PIERRE, S.D., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- South Dakota authorities went door-to-door in about 65 communities still without electricity five days after an ice storm and blizzard hit the U.S. Plains. Gov. Mike Rounds urged residents stranded in cold homes to consider moving to shelters with generat

NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) -- Ohio Gov. Bob Taft received the worst approval rating -- 19 percent -- in the first-ever national poll covering the chief executives of all 50 U.S. states.

FARGO, N.D., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A scheduled Thursday meeting between President George W. Bush and North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has the state speculating about Hoven's plans.

DALLAS, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Two former Bush administration officials were victorious Tuesday in their races for governorships but three other races were still too close to call. Republican Mitch Daniels was elected governor of Indiana and Jon Huntsman, Jr., was elected in Utah.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven kicked off his bid for a second term Wednesday in a four-city tour across the state.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush on Monday met with the nation's governors, promising that his fiscal 2004 budget proposal would help boost states' economies as they face widening deficits amid falling revenues.

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DENVER, April 22 (UPI) -- Facing a severe drought and a potentially devastating wildfire season, 16 western governors Monday urged Congress to fully fund a comprehensive plan that includ

MINOT, N.D., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- About 20 cars of a freight train derailed west of Minot, N.D., Friday and an overturned car released a toxic cloud of anhydrous ammonia that hugged the ground i