have operated quietly in shale formations from Texas to North Dakota and New York. Last week, Exxon Mobil Corp. stunned the industry when it announced that it would buy XTO

BISMARCK, N.D. -A federal appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit by two North Dakota farmers who said they should be allowed to grow

. Initial tests are showing that the corn ear molds that are showing up in North Dakota and South Dakota are not of the type that can make corn inedible for cattle. The corn mold

AMES, Iowa -Austen Arnaud threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, both to Marquis Hamilton, and Iowa State beat North Dakota State 34-17 Thursday night to make coach Paul

AMES, Iowa -Austen Arnaud threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, both to Marquis Hamilton, and Iowa State beat North Dakota State 34-17 to make coach Paul Rhoads a winner

MILWAUKEE(AP) Lazar Hayward had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Marquette to a 93-68 victory on Tuesday night over South Dakota for its 25th straight non-conference home

BISMARCK, N.D. -Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in fiscal 2009, with parcels in western North Dakota's booming oil patch accounting

major target of planned cuts to Medicare. — STATES: _Doctors and hospitals in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming will get paid more than providers

OMAHA, Neb. -The lowest mortgage delinquency rates in the nation next year should be in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Credit reporting agency TransUnion predicts

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -The Agriculture Department says South Dakota producers are expected to raise 4.5 million turkeys this year, down 4 percent from last year. It would

, Ark.-Pine Bluff 70 Missouri St. 73, Saint Louis 63 N. Iowa 64, North Dakota 41 N. Michigan 81, Northwood, Mich. 72 Nebraska 57, Jackson St. 41 North Central 76, Franklin 61

CHICAGO -Dierdre Naughton scored 20 points and topped 1,000 points in her DePaul career and the 17th-ranked Blue Demons beat North Dakota State 77-65 on Sunday night