stopped and arrested for reportedly driving a Corvette up to 178 miles per hour in Wadena County was sentenced Aug. 30 for driving while intoxicated during the incident.
Hoeven, Pomeroy to speak at United Tribes summit
Gov. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., are featured speakers on the opening day of the United Tribes Tribal Leaders Summit, Wednesday in Bismarck.
Power plants, residents weigh in on coal ash plan
DENVER (AP) — A public hearing on whether the Environmental Protection Agency should regulate coal ash disposal under rules for hazardous waste has drawn more than 100 speakers.
Number of licensed N.D. grain elevators rises
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators say the number of licensed grain elevators has increased for the first time since 1995.
Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.
Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.
UPDATE: Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.
For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle
BETHEL, Ohio (AP) — For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.
Crash near Parshall kills one
PARSHALL, N.D. (AP) — One person is dead in a three-vehicle pileup near Parshall.
Stimulus funds will expand health care in Williston area
Trinity Health in Williston, N.D., has received $5.5 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to construct a new medical services building, said Jasper Schneider, USDA rural development state director on Thursday.
Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.
N.D. hunting measure approved for Nov. 2 ballot
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters in November will decide whether to ban big-game hunting in fenced preserves.
N.D. man charged in fake billing scheme acquitted
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 39-year-old man accused of taking part in a fake billing scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Texas-based energy company has been acquitted.
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