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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 31 2010 2:13AM
Lifeguards who rescued a drowning boy at
a Casselton swimming pool are being hailed as heroes.
The Minn-Kota chapter of the American Red Cross presented
medallions to the lifeguards on Friday.
They're credited with saving 6-year-old Ben Met
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 31 2010 2:13AM
A Sioux Falls man has been found not
guilty of two charges in the 2008 death of his month-old child.
Utkarsh Vijayvergiya (OOT'-karsh Vee-jay-ver-JEE'-ay) had been
charged with aggravated assualt and child abuse in the boy's death.
A five-day
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Keybirds Jul 31 2010 1:10AM
The state "A" legion baseball tournament moved into it's 3rd day of play today in Bismarck. In loser out play, the Williston Keybirds met up with Fargo.
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State Legion A - Day 3 Jul 30 2010 10:53PM
24-and-1! That's the Bismarck Governors record over their previous 25 games....but great records don't necessarly equal great seasons and the Govs know that.
Their main mission is a State Championship,
and tonight, the boys from Bismarck could get one s
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| News directors: Jul 30 2010 8:25PM
Audio files of Tony Clark and Kevin Cramer, and draft copies of
the language of the Otter Tail Power Co. and Montana-Dakota
Utilities Co. 'bill stuffers,' have been posted at ftp.ap.org.
Scroll down and click on StateLevel folder, then find th
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Around Town Jul 30 2010 7:03PM
A hotel in Mandan prepares for a new restaurant.
(OPEN)
Reporter Kate Schell has more in tonight's Around Town.
Montana Mikes, located inside the Seven Seas Hotel and Water Park in Mandan, will open Monday. The full-service steak house offers a causal
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Sex offenders Jul 30 2010 7:03PM
Bismarck Police want you to know about two sex offenders living in town...
Brandon Abner is a moderate risk sex offender who recently moved to Bismarck.
Abner had sexual relations with a 15 year old girl when he was 22.
He's living at 700
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| MDU, Otter Tail ratepayers get electric cost alert Jul 30 2010 4:55PM
North Dakota customers of Otter Tail Power
and Montana-Dakota Utilities will be getting an explanation soon
about a rise in their monthly electric bills.
The utilities want their customers to pay development costs for
the defunct Big Stone II el
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 30 2010 4:13PM
An attorney for three Libertarian
candidates for the North Dakota Legislature is asking a judge to
list the men on the November ballot. A lawsuit in federal court
challenges a state law that requires candidates to get a minimum
number of votes in the
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| MDU, Otter Tail ratepayers get electric cost alert Jul 30 2010 4:13PM
North Dakota customers of Otter Tail Power
and Montana-Dakota Utilities will be getting an explanation soon
about a rise in their monthly electric bills.
The utilities want their customers to pay development costs for
the defunct Big Stone II el
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| Record profit for ND state flour mill: $13.2M Jul 30 2010 12:57PM
After two straight years of losses, North
Dakota's state flour mill has posted a record profit of almost
$13.2 million.
General Manager Vance Taylor says the mill also passed a
production milestone. During its last budget year, it shipped just
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| ND Libertarians ask for injunction against Jaeger Jul 30 2010 11:12AM
An attorney for three Libertarian
candidates for the North Dakota Legislature is asking a judge to
allow the men on the November ballot.
Oliver Hall of the Center for Competitive Democracy in
Washington has filed a lawsuit in federal court about
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 30 2010 11:12AM
Sixteen people have been arrested and
warrants issued for 21 others in a drug sting operation in
southwest North Dakota.
Authorities in Dickinson and Stark County say the drugs included
methamphetamine and prescription pills.
Authorities s
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| MDU, Otter Tail ratepayers get electric cost alert Jul 30 2010 4:47AM
North Dakota customers of Otter Tail Power
and Montana-Dakota Utilities will be getting an explanation soon
about a rise in their monthly electric bills.
