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N.D. (AP) – A study predicts schools in western North Dakota’s booming oil patch need to prepare for an influx of more than 3,000 students – more than half of them in Williston. The research done at the request of Governor Jack Dalrymple says schools might also need almost 0 million for facilities, as well as new teachers and equipment.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is lifting its open fire ban on the Oahe Wildlife Management Area because of recent rain. The area covers more than 16,000 acres along Lake Oahe south of Bismarck-Mandan.

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials are telling business and government leaders in South Dakota to get ready for opportunities and challenges when the oil boom moves south. More than 150 lawmakers and business leaders are at a two-day conference in the western South Dakota city of Spearfish to talk about how officials can prepare for an oil boom.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A former North Dakota Republican congressional candidate is setting up a so-called super PAC with leftover campaign money. Shane Goettle lost to Brian Kalk in a North Dakota Republican convention fight for the party’s endorsement. He has about $50,000 left over from his campaign.