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Franklin exhibit to open at Minn. History Center Nov 11 2009 5:15AM
Visitors to the Minnesota History Center
will soon have a chance to learn more about founding father
Benjamin Franklin.
"Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World" opens at the
History Center in St. Paul on Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgivi
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| Oilman says ND reserves could be double estimates Nov 9 2009 11:12AM
Billionaire oilman Harold Hamm believes
[[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s oil reserves are double the federal government's
estimates.
Hamm was the keynote speaker Monday at an energy conference in
Bismarck. He said the U.S. Geological
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Around Town 11-6 Nov 6 2009 7:10PM
It's a popular shopping place..
But Pinehurst Square is about to lose one of it's original tenants.
(OPEN)
In this Weeks Edition of Around Town, Brad Feldman has the high end details.
Vlana Vlee is having a three day store closing liquida
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Three Forks Raising Oil Optimism Oct 29 2009 7:51PM
North Dakota sits on one of the largest pools of oil in North America.
The Bakken Shale Formation is estimated to hold nearly four billion barrels of oil that can be extracted.
And now, a new batch of oil just under the Bakken is adding even more inter
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Three Forks Raising Oil Optimism Oct 29 2009 7:02PM
North Dakota sits on one of the largest pools of oil in North America.
The Bakken Shale Formation is estimated to hold nearly four billion barrels of oil that can be extracted.
And now, a new batch of oil just under the Bakken is adding even more inter
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North Dakota oil Oct 28 2009 11:06PM
North Dakota's oil patch has gotten a lot of attention over the last couple years...
The discovery of the Bakken formation and it's potential has increased the drilling going on in western North Dakota.
And that's put our state in a great spot.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 24 2009 2:14AM
New reports show September home sales in
Fargo were the best in the Midwest region, up 23 percent from a
year ago.
The median sales price declines were moderate, slipping about 3
percent year-over-year to $139,950.
North Dakota's unemploym
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| Some ND well storage show excessive natural gas Oct 23 2009 4:55PM
State and industry officials say companies
tapping the rich Bakken shale and the formation below it in western
North Dakota have reported excessive natural gas emissions from oil
storage tanks.
The finding surprised them, and they're working to
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County Secures Emerson Building Oct 16 2009 7:16PM
The end is near for the Emerson apartment building complex in downtown Minot.
This morning county officials, including commissioners John Fjeldahl and Jack Nybakken toured the facility making sure all renters had left and the 14-unit facility was read
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 11 2009 4:13PM
Horse owners and sellers say prices for
the animals have plummeted due to an oversupply.
Larry Schnell, who manages Stockmen's Livestock Exchange in
Dickinson, holds two or three horse sales a year, totaling more
than 500 horses. He says prices
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 11 2009 2:13AM
State health officials say 10 North Dakota
public schools have wells for water but one of them fails to meet
federal safe drinking water standards. Officials at Round Prairie
elementary school say bottled water is delivered to its
approximately 70 st
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| Owner of dog shot by SD sheriff deputy is cited Oct 10 2009 6:05PM
The owner of a dog that was shot last
month by a sheriff's deputy has been cited for violating
Cooperstown's leash law.
Danny Bakken was cited this week in the Sept. 14 incident
outside the home of Griggs County deputy John Tronset.
Author
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| Hoeven, Goettle Kick Off Next Round Of EmPower ND Action Planning Sep 21 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven, Commerce Commissioner Shane Goettle and members of the industry-based EmPower North Dakota Commission met today in Fargo to kick off the newest round of planning for statewide energy development. The group announc
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 19 2009 2:14AM
A judge has refused a request to ban
television and still cameras from the preliminary hearing of four
people accused of conspiracy to commit robbery and murder.
Ashton Mink, his wife Jacquelin Mink, his sister Angela Mink,
and Joshua Southwick
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New Refinery Plans Sep 18 2009 7:17PM
With so much oil readily available in North Dakotawhy hasn't anyone stepped up to build a new refinery?
That's a question a new study will help answer.
It appears there are two possibilities - build a new refinery, or have the state's existing refiner
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| Dorgan announces money for ND refinery study Sep 18 2009 7:15PM
Senator Byron Dorgan says expanding North
Dakota's oil refinery capacity would help curb fuel shortages and
take advantage of the oil-rich Bakken shale formation in the
western part of the state.