The utilities want their customers to pay back development costs
for the defunct Big Stone
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| Dear Broadcasters: Jul 30 2010 4:26AM
COB Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail newsletters
with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news coverage, and
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 30 2010 2:13AM
A North Dakota environmental group is
worried about steel used in the construction of a pipeline that
moves crude oil from Canada through six states. The group wants
government regulators to investigate whether TransCanada Corp.'s
Keystone pipeline u
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Legion 'A' day 2 Jul 29 2010 11:07PM
With 23 wins in their previous 24 games,
the Bismarck Governors couldn't ask for a better time to be playing their best baseball...
and tonight, their goal was to go 2-and-0 in the State Legion A Tournament,
as the Govs faced Fargo at Municipal Park.
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Harvest starts /cover crops Jul 29 2010 11:07PM
Harvest is begining in the Bismarck- Mandan area...
This is one of the first combines to hit a field south of Mandan.
Burleigh County Extension Agent, Elroy Haadem, says the harvest looks good...
The recent hot weather has pushed crops t
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U-Mary Track Commitments Jul 29 2010 10:04PM
University of Mary head men’s and women’s track and field coach Mike Thorson today announced the commitment of 33 student-athletes to compete for the Marauders and pursue their academic degree at U-Mary.
Eighteen of the signings are for the women�
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State "A" Base Jul 29 2010 9:14PM
The state "A" legion baseball tournament continued today in Bismarck. In loser out play today Williston met up with Jamestown.
STATE "A" LEGION BASEBALL TMT.-BISMARCK-LOSER OUT GAMES:
WILLISTON 6
JAMESTOWN 4
MANDAN 12
GRAND FORKS 0 (7)
WINNERS
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| Dickinson State, NDSU seeking stronger China ties Jul 29 2010 8:32PM
Dickinson State University and North
Dakota State University are becoming the latest schools to
establish new ties with Chinese universities and offer Chinese
language classes.
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education on Thursday approved
reque
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| Dickinson State, NDSU seeking stronger China ties Jul 29 2010 8:32PM
Dickinson State University and North
Dakota State University are becoming the latest schools to
establish new ties with Chinese universities and offer Chinese
language classes.
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education on Thursday approved
reque
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Father Charged in Assault Jul 29 2010 7:08PM
A father is charged for assaulting two of his kids...
Burleigh County Sheriffs Deputies responded to the rural Bismarck home last night.
Authorities say the kids ages 12 and 14 had visible signs of injury.
The 12 year old boy had been choke
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Hailed-out Vehicles Jul 29 2010 7:08PM
A local body shop is busy fixing hail damage to vehicles, nearly two weeks after a bad hailstorm hit southwest North Dakota.
Bryant Retzlaff, Schwans GM Auto Center manager, says there has been an increase in work at Schwans, a lot of it having to do wi
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| ND group worries about pipeline steel Jul 29 2010 6:26PM
A North Dakota environmental group wants
government regulators to investigate whether a Canadian company
used faulty steel in the construction of a pipeline that moves
crude oil from Canada through six states.
Dickinson-based Dakota Resource Cou
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| ND group worries about pipeline steel Jul 29 2010 6:26PM
A North Dakota environmental group wants
government regulators to investigate whether a Canadian company
used faulty steel in the construction of a pipeline that moves
crude oil from Canada through six states.
Dickinson-based Dakota Resource Cou
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 29 2010 4:27PM
The Democratic candidate for North
Dakota's Public Service Commission says the Legislature should put
aside $100 million for a carbon dioxide project.
Brad Crabtree says Basin Electric Power Cooperative wants to
test technology on its Antelope V
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| Dear Broadcasters: Jul 29 2010 4:13PM
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Jul 29 2010 1:32PM
BROADCASTERS:
Chief of Bureau Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail
newsletters with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news
coverage, and tips on new services from AP.
If anyone at your station would like to rec
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Jul 29 2010 1:32PM
BROADCASTERS:
Chief of Bureau Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail
newsletters with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news
coverage, and tips on new services from AP.
