Elliott leads Southern Illinois against North Dakota State after 21-point game

North Dakota State Bison (2-2) at Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2) Carbondale, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois faces North Dakota State after Elijah Elliott scored 21 points in Southern Illinois' 85-78 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys. ...

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration. CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas...

Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and hampered by internal squabbles during his initial term in office. Now he appears...

North Dakota State eases by Missouri State to clinch at least a share of MVFC championship

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Cam Miller threw for a career-high four touchdowns, backup quarterback Nathan Hayes added another TD and North Dakota State defeated Missouri State 59-21 on Saturday to take over sole possession of first place and clinch at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football...

South Dakota tops North Dakota 42-36 behind Bouman, Pierre and Theis

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Aidan Bouman threw three touchdown passes, Charles Pierre Jr. and Travis Theis both ran for more than 100 yards and a touchdown and South Dakota held on to beat North Dakota 42-36 on Saturday. Theis, who had 150 yards on 16 carries, scored on an 8-yard run...

Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. Burgum,...

What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum's background is in business Burgum, 68, grew...

Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and setbacks in its plans....

Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline, but hurdles remain elsewhere

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees...