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George Washington's whiskey going on display in ND Feb 9 2010 6:18AM
Bottles of whiskey and rum from George
Washington's Mount Vernon distillery recipes will be on display in
the spring at the North Dakota Museum of Art on the University of
North Dakota campus.
Grand Forks liquor retailer Hal Gershman bought the
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| Weather affected Stock Show attendance Feb 9 2010 5:15AM
The Black Hills Stock Show wrapped up
this past weekend, and the numbers appear to be down from 2009's
record-breaking year.
General Manager Ron Jeffries says the weather played a factor in
both attendance and vendor sales this year.
He sa
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 9 2010 2:13AM
A check of the names of people who are owed
refunds for excessive traffic fines in Fargo has turned up 118
people who owe child support totaling $1.3 million.
Department of Human Services child support director Mike
Schwindt says the agency will
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 9 2010 2:13AM
A 47-year-old woman is found dead along
a street in Rapid City, but police say foul play is not suspected.
The body of Mary Fast Horse was discovered shortly before 7 a.m.
Monday in the 300 block of First Street.
Police say a cause of dea
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| Former assistant promoted to ND State Fair manager Feb 8 2010 9:35PM
A longtime North Dakota State Fair employee
has been hired as the fair's new general manager.
Renae Korslien (KORS'-leen) was former manager Bob Wagoner's
assistant when he was fired in December. Korslien was named the
fair's acting manager afte
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| Monday's Scores Feb 8 2010 9:14PM
By The Associated Press
BOYS [[kxtopic:basketball:t[Basketball]:t]]
[[kxtopic:divide-county-nd:t[Divide County]:t]] 56, [[kxtopic:kenmare-nd:t[Kenmare]:t]] 52
[[kxtopic:mandaree-nd:t[Mandaree]:t]] 75, Trenton 46
Napoleon 70, Hazelton [[kxtopic
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Crane Migration Continues Feb 8 2010 7:22PM
The migration of cranes continues this week near Underwood.
Not the living, breathing kind of cranes.
But the coal-mining equipment kind of cranes.
Millions of pounds of Falkirk Mine hardware, including Chief Ironsides, the massive dragline that has b
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Fair Board Announces Korslien As New Manager Feb 8 2010 7:22PM
A longtime State Fair Employee has been named as the new Fair Manager.
Today the North Dakota's State Fair Board voted in their quarterly meeting to hire Renae Korslien as the permanent Fair Manager effective immediately.
Korslien has been the acting M
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| North Dakota Class B basketball polls Feb 8 2010 7:15PM
This week's North Dakota Class B
basketball polls compiled by the North Dakota Associated Press
Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Each team is followed
by first-place votes In parentheses, records, total points and
previous ranking.
Boy
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Animal tracking Feb 8 2010 7:09PM
Ranchers are voicing their concerns.
Now the government is listening.
Many ranchers didn't like the direction the USDA was taking when developing a national identification system.
Many concerns have been voiced regarding confidentiality, liability, co
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FEMA in North Dakota Feb 8 2010 7:09PM
Officials from the FEMA are on the job here this week...
They are evaluating damage from the ice storm that hit the state late last month.
The FEMA visit is the first step toward a presidential disaster declaration that would help communities, tribes
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 8 2010 4:27PM
As much as 8 inches of snow could
accumulate in southeastern North Dakota by tomorrow, with strong
winds blowing it around. Wind chill advisories were posted for much
of the Dakotas, with the combination of wind and low temperatures
making it feel as
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| Drug bust in ND nets 7 pounds of meth Feb 8 2010 3:24PM
Two men from Washington state face felony
drug charges in North Dakota after a big drug bust.
Highway Patrol Capt. Eldon Mehrer (MARE) said Tuesday that the
street value of the 7 pounds of methamphetamine is between $350,000
and $500,000.
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| Drug bust in ND nets 7 pounds of meth Feb 8 2010 3:24PM
Two men from Washington state face felony
drug charges in North Dakota after a big drug bust.
Highway Patrol Capt. Eldon Mehrer (MARE) said Tuesday that the
street value of the 7 pounds of methamphetamine is between $350,000
and $500,000.
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| Former ND airport official gets prison for theft Feb 8 2010 3:17PM
A former chairman of the Tioga airport
authority in northwestern North Dakota has been sentenced to three
years in prison for stealing more than $300,000.
Eugene Knutson stole federal grants that were intended to pay
for airport improvements and
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| Advocates push abortionrights license plate in Va Feb 8 2010 1:53PM
Abortion-rights advocates have been unable
to halt the "Choose Life" license plates in nearly two-dozen
states including North Dakota, so now they're working to balance
the bumper debate.
