It wasn't even close. Fargo voters have overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax increase to help pay for flood protection. Just over 90 percent of about 12,700 voters said "yes" to the proposal. Cass County auditor Mike Montplai

North Dakota's major cities are growing, as are the communities around them. New census figures show Fargo with 93,531 people last year, up from 92,513 in 2007. Bismarck followed with 60,389 people, up from 59,483 in 2007. Grand Forks repo

North Dakota's major cities are growing, as are the communities around them. New census figures show Fargo with 93,531 people last year, up from 92,513 in 2007. Bismarck followed with 60,389 people, up from 59,483 in 2007. Grand Forks repo

Early turnout is reported slow but steady in Fargo's special election to decide the fate of a half-cent sales tax increase for flood protection. County Auditor Mike Montplaisir predicts a good turnout. He expects between 15,000 and 20,000 people

Williston police say they've charged six local teenagers in a rash of vehicle break-ins. Authorities say at least 60 vehicles were targeted over a month's time. Police Detective Heather Cecil says five 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old bo

North Dakota's Supreme Court has suspended a Williston attorney from practicing law for six months. Shane Peterson was accused of settling a Montana lawsuit without telling his client, and of neglecting to keep his client informed about the prog

North Dakota's Supreme Court has suspended a Williston attorney from practicing law for six months. Shane Peterson was accused of settling a Montana lawsuit without telling his client, and of neglecting to keep his client informed about the prog

Some participants became ill at a hockey camp in Hazen where carbon monoxide levels tested unusually high. Officials have not directly linked the illnesses to the carbon monoxide, which has been linked in other rinks to fumes leaked by ice resur