The commander of North Dakota’s National Guard estimated it will cost $90 million or more to repair roads, parks and other public works from damage caused during spring and summer flooding. Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, speaking to the Legislature’s Budget …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm reported that the Memorial Day wind storm in the Fargo area so far has caused more than $4.2 million in damage. Reports to Hamm from several insurance carriers who write business in the affected …
North Dakota Farmers Union is seeking a 10-day extension on the crop insurance planting deadline for some crops. Farmers see reduced insurance coverage if they don’t meet deadlines for planting their crops. Farmers Union President Robert Carlson says that due …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm as its new Secretary-Treasurer. Hamm replace Illinois Insurance Director Michael T. McRaith, who was selected in March to lead the Federal Insurance Office in Washington, …
North Dakota officials praised President Barack Obama’ disaster declaration that will help the state recover the costs of combatting and cleaning up after widespread spring flooding. The declaration makes federal money available to help with the cost of flood mitigation …
North Dakota the 31st state to ban texting behind the wheel, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood who praised North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple for signing a new law banning the practice. The new law, which becomes effective August …
North Dakota officials say that many small and aging dams will likely need repair after a third straight waterlogged spring. One of those dams, near Burlington, nearly failed recently, and about 200 people were advised to evacuate as a precaution. …
Record flooding in parts of the U.S. Red River Valley has slowed grain movement, but lake-like fields are nothing new to farmers who battle flooding on some scale each spring, industry officials said. The Red River, which divides North Dakota …
The Red River Sunday had started a gradual decline in the Fargo-Moorhead area after reaching a preliminary crest at the fourth-highest level on record with rain storms coming in lighter than expected. “This rain will not have a huge effect …
Fargo officials have yet to deliver sandbags to residents along the Red River, but the North Dakota city’s flood hotline is up and running. The service is managed by the city’s library and meant for people who live or work …
