http://www.mail.com/locations/16184-north-dakota.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/16184-north-dakota.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073334-general-orders-extra-review-nuke-crew-failings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who commands the nation's nuclear forces said Thursday he has ordered further review of failings discovered among Air Force officers who operate nuclear missiles. But he told Congress he was not alarmed by their shortcomings. Gen. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, told a House Armed Services panel that the A... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:52:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073334-general-orders-extra-review-nuke-crew-failings.html 2013-05-09T14:52:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070570-ap-exclusive-commander-cites-rot-nuke-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure. ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:41:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070570-ap-exclusive-commander-cites-rot-nuke-force.html 2013-05-08T21:41:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2054708-usgs-74b-barrels-oil-nd-mont.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Government data released Tuesday show that 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from two massive shale formations spanning parts of the Dakotas and Montana, nearly double the amount previously estimated for the region. The new number from the U.S. Geological Survey is based on data largely from oil company and state drilling... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:28:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2054708-usgs-74b-barrels-oil-nd-mont.html 2013-04-30T21:28:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046910-obama-backs-planned-parenthood-political-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women's health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide, and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism. "When politicians try to turn Planne... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:03:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046910-obama-backs-planned-parenthood-political-fight.html 2013-04-26T19:03:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044968-spending-cuts-deep-six-crucial-flood-gauges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government's automatic budget cuts. Some are in the nine states threatened with spring flooding, U.S. Geological Survey officials said in interviews with The Associated Press. In rivers where fl... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:46:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044968-spending-cuts-deep-six-crucial-flood-gauges.html 2013-04-25T22:46:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2043006-tv-reporter-fired-profanity-to-hit-red-carpet.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota news anchor whose profanity-laced television debut got him fired after one broadcast is already getting job offers. A.J. Clemente's first stint as an anchor at KFYR-TV in Bismarck on Sunday night was also his last after he uttered two obscenities just as cameras began to roll. Clemente was fired Monday. By Wednesday, h... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:54:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2043006-tv-reporter-fired-profanity-to-hit-red-carpet.html 2013-04-24T23:54:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042628-flood-weary-fargo-nd-lobbies-permanent.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Filling and laying sandbags has become a civic rite of spring in Fargo, where the swollen Red River has caused major flooding in three of the past four years. With the region finally thawing out from another unusually snowy winter and the river again rising, local leaders are using this year's communitywide campaign to build support for... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042628-flood-weary-fargo-nd-lobbies-permanent.html 2013-04-24T21:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039000-tv-reporter-hes-fired-profanity-air.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A weekend news anchorman for a North Dakota television station says he was fired after he opened his first-ever broadcast with obscenities. A.J. Clemente says on Twitter that KFYR-TV of Bismarck fired him Monday. The NBC affiliate said in an earlier statement that Clemente was suspended following the Sunday evening broadcast. General... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:41:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039000-tv-reporter-hes-fired-profanity-air.html 2013-04-23T13:41:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024468-north-dakota-governor-signs-fetal-pain-measure.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The law signed Tuesday is the latest among a raft of measures passed in North Dakota this session that are meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024468-north-dakota-governor-signs-fetal-pain-measure.html 2013-04-17T01:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018140-american-crystal-sugar-workers-approve-contract.html GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Union workers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa who have been locked out of their jobs for 20 months at American Crystal Sugar Co. approved a new contract Saturday. Leaders of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International union said in a news release that the workers voted 55 percent to accept compan... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:42:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018140-american-crystal-sugar-workers-approve-contract.html 2013-04-14T03:42:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1996464-fargo-takes-action-to-lessen-impact-flooding.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The landscape has changed dramatically since the record flooding of the Red River: Hundreds of once-vulnerable homes are now gone and miles of concrete floodwalls and clay levees add new protections as communities on the river's banks brace for it to overflow yet again. Those changes over the past several years have built a buffer of gr... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1996464-fargo-takes-action-to-lessen-impact-flooding.html 2013-04-03T21:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989374-rivals-prepare-legal-battle-abortion-bans.html Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion. For all their differences, attorneys for the two states and the abortion-rights supporters opposing them agree on this: The laws represent an unpr... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989374-rivals-prepare-legal-battle-abortion-bans.html 2013-03-31T17:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987094-fema-frustrated-drop-flood-policies.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — As North Dakota faces another possible major flood this spring, federal officials are frustrated by the number of people in the state who lack insurance for such a disaster. Along the Red River and its tributaries, in flood-prone Fargo and Cass County, the number of insurance policies dropped by more than 40 percent from 2011 to 2012, F... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987094-fema-frustrated-drop-flood-policies.html 2013-03-29T21:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1980230-gears-up-legal-dispute-abortion-laws.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said his decision to sign strict new abortion laws, including the nation's toughest restriction on the procedure, was not based on "any religious belief or personal experience" and that he believes legislators have a right to ask such questions about abortion restrictions. The Republican governor sign... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1980230-gears-up-legal-dispute-abortion-laws.html 2013-03-27T07:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1979042-rallies-held-to-protest-anti-abortion-measures.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than 300 abortion-rights activists carried signs and chanted, "Veto! Veto! Veto!" in a demonstration Monday at the state Capitol protesting a package of measures that would give the state the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation. The newly formed Stand Up For Women North Dakota also planned rallies Monday in Fargo, Grand... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:00:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1979042-rallies-held-to-protest-anti-abortion-measures.html 2013-03-26T02:00:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973554-lawmakers-define-life-starting-conception.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota didn't set out to become the abortion debate's new epicenter. It happened by accident, after a legislative caucus that once vetted abortion bills languished, leaving lawmakers to propose a flurry of measures — some cribbed from Wikipedia — without roadblocks. Long dismissed as cold and inconsequential, North Dakota is no... