WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on 31 oil and gas parcels totaling 6,510 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in North Dakota. The comment period ends Dec. 18, 2023. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2023 and is now seeking public comment on the   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation's Dakotas Area Office has prepared a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Phase III of Funding, Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, Repair and/or Replacement of Phase III Fort Berthold Rural Water System Projects. Reclamation would appreciate your review and comments on the draft PEA. The review period will be open unti  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Aneta, North Dakota, water and sewer improvement project located in Nelson County, North Dakota. The project consists of removing and replacing 44 blocks of existing cast iron water mains and services and installing new PVC pipes. The project also inclu  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Cody James Belgarde, age 36, from St. Michael, ND, was found guilty of the charges of Second-Degree Murder and Arson. In January of 2021, Belgarde shot and killed a boy who was two weeks past his seventeenth birthday. Belgarde then set fire to the house where the murder took place. Af  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The White House issued the following news release: On November 15, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Engagement hosted nearly 60 local elected officials and community leaders from across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska as part of its "Communities in Action" event series. During the half-day forum, participants heard from senior Biden-Harris Administration officials - including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Direc  more