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Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) Grand Forks police are investigating an incident in which a man called 911 and reported shooting himself in the leg. Authorities say the man told them he was trying to fix his handgun when it accidentally went off. He was taken to a local hospital.

Medora, N.D. (AP) Former Gov. Art Link is among this year's inductees to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Another is Brad Gjermundson, a four-time PRCA world saddle bronc champion.

Induction ceremonies are set for late June in Medora.

Watford City, N.D. (AP) Billionaire oilman Harold Hamm is marking 20 years of drilling in North Dakota. The 63-year-old chairman of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources has drilled more than 600 wells in the state over the past two decades.

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) College graduates who are tossing their caps into the air this spring also will be tossing their resumes into a sagging job market. Mark Thompson, a career counselor at the University of North Dakota, says the poor economy means job opportunities for college graduates are likely to be down for the first time in the last four or five years.

(Information from: Danielle Webster, KCND-FM, www.prairiepublic.org) (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 05-26-09 0200CDT | save this article / add to your favorites list