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N.D. (AP) – School officials in the northwestern North Dakota oil patch say they may need as much as 0 million to handle as many as 3,000 new students next year. Administrators say the influx of students is prompting a state of emergency, because there isn’t enough class room space, buses or staff to handle the increase.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two American Indian tribes in the Dakotas are getting federal grants to help clean and develop contaminated properties, protect public health and create jobs. The EPA is giving $200,000 each to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Standing Rock Sioux.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Agriculture Department has released a list of 12 sites around the state for its annual Project Safe Send program. The program helps state residents dispose of unusable herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides for free. The program kicks off July 10th in Harvey and wraps up July 26th in Casselton.

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A scenic byway committee is sponsoring a 108-mile rummage sale in southwest North Dakota this weekend. The sale will take place between Mandan and Dickinson. The route will be marked with balloons.