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:29:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973554-lawmakers-define-life-starting-conception.html 2013-03-23T05:29:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1970142-officials-permanent-flood-protection-needed.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — With its ominously titled slideshow, "Get ready for a big one," the National Weather Service told flood-weary residents in the Fargo area Thursday to prepare for one of the Red River's five largest crests this spring, an outlook that prompted city and county officials to plead for permanent flood protection. The latest weather service f... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:13:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1970142-officials-permanent-flood-protection-needed.html 2013-03-21T23:13:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1963204-north-dakota-abortion-restrictions.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers who approved what would be some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. are now considering outlawing all abortions. The "personhood" measures would ban abortions by defining human life as beginning with conception. It's drawing opposition from some doctors who say it could cause problems for infertile c... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:24:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1963204-north-dakota-abortion-restrictions.html 2013-03-19T04:24:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1959074-governor-faces-choice-abortion-restrictions.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has all but enacted what would be two of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Now the state's governor faces a choice. He can join with his fellow Republicans and approve measures that are likely to lead to a costly legal battle that opponents say will end in utter failure. Or he could veto bills that have ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:47:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1959074-governor-faces-choice-abortion-restrictions.html 2013-03-16T20:47:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1957216-north-dakota-close-to-banning-abortions-6-weeks.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota on Friday moved closer to adopting what would be the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, with lawmakers sending the Republican governor measures that could set the state up for a costly legal battle over the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure. The North Dakota Senate overwhelmingly approv... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:54:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1957216-north-dakota-close-to-banning-abortions-6-weeks.html 2013-03-16T03:54:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949056-rodman-plans-to-vacation-with-north-korean-leader.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman says he plans to return to North Korea to vacation with Kim Jong Un. Rodman met with the authoritarian leader in late February during a visit that was not endorsed by the U.S. State Department. The visit came during a period of tension between the countries over North Korea's nuclear wea... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:00:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949056-rodman-plans-to-vacation-with-north-korean-leader.html 2013-03-12T16:00:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1936634-small-airports-irked-removal-body-scanners.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Managers at dozens of small airports have expressed outrage at federal officials for hauling new full-body scanners away from their facilities and sending them to large hubs that haven't yet upgraded older machines criticized for showing too much anatomy. U.S. Transportation Security Administration contractors were threatened with ar... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:46:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1936634-small-airports-irked-removal-body-scanners.html 2013-03-06T22:46:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1932838-ojs-ex-girlfriend-sentenced-robbery-case.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A woman who dated O.J. Simpson for more than a decade after he was acquitted of murder has received a four-year suspended sentence in North Dakota for allegedly trying to snatch someone's purse. Christie Prody entered an Alford plea to the felony robbery charge in a Fargo courtroom Monday, meaning she didn't admit guilt but acknowledged... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:15:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1932838-ojs-ex-girlfriend-sentenced-robbery-case.html 2013-03-05T19:15:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1930764-snowstorm-threatening-big-midwestern-cities.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A late-season snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Dakotas on Monday was threatening to do the same to cities from Minneapolis to Chicago, which were bracing for as much as 10 inches of powder. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for a long swath stretching across the Upper Midwest from North Dakota and northweste... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1930764-snowstorm-threatening-big-midwestern-cities.html 2013-03-04T23:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1911122-school-investigating-fans-kkk-style-hoods.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A North Dakota high school principal says appropriate action is being taken after three students briefly donned Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods Friday night during a state hockey semifinal game. The photo caused an uproar on Twitter when it was posted by 19-year-old Shane Schuster, who was seated with some friends at Ralp... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:48:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1911122-school-investigating-fans-kkk-style-hoods.html 2013-02-24T00:48:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1876892-college-hockey-teams-to-hit-ice-outdoors-omaha.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In nearly four decades of coaching hockey, Dean Blais never had to make a game plan while taking the position of the sun into account. That changed this week as he and his Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks prepare for Saturday's outdoor game against North Dakota at TD Ameritrade Park. The rink sits between what would be first and third bases at ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1876892-college-hockey-teams-to-hit-ice-outdoors-omaha.html 2013-02-08T07:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871004-propose-limiting-use-drones-police.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least 11 states are looking at plans to restrict the use of drones over their skies amid concerns the unmanned aerial vehicles could be exploited to spy on Americans. The American Civil Liberties Union says state legislators are proposing various restrictions on local authorities' use of the technology. Concerns mounte... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1871004-propose-limiting-use-drones-police.html 2013-02-05T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862528-oil-bottleneck-rockies-cheaper-gasoline.html CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A boom in domestic oil drilling has helped lower U.S. gasoline prices, though the steepest drops have missed California commuters, Midwestern farmers and even New York commodities traders who know all about oil and gasoline pricing. You have to be in the Rocky Mountains to see the lowest prices — ideally in Casper, the Wyoming city o... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862528-oil-bottleneck-rockies-cheaper-gasoline.html 2013-02-01T17:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814244-north-dakota-man-to-receive-medal-honor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama next month will bestow the Medal of Honor on a former active duty Army staff sergeant from North Dakota for "courageous actions" in Afghanistan in 2009. The White House says Obama will give the nation's highest military decoration for valor to Clinton Romesha for his actions while serving as a section leader during... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814244-north-dakota-man-to-receive-medal-honor.html 2013-01-11T17:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801710-defends-fcs-title-sam-houston-rematch.html FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The North Dakota State Bison have a second straight FCS championship in what's becoming their second home. Backed by more than 10,000 fans wearing green and gold in the same suburban Dallas stadium where they beat Sam Houston State a year ago, the Bison outnumbered their Texas counterparts in the stands and outplayed them on the field... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801710-defends-fcs-title-sam-houston-rematch.html 2013-01-05T22:08:00Z