Dorgan says a federal Energy Department grant for
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Refinery Study Sep 18 2009 6:55PM
With so much oil readily available in North Dakotawhy hasn't anyone stepped up to build a new refinery?
A new study will help answer that question.
There appears to be two possibilities. A new refinery is builtor Tesoro in Mandan exp
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 18 2009 4:06PM
A second suspect in an armed bank
robbery in the northeastern North Dakota town of Gilby has pleaded
not guilty. The FBI had issued an arrest warrant for William
Collins in the May 26 heist in which more than $50,000 was stolen.
Information
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| Dorgan announces funding for ND refinery study Sep 18 2009 3:10PM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says it's important to
expand oil refinery capacity in North Dakota to curb fuel shortages
and take advantage of the oil-rich Bakken shale formation in the
western part of the state.
Dorgan, who chairs the Senate Energy and Wat
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 13 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota lottery director Randy Miller
says winter storms and statewide flooding contributed to the
decline in sale of lottery tickets the past year.
Financial statements show ticket sales for the state's four
lottery games have dropped by 4
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| Company: "Stacked play" oil formations found in ND Sep 13 2009 5:15AM
A company known as one of the oldest and
biggest players in North Dakota's oil patch says it's found a
"stacked play."
Continental Resources says that means a separate oil-bearing
formation under the Bakken shale in western North Dakota.
Con
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| Oil Rigs Sep 8 2009 8:49AM
It's been a record year for oil drilling in North Dakota.
The director of the state's Department of Mineral Resources,Lynn Helms, says
381 oil wells have been drilled in the state over the past year.
335 were in the Bakken and Three Forks shale format
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Sunflower Exports Sep 3 2009 7:04PM
Our neighbors to the north are saying no to trans fat and yes to sunflower oil.
International Marketing Director for the National Sunflower Association
John Sandbakken says new Canadian health guidelines are drastically cutting the amount of trans fat a
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 3 2009 4:13PM
A state Democratic official says Gov. John
Hoeven should be "ashamed and embarrassed" about the upcoming
induction of former White House political adviser Karl Rove into
the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in Minot. Hoeven's spokesman
says the gov
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| ND reports record number of wells in past year Sep 3 2009 11:54AM
The director of North Dakota's Department of
Mineral Resources says a record 381 oil wells have been drilled in
the state over the past year.
Lynn Helms gave his report to oil industry representatives
meeting in Medora. He says 335 of the wells
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 13 2009 2:14AM
Pennington County authorities say a
detainee escaped to the roof of a youth corrections facility, but
they were able to peacefully end the standoff some 3 1/2 hours
later.
Officers from the Pennington County Sheriff's Office and the
Rapid City
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| SD authorities talk detainee down from roof Aug 12 2009 6:40PM
Pennington County authorities say a
detainee escaped to the roof of a youth corrections facility, but
they were able to peacefully end the standoff some 3 1/2 hours
later.
Officers from the Pennington County Sheriff's Office and the
Rapid City
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Hot crops Aug 11 2009 10:53PM
You might not find our few dog days of summer so enjoyable...but some farmers are hoping and praying for some heat.
Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin explains why some like it hot.
(John Sandbakken / NSA) "We need the heat and we are looking for a good two week
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County Researches Pay Plan Jul 23 2009 7:17PM
County workers who work their way up through a department should not lose credit for years of experience when they change jobs in that department.
That is one of the complaints department heads have about a new pay study that an outside company conducte
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| Hoeven: Nation Needs Comprehensive Energy Policy, Not Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Bill Jul 21 2009 12:00AM
Cap & Trade Testimony (168kb pdf)
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today testified against cap and trade legislation before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, emphasizing rather the need for a comprehensive energy polic
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 14 2009 4:14PM
Elected and spiritual leaders of the Sioux
tribes are planning meetings to discuss their 122-year-old claim
for return of Black Hills land and a lawsuit that runs counter to
the tribes' position on the issue.
The Sioux tribes have refused to tak
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| Could ND have new oil field? Jul 14 2009 11:26AM
New oil wells tapped below the rich Bakken
shale formation in western North Dakota are showing promise and
officials wonder if they're part of another oil field.
