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DONNYBROOK, N.D. (AP) The Highway Patrol has identified the two people killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 52 in northwest North Dakota. The Patrol says that 18-year-old Serrina Schnabel of Velva, and 23-year-old Hillary Meier Hunt of Warner Robins, Ga., both died yesterday in the head-on collision.

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Sexually transmitted diseases among North Dakotans are trending downward. The state Health Department says that through the first six months of the year, confirmed cases of both chlamydia and gonorrhea are down 11 percent from last year.

Information from: KNOX-AM, http://knoxradio.com Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) A University of North Dakota researcher has landed a three-year, $355,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Gretchen Mullendore is an atmospheric modeler and assistant professor in UND's Department of Atmospheric Sciences.

She'll use the grant to study severe storms.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says more than 2,600 licenses remain in 15 units after the fall wild turkey license lottery. Remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters are allowed a maximum of 15 licenses for the fall season.

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