If anyone at your station would like to rec
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| NDSU's $32M fundraising campaign approved by board Jul 29 2010 1:32PM
North Dakota State University has
permission to go ahead with a $32 million fundraising campaign to
renovate and expand the Bison Sports Arena.
The state Board of Higher Education approved the request
Thursday.
The renovation project inclu
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| ND PSC candidate backing carbon dioxide project Jul 29 2010 11:54AM
The Democratic candidate for North
Dakota's Public Service Commission says the Legislature should put
aside $100 million for a carbon dioxide project.
Brad Crabtree says Basin Electric Power Cooperative is testing
technology to retain 1 million
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| New trial ordered in drug case Jul 29 2010 10:37AM
A federal judge has ordered a new trial and
postponed sentencing for a Bismarck man convicted on two counts in
a major drug conspiracy case.
A jury in January found Donovan Slagg guilty of conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute controll
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| Project Safe Send sets record Jul 29 2010 9:55AM
A North Dakota program that enables
residents to dispose of unusable pesticides safely and for free
collected a record amount this summer.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says more than 400 people
brought in 215,594 pounds of herbicides,
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| Northern Sun schedules visits to 2 Dakotas schools Jul 29 2010 9:27AM
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference has scheduled visits to two schools in the Dakotas that
have expressed interest in becoming members.
Commissioner Butch Raymond says teams will visit Minot State
University in North Dakota on Oct. 19-2
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| Northern Sun schedules visits to 2 Dakotas schools Jul 29 2010 9:27AM
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference has scheduled visits to two schools in the Dakotas that
have expressed interest in becoming members.
Commissioner Butch Raymond says teams will visit Minot State
University in North Dakota on Oct. 19-2
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| Unemployment rises in 75 percent of metro areas, including in North... Jul 29 2010 8:17AM
The Labor Department says unemployment rates
rose last month in most of the nation's 374 largest metro areas.
The increases were largely a result of a wave of teenagers into
the work force, looking for summer jobs.
Bismarck, which has Bisma
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 29 2010 6:46AM
A Job Service North Dakota survey says
counties that produced either coal or crude oil last year held
seven of the top 10 spots in average annual wages. Research analyst
Michael Ziesch (zish) says counties that have lignite mining, power
plants or oi
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| Electric supply company expanding to Bismarck Jul 29 2010 5:43AM
An electric supply company that left
Bismarck more than 20 years ago is coming back.
Graybar Electric Co. is a nationwide wholesaler of components
for electrical distributors and communications networks. It has a
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| Dickinson State, NDSU seeking stronger China ties Jul 29 2010 4:47AM
Dickinson State University and North
Dakota State University want to establish new ties with Chinese
universities and offer Chinese language classes.
The schools are asking the Board of Higher Education on Thursday
for permission to establish a
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 29 2010 4:12AM
Five baited traps have been set at a
campground in Yellowstone National Park as wildlife officials try
to track down one or more bears responsible for a deadly attack.
At least one bear rampaged through the 10-acre Soda Butte
campground near Coo
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| Dear Broadcasters: Jul 29 2010 4:12AM
COB Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail newsletters
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 29 2010 2:13AM
The driver of a pickup truck that crashed
into a motorcycle, killing a Fargo couple, has been charged with
aggravated reckless driving.
Neil Walton of Lisbon was charged Wednesday in the April 18
crash south of Fargo.
Authorities say Walto
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Legion 'A' Day 1 Jul 28 2010 11:07PM
Over the next five days,
eight teams are in Bismarck and after the top prize in Legion A Baseball: A State Title.
Today, the tournament officially started,
and tonight, Bismarck and Grand Forks are wrapping up Day 1.
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Daylily dream Jul 28 2010 11:07PM
For the first time ever, Bismarck/Mandan will host a regional daylily event this weekend... Showcasing the top five gardens to green-thumbs all over the country.
Amber Schatz shows us one woman's colorful display... planted with love.