Activists are pushing a "Trust Women/Protect Choice" lice
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| Bighorn sheep to be transplanted in badlands Feb 8 2010 11:33AM
North Dakota wildlife officials plan
to capture and move as many as 15 bighorn sheep in the North Unit
of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Game and Fish biologist Brett Wiedmann (WEED'-man) says the goal
is to help stem disease among the growin
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 8 2010 11:05AM
Snow and cold is socking parts of the
Dakotas.
The National Weather service said as much as 8 inches of snow
could accumulate in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern
North Dakota by Tuesday, with strong winds blowing it around.
Icy r
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 8 2010 10:58AM
Snow and cold is socking parts of the
Dakotas.
The National Weather service said as much as 8 inches of snow
could accumulate in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern
North Dakota by Tuesday, with strong winds blowing it around.
Icy r
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| AP analysis: US economic stress hit a peak in Dec. Feb 8 2010 10:23AM
Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the
average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest
point since the recession began in December 2007.
But the Dakotas continued to see relatively low stress level
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| AP analysis: US economic stress hit a peak in Dec. Feb 8 2010 10:23AM
Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the
average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest
point since the recession began in December 2007.
But the Dakotas continued to see relatively low stress level
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| Parts of Dakotas deal with snow, cold Feb 8 2010 9:34AM
Snow and cold is socking parts of the
Dakotas.
The National Weather service said as much as 8 inches of snow
could accumulate in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern
North Dakota by Tuesday, with strong winds blowing it around.
Icy r
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| Parts of Dakotas deal with snow, cold Feb 8 2010 9:34AM
Snow and cold is socking parts of the
Dakotas.
The National Weather service said as much as 8 inches of snow
could accumulate in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern
North Dakota by Tuesday, with strong winds blowing it around.
Icy r
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| FEMA teams in ND to survey storm damage Feb 8 2010 7:28AM
Officials with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency will be in North Dakota this week evaluating
damage from the ice storm that hit the state late last month.
Gov. John Hoeven earlier declared a statewide winter storm
disaster and asked FEMA
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| Uncertainty over Connecticut blast victims...No more paper bags in... Feb 8 2010 6:46AM
A Connecticut fire official has backed
off a statement that all personnel were accounted for after a
massive explosion that killed at least five people at an
under-construction power plant. Middletown Deputy Fire Marshal Al
Santostefano says that's n
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| Tribe plans meetings for offreservation members Feb 8 2010 6:18AM
The Three Affiliated Tribes Business
Council plans informational meetings in three North Dakota cities
and the Minneapolis area for tribal members who live off the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
The meetings are planned for March 9 at the Mystic Lak
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| ND spring turkey application deadline looms Feb 8 2010 5:36AM
Spring turkey hunters in North Dakota have
only a few more days to get their applications in.
The state Game and Fish Department says applications must be
postmarked before midnight Wednesday. Only North Dakota residents
are eligible to apply.
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| Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND Feb 8 2010 5:15AM
North Dakota has the lowest unemployment
in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune
has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job
seekers flow into the state looking for work.
Officials say shelters are
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| Crosby man pushing medical marijuana measure Feb 8 2010 5:15AM
A Crosby man is proposing an initiative to
make it legal to use marijuana for medical reasons in North Dakota.
Del Snavely says the proposal isn't likely to make it to a vote
this year, but he's hoping to put it on the ballot in 2012. He says
it
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| Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND Feb 8 2010 5:15AM
North Dakota has the lowest unemployment
in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune
has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job
seekers flow into the state looking for work.
Officials say shelters are
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| 2 ND GOP House candidates joining fray Feb 8 2010 5:15AM
A pair of North Dakota Republican House
candidates are joining the race for the party's endorsement.
J.D. Donaghe (DON'-ah-gee) runs a Kenmare oilfield service
business. He says he's drafted a detailed campaign platform that
can draw bipartisan
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 8 2010 2:13AM
About 50 members of the North Dakota
National Guard have been trained to deal with flooding in
anticipation of such an event this spring. In 2009, the Guard spent
nearly 100 days on active duty helping state and local authorities
fight flooding.
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| Sunday's College Basketball Scores Feb 8 2010 12:07AM
By The Associated Press
EAST
Army 63, Colgate 49
Case Reserve 69, NYU 51
Clarion 71, Indiana, Pa. 62
Elizabethtown 74, Albright 67
FDU-Florham 69, Kings, Pa. 57
Gettysburg 80, Ursinus 71
Iona 56, Marist 51
Lebanon Valley 70
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State Roads and Accidents Feb 7 2010 11:41PM
Nasty driving conditions across the state... have law enforcement urging drivers to slow down.
