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MDU Resources buys stake in Bakken project
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A subsidiary of Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group Inc. has purchased 50 percent interest in oil and natural gas facilities near Belfield, ... Full story
Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is changing the way it handles knee replacement surgeries based on the results of a data-sharing ... Full story
Duncan returns to Idaho's for federal hearing
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A man convicted of killing children in Idaho and California has returned to U.S. District Court in Boise to prepare for a ... Full story
Former Billings woman guilty in kickback scheme
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A former Billings woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a kickback scheme to get military employees to order office ... Full story
Builder: ND oil boom best opportunity in decades
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) -- A Salt Lake City real estate developer with 40 years of experience in the building industry says the oil boom in ... Full story
Stepmom faces extradition in HI in kids' abduction
HILO, Hawaii (AP) -- The stepmom of three children who were taken by their father to the Bahamas on a sailboat against custody orders is ... Full story
US Supreme Court won't review Petters' conviction
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't take up the case of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. In documents made public Tuesday, ... Full story
Killer of 3 tries not to think about murders
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man convicted in a deadly 2007 home invasion says he tries not to think about the crime and has ... Full story
OSHA probes postal worker's mysterious illness
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The federal agency that monitors worker safety has opened an investigation into the illness of a U.S. postal worker who became sick ... Full story
Oil down slightly, nears $94 per barrel
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil is down slightly as Europe managed to avoid falling into recession thanks to slight economic growth in Germany. ... Full story