"There's playful
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Cemetery memorials Jul 28 2010 11:07PM
People hoping to place flowers and keepsakes at grave sites at St. Mary's Cemetery in Bismarkc won't be able to do so any longer.
Its purpose, is to pay respect to lost loved ones...
But family and friends visiting one Bismarck cemetary... are leavin
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Vistas Jul 28 2010 7:58PM
The state class "A" legion baseball tournament kicked off today in Bismarck with opening round play. The Minot Vistas came in as the second seed from the west and met up with Jamestown in opening round play.
STATE "A" LEGION BASEBALL TMT.-BISMARCK-1S
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ND 500 Starts Tomorrow Jul 28 2010 7:02PM
25-hundred miles in three days.
ND 500 starts tomorrow.
50 cars from around the country are taking off from bismarck tomorrow morning.
They'll make three pit stops in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Jackson Hole.
From classic cars to family sedans all t
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St. Mary's Cemetary - No More Cemetery Memorials Jul 28 2010 7:02PM
Its purpose, is to pay respect to lost loved ones...
But family and friends visiting one Bismarck cemetary... are leaving angry.
Reporter Kate Schell shows us why... at St. Mary's Cemetery.
It's a place many people come to remember.
(George Lafave/Bi
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| Rural ND dams getting state funds to help repairs Jul 28 2010 5:02PM
Spring rains caused extensive damage to
the spillways of rural dams in two North Dakota counties, and now
officials will get state help in paying for repairs.
The state Water Commission on Wednesday approved two requests
for almost $500,000 in a
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| Todd Sando promoted to ND state engineer Jul 28 2010 4:34PM
A longtime North Dakota Water Commission
engineer has been hired as the agency's top official.
The commission voted Wednesday to hire Todd Sando (SAN'-doh) as
North Dakota's state engineer. Sando replaces Dale Frink, who
retired last month.
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| Company plans ND natural gas liquids pipeline Jul 28 2010 4:06PM
An Oklahoma company plans a pipeline
pegged at about $500 million to move natural gas liquids from North
Dakota's oil patch.
Tulsa-based Oneok Partners says the pipeline would run from
western North Dakota through eastern Montana to Cheyenne, Wy
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2010 4:06PM
A Mandan man accused of assaulting his
female neighbor and restraining her with duct tape has been
sentenced to 13 years in prison. Authorities say Robert Gray and
the 21-year-old woman had watched television together in his
apartment. Gray suffered
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| Company plans ND natural gas liquids pipeline Jul 28 2010 4:06PM
An Oklahoma company plans a pipeline
pegged at about $500 million to move natural gas liquids from North
Dakota's oil patch.
Tulsa-based Oneok Partners says the pipeline would run from
western North Dakota through eastern Montana to Cheyenne, Wy
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| Mandan assault suspect sentenced Jul 28 2010 1:53PM
A Mandan man accused of assaulting his
female neighbor and restraining her with duct tape has been
sentenced to serve 13 years in prison.
Fifty-three-year-old Robert Gray on Wednesday changed his plea
to guilty on felony charges and said he was
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| Energy counties tops in ND wages Jul 28 2010 1:04PM
A Job Service North Dakota survey says
counties that produced either coal or crude oil last year held
seven of the top 10 spots in average annual wages.
Research analyst Michael Ziesch (zish) says counties that have
lignite mining, power plants
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| North Dakota coal mines fined for soil erosion Jul 28 2010 11:33AM
North Dakota regulators have fined two
coal companies for water problems at their mines.
Soil erosion around a five-foot culvert at BNI Coal's Center
mine allowed some waste material to get into a nearby creek. Public
Service Commission Chairman
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 28 2010 11:12AM
A single-engine plane flying from Canada
to an air convention in Wisconsin made a safe emergency landing in
North Dakota after having problems with its landing gear.
Bill Cocke of Bowden, Alberta, and his two passengers detoured
to Bismarck on T
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 28 2010 10:51AM
Minnehaha County commissioners will
have to redo the 2011 budget after an accounting error of more than
$500,000.
