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The North Dakota Petroleum Council says the number of rigs piercing North Dakota's oil patch has topped 100 for the first time in nearly three decades. Council President Ron Ness says 101 rigs were drilling in western North Dakota's oil patch on

The National Weather Service says as much as 10 inches of snow could accumulate by tomorrow morning in southwestern North Dakota. Travel conditions in some areas began to deteriorate as early as this afternoon. The Highway Patrol says icy conditions

Rain, freezing rain and heavy snow are hitting much of the Dakotas. The National Weather Service said as much as 10 inches of snow could accumulate by Thursday morning in southwestern North Dakota, and the northern Black Hills in South Dakota co

A Montana man was killed in an oilfield accident near Beach, North Dakota Friday. Officials say 22-year-old Christopher Whalen of Havre died when a 250-pound pipe fell on him. Whalen was part of a survey crew drilling holes for seismic testing for oil e

EDITORS: Beginning this week, four AP Member Exchange stories for use during the upcoming weekend and thereafter will be released in advance on Thursdays. Two of them will be retransmitted for use Saturday or Sunday or thereafter, and

The H1N1 virus seems to have taken a hiatis in North Dakota. Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Cheryl Underhill says it's been six weeks since the last case of H1N1 was reported in the state. Although, other states across the country have seen increas