News Headlines for Amenia, North Dakota

North Dakota cowboys and cowgirls in National High School Finals Rodeo (The Bismarck Tribune)
Today through July 27 in Farmington, N.M. Notes: ListeNotes: Listed are North Dakota cowboys and cowgirls, the events they are in and which rounds they will compete in.

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North Dakota Insurance commissioner rejects Blues rate increase (The Bismarck Tribune)
Associated Press North Dakota's insurance commissioner says he rejected a 14.8 percent rate increase request from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota for individual policies because the Blues misled his department and failed to provide enough information.

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Oil in North Dakota (KX TV North Dakota)
News regarding our state's oil production. Bruce Hicks with North Dakota's oil and gas division says our state set a monthly oil production record in May. The state produced more than 156-thousand barrels per day. That's up nearly 4 percent over

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Cows in North Dakota (KX TV North Dakota)
Milk production in North Dakota in April, May and June totaled 107 million pounds, that's down 8 percent from the same period last year. The Agriculture Department says milk produced per cow was up from the same period a year ago. But the avera

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Outdoors: Disappearing prairies leave North Dakota ducks fewer places to nest (The Capital Times)
Bismarck, N.D. -- People who enjoy waterfowl will need to readjust their thinking and should expect to see fewer ducks in the future. The reasons are the two primary ingredients necessary for ducks to nest: water and adjacent undisturbed grasslands. Although southern Wisconsin was inundated by abundant water this past June, the heart of the prairie pothole region, North Dakota, was dry. Many ...

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KARE 11 Extra: North Dakota's Oil Boom (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Click here for more KARE 11 News Extras The far reaches of northwestern North Dakota offer a wealth of space. Green countryside. Occasional rolling hills. There's plenty of room

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Dakota Valley qualifies for VFW state (Sioux City Journal)
NORTH SIOUX CITY -- Zach Selby was 4-for-4, including a double, while leading Dakota Valley to an 18-0 win in five innings over Elk Point-Jefferson in the VFW regional championship Saturday at Todd Larsen Field.

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New oil pipeline planned for SW North Dakota (Prairie Public Broadcasting)
BISMARCK, ND (2008-07-17) The Public Service Commission will be reviewing a proposed new oil pipeline in southwestern North Dakota. Plains All American Pipeline LP wants to build a 6-inch crude oil pipeline for 33 miles from Killdeer in Dunn County to just north of Dickinson.

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Preliminary Estimates of Tornado Damage in North Dakota Top $1 Million (Insurance Journal)
A preliminary estimate of damage from the tornado that struck Rolla, Norht Dakota last week now tops $1 million. Rolette County Tax Director Diane Schwandt expects that estimate to grow. Schwandt

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North Dakota ethanol industry having rough year (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The delay of a planned 100 million gallon ethanol plant in Jamestown's energy park is not the only bump in the road for North Dakota's ethanol industry in the past year.

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