Strong winds, snow and slippery roads didn't seem to stop a lot of football fans from driving to their game-watching destination...
But nasty weather across
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Minot Wins RVing Award Feb 7 2010 11:27PM
It may not be the peak of tourist season in the Minot area, but thanks to a recent award, the Magic City could be seeing an increase in visits from a specific group of travelers.
The Canadian publication, RV West Magazine,
selected Minot as one of its t
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3 Tribes Grant Feb 7 2010 11:27PM
The Three Affiliated Tribes is getting a $900,000 federal grant to improve housing and economic opportunities on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
North Dakota's congressional delegation says the lack of adequate housing in reservation communities is a crit
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 7 2010 4:48PM
North Dakota has the lowest unemployment
in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune
has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job
seekers flow into the state looking for work.
Officials say shelters are
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| North Dakota defeats SIUEdwardsville 5750 Feb 7 2010 4:27PM
Travis Bledsoe scored 11 points and
Travis Mertens had 10 points and seven rebounds as North Dakota
defeated Southern Illinois Edwardsville 57-50 on Sunday.
North Dakota (5-17) shot 56 percent from the field, making
20-of-36 shots, to win the no
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| North Dakota defeats SIUEdwardsville 5750 Feb 7 2010 4:27PM
Travis Bledsoe scored 11 points and
Travis Mertens had 10 points and seven rebounds as North Dakota
defeated Southern Illinois Edwardsville 57-50 on Sunday.
North Dakota (5-17) shot 56 percent from the field, making
20-of-36 shots, to win the no
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| West Fargo could get second fire station Feb 7 2010 3:38PM
The growing city of West Fargo could be
getting a second fire station as early as next year.
City commissioners have approved a 30-year land lease with the
fire department for a new station in the southern part of the city.
Fire Chief Roy S
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| Nonconference at Southern IllinoisEdwardsville Feb 7 2010 2:35PM
nconference at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Half: North Dakota 23 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 23
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 02-07-10 1424CST
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| North Dakota Guard prepares for spring flooding Feb 7 2010 11:47AM
About 50 members of the North Dakota
National Guard have been trained to deal with flooding in
anticipation of such an event this spring.
The Guard held a three-day training exercise in Bismarck over
the weekend that included several flooding sc
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| Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND Feb 7 2010 9:06AM
North Dakota has the lowest unemployment
in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune
has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job
seekers flow into the state looking for work.
Officials say shelters are
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| ND hearings slated for unmanned aircraft Feb 7 2010 8:45AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation
says public hearings have been slated this week to discuss the
environmental impact of positioning unmanned aerial vehicles at the
Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Ea
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| ND Game and Fish completes waterfowl survey Feb 7 2010 6:04AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department
says harsh winter conditions beginning in mid-December pushed most
waterfowl out of the state.
The agency's annual midwinter waterfowl survey found only 25,400
Canada geese wintering on the Missouri Rive
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| Small town of Penn considering buyouts Feb 7 2010 5:36AM
The community of Penn 11 miles northwest of
Devils Lake could well become North Dakota's newest ghost town.
The water table throughout the Upper Devils Lake Basin is so
high that it's flooding septic systems in the unincorporated
village with an
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 7 2010 2:13AM
North Dakota officials have documented 140
deaths from crash-related injuries in the state in 2009.
Information released by the [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] and state Department of
Transportation indicates failure to use seatbelts
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Guard Training Feb 6 2010 10:52PM
The North Dakota National Guard is gearing up for flood season.
Heavy snowfall now is a heavy reminder of what a spring warm-up may mean for the state.
Roughly thirty soldiers gathered today at the guard's joint operations center to undergo comprehensiv
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| North Dakota State defeats Southern Utah 7959 Feb 6 2010 9:49PM
Eric Carlson scored 19 points and Nate
Zastrow added 16 to lead North Dakota State to a 79-59 victory
against Southern Utah on Saturday night.
Josh Vaughan had 15 points for the Bison (9-14, 6-7 Summit
League).
Davis Baker scored 20 points
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| North Dakota State defeats Southern Utah 7959 Feb 6 2010 9:49PM
Eric Carlson scored 19 points and Nate
Zastrow added 16 to lead North Dakota State to a 79-59 victory
against Southern Utah on Saturday night.
Josh Vaughan had 15 points for the Bison (9-14, 6-7 Summit
League).
Davis Baker scored 20 points
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| Summit League at North Dakota State Feb 6 2010 8:04PM
Half: North Dakota State 39 Southern Utah 28
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 02-06-10 1954CST
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Diva Tech Feb 6 2010 7:58PM
In job fields that have always been dominated by male workers, more and more women are stepping up to show they're capable of those same tasks.