County Administrator Ken McFarland says the error was made by
the auditor's office, and resulted in commissioners dealing with
the
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| Small plane makes safe emergency landing in ND Jul 28 2010 10:02AM
A single-engine plane flying from Canada
to an air convention in Wisconsin made a safe emergency landing in
North Dakota after having problems with its landing gear.
Bill Cocke of Bowden, Alberta, and his two passengers detoured
to Bismarck on T
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| Last of ND Guard soldiers return from Kosovo Jul 28 2010 9:27AM
The last group of North Dakota National
Guard soldiers who served as part of a NATO peacekeeping force in
Kosovo were returning home Wednesday.
The soldiers were flying on commercial flights into Fargo,
Bismarck, Minot and Grand Forks.
Abo
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Jul 28 2010 8:31AM
BROADCASTERS:
Chief of Bureau Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail
newsletters with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news
coverage, and tips on new services from AP.
If anyone at your station would like to rec
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Jul 28 2010 8:31AM
BROADCASTERS:
Chief of Bureau Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail
newsletters with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news
coverage, and tips on new services from AP.
If anyone at your station would like to rec
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| ND has second West Nile case of the year Jul 28 2010 8:03AM
North Dakota has a second confirmed human
case of West Nile virus.
The state Health Department on Wednesday said the Ward County
boy was not hospitalized.
West Nile virus was first identified in North Dakota in 2002.
Since then, nearly 1
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| Online apps available for ND swan hunt lottery Jul 28 2010 6:25AM
People who want to take part in North
Dakota's 2010 tundra swan hunting license lottery can apply online
starting Wednesday.
The state Game and Fish Department says the applications can be
made at its website, http://www.gf.nd.gov.
Paper a
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| Dear Broadcasters: Jul 28 2010 4:26AM
COB Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail newsletters
with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news coverage, and
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2010 2:13AM
Senator Byron Dorgan has introduced a bill
that would set up a commission to resolve problems associated with
Missouri River flooding of American Indian tribal lands the past
seven decades. The bill would form a commission to hold hearings,
study out
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Chiefs Preview Jul 27 2010 6:55PM
Just a couple of months ago, Mandan was celebrating a baseball championship at the Class A State Tournament.
They carried their success into the summer. Jumping right into a 52 game schedule and marking a 33 - 19 record. During last weeks West Division
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| ND senator wants commission to settle flood claims Jul 27 2010 5:51PM
The chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee has introduced a bill that would set up a commission to
resolve problems associated with Missouri River flooding of
American Indian tribal lands the past seven decades.
Sen. Byron Dorgon, D-N.D
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 4:34PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 4:13PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says
North Dakota's crime rate dropped slightly last year, but the
number of violent crimes rose.
A new report on Tuesday provides North Dakota statistics for a
number of crimes, including murder, aggravated assa
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| Dear Broadcasters: Jul 27 2010 4:13PM
COB Tena Haraldson is sending out monthly e-mail newsletters
with updates on your state AP staff and bureau, news coverage, and
tips on new services from AP. If anyone at your station would like
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Wednesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help prov
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Wednesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help prov
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| Conrad warns of scam targeting North Dakotans Jul 27 2010 3:24PM
Sen. Kent Conrad is cautioning North
Dakotans of scam artists claiming to be collecting money for the
families of U.S. military members.
The North Dakota Democrat says he was alerted to the scam by a
West Fargo resident who received a telephone
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| Governor?s Prevention And Advisory Council On Drugs And Alcohol Announces New Round Of Funding Jul 27 2010 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the Governor’s Prevention and Advisory Council on Drugs and Alcohol has awarded $100,000 to community groups to help fight underage risky behaviors.
The council has launched th
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| ND crime rate down, but violent crimes on rise Jul 27 2010 2:21PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says
North Dakota's crime rate dropped slightly last year, but the
number of violent crimes rose.
A new report on Tuesday provides North Dakota statistics for a
number of crimes, including murder, aggravated assa
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