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Takeaways: How Trump's possible VP pick shifted on LGBTQ+ issues as his presidential bid neared

Jun. 29, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is little-known on the national stage but is now a top choice to be former President Donald Trump' s vice presidential running mate. The wealthy software entrepreneur has led North Dakota like a CEO. He's championed...

Knife River: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 07, 2024 06:28 AM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Knife River Corp. (KNF) on Tuesday reported a loss of $47.6 million in its first quarter. The Bismarck, North Dakota-based company said it had a loss of 84 cents per share. The construction materials company posted...

MDU Resources: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 02, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) on Thursday reported net income of $100.9 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bismarck, North Dakota-based company said it had net income of 49 cents. Earnings, adjusted for...

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

Apr. 25, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest legalization effort in the conservative state. ...

Police called in to North Dakota state forensic examiner's office before her firing

Apr. 19, 2024 16:13 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's state forensic examiner was fired earlier this month in an episode during which police were called to her office. Officers from the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Bismarck police responded to Dr. Barrie Miller's office in Bismarck on April 10,...