For the past ten years, one local event has been a big contributor to that growing trend.
"Diva Tech" is a o
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4-H and FFA Judging Contest Feb 6 2010 7:58PM
The North Dakota State Fair is one of the biggest gatherings for FFA and 4-H competitors, but today in Minot, those same organizations gathered on the fairgrounds for a smaller scale event.
The 26th Annual Minot Rotary 4-H and FFA Judging Contest brought
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North Dakota Crashes Feb 6 2010 7:58PM
North Dakota officials have documented 140 deaths from crash-related injuries in the state in 2009.
Information released Friday by the Highway Patrol and state Department of Transportation indicates failure to use seatbelts likely contributed to many of
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Amtrak Future Brighter in Rugby Feb 6 2010 7:58PM
Passenger trains have been a fixture in North Dakota transportation for more than one hundred years, but for one small town, that service may be under siege.
Rugby's mayor says that while the town has worked to keep its Amtrak station since first threaten
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N.D. Crashes Feb 6 2010 7:08PM
In other news around the state tonight...
North Dakota officials have documented 140
deaths from crash-related injuries in the state in 2009.
Information released Friday by the Highway Patrol and state
Department of Transportation indicates failure
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National Guard Trains for Spring Flooding Feb 6 2010 7:08PM
The North Dakota National Guard gears up for flood season.
Heavy snowfall now is a heavy reminder of what a spring warm-up may mean for the state.
And guard members are already preparing for the worst.
Roughly thirty soldiers gather today at the guar
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| ND tribe gets $900,000 federal grant for housing Feb 6 2010 6:26PM
The Three Affiliated Tribes is getting
some federal help with community-development efforts on the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
North Dakota's congressional delegation says the tribe is
getting a $900,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Housi
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| Bismarck's U of Mary picks Rome for Italy campus Feb 6 2010 5:37PM
The University of Mary in Bismarck says it
has chosen Rome as the site for its Italy campus.
The university announced late last year that it would offer
students a chance to study art and music, theology, history and
architecture in Italy, while
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 4:13PM
A woman from the northeast North Dakota
town of Thompson who had a rifle shell explode in her face during a
hunting trip is suing the company that made the ammunition.
Forty-six-year-old Sheri Sponsler says a defect in the design or
production o
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| 140 crashrelated deaths reported in ND in 2009 Feb 6 2010 11:54AM
North Dakota officials have documented 140
deaths from crash-related injuries in the state in 2009.
Information released Friday by the Highway Patrol and state
Department of Transportation indicates failure to use seatbelts
likely contributed to
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 6 2010 6:32AM
State Rep. Rod Froelich says he won't run
for re-election this fall. The Democrat says he may run instead for
a state Senate seat as an independent. Froelich has been in the
House for 12 years, and says it's too partisan.
FARGO, N.D. (AP)
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| New Web site helps with hunter education Feb 6 2010 6:18AM
North Dakota wildlife officials say a new
Web site promotes the importance of hunter education and gun
safety.
Game and Fish Department hunter education coordinator Jon Hanson
says www.Hunterexam.com provides a free online hunter education
stud
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| Thompson woman sues ammo company Feb 6 2010 5:36AM
A woman from the northeast North Dakota
town of Thompson who had a rifle shell explode in her face during a
hunting trip is suing the company that made the ammunition.
Forty-six-year-old Sheri Sponsler says a defect in the design or
production o
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 3:58AM
The Missoula County Sheriff's office has
confirmed that a man who committed suicide during a standoff
Thursday is the same man accused of severely abusing a kitten last
weekend.
Capt. Greg Hintz says 63-year-old Gary Bassett of Missoula died
of
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 2:13AM
North Dakota state Rep. Rod Froelich says
he won't run for re-election this fall.
The Democrat says he may run instead for a state Senate seat as
an independent. Froelich believes the House is too partisan and
said Friday that he's "not a very g
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Potter runs for US Senate Feb 5 2010 11:13PM
A North Dakota state senator wants Byron Dorgan's U.S. Senate seat.
Tracy Potter is a Democrat and has served in the state senate since 2006, representing the Bismarck district.
Potter's campaign is barely off the ground, he says he hasn't even receive
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| Friday's Scores Feb 5 2010 8:46PM
By The Associated Press
BOYS [[kxtopic:basketball:t[Basketball]:t]]
[[kxtopic:mandan-nd:t[Mandan]:t]] 84, [[kxtopic:turtle-mountain:t[Turtle Mountain]:t]] 49
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Litchville-Marion/Montpelier 53, South Border 41
(Copyright 20
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