State and industry officials want to know if the wells in the
formation called the
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Hunting Weeds Jul 2 2009 7:17PM
After years of battles, the war against noxious weeds continues in Ward County.
And today it was time for some aerial reconnaissance.
Jim Olson reports on an airborne survey of the county's weed problems.
It's an annual trip for Derrill Fick - Ward
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Wind Energy Building in North Dakota Jun 25 2009 7:16PM
Energy development in North Dakota has been battling one major obstacle for years........... how to get the energy to where it's needed.
That's especially true for electricity development as power grids are already at capacity through out the country.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 15 2009 2:07AM
Secretary of State Al Jaeger says a state
law on corporate organization could bring in some extra money
along with increasing North Dakota's business profile.
The law makes it easier for shareholders of publicly traded
corporations to contest a
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Oil activity picks up Jun 4 2009 11:08PM
Could a recent rise in oil prices bring back activity in the Bakken???
After setting records in 2008 in oil production and revenues...
A collapse in oil prices has caused oil production and activity to go from high to low in just months...
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Oil Making Comeback Jun 3 2009 10:52PM
The drop in oil prices this year siphoned off close to one thousand jobs in North Dakota.
That's what the head of the North Dakota Petroleum Council estimates.
Ron Ness says activity in the Bakken Formation of western North Dakota dropped along with oil
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Oil Bouncing Back Jun 3 2009 7:29PM
It's been a roller-coaster 12 months for North Dakota's oil fields.
Last July, prices were over $140 a barrel.
Early this year, the price dipped below $30.
Today, oil is back to over $60 - at levels it hasn't seen since November.
The president of th
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 25 2009 2:14AM
Billionaire oilman Harold Hamm is
marking 20 years of drilling in North Dakota.
The 63-year-old chairman of Enid, Okla.-based Continental
Resources Inc. has drilled more than 600 wells in the state over
the past two decades.
Forbes magazin
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New Major Offered at Minot State May 19 2009 7:28AM
Students at Minot State University have a new option when looking at possible majors.
The College of Business is now offering a BS in Energy Economics and Finance.
It's designed to train a new crop of workers who can lead the Bakken Formation's growth i
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| Hoeven Signs $185 Million Bill To Invest In Economic, Development May 8 2009 12:00AM
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven signed Senate Bill 2018 today, the North Dakota Commerce Department budget bill that continues the state’s strategic investments in economic, community and workforce development that have helped mak
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Cenex-Harvest States Talks Energy Apr 23 2009 7:37PM
The Bakken Formation continues to draw attention from major energy producers.
Today, one of the top officials with Cenex Harvest States was touring western North Dakota's oil patch.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leon Westbrock wa
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 27 2009 5:02PM
Officials in flood-plagued Moorhead have
asked about one-third of the households in the city to evacuate
ahead of the rising Red River.
City spokeswoman Becky Jahnke says the evacuations sought Friday
are in two zones on the western side of the
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| Tribe seeking approval to drill for oil Mar 27 2009 12:16PM
The Fort Peck Tribes are seeking
permission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to partner with a
Colorado-based investment firm to drill for oil on the reservation
in northeastern Montana.
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation sits atop an estimated 6
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| Tribe seeking approval to drill for oil Mar 27 2009 12:02PM
The Fort Peck Tribes are seeking
permission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to partner with a
Colorado-based investment firm to drill for oil on the reservation
in northeastern Montana.
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation sits atop an estimated 6
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Story for CNN on the Economy Mar 20 2009 6:34PM
As we know North Dakota is one of the few states with a surplus...
And a nation is taking notice..
CNN news contacted KX News and asked us to do a story on how North Dakota is bucking the trend when it comes to the economy...
Here's what aire
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| 5 more SD teens charged in Iowa ice shack shooting Mar 20 2009 7:43AM
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5 more SD teens charged in Iowa ice shack shooting
Eds: APNewsNow.
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) Five more Brandon, S.D., teens face
misdemeanor charges for a shooting earlier this month at a bridge
near Inwood, Io
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| Grand Forks officials debating when to add clay, sandbags for extra... Mar 17 2009 7:57AM
What goes up must come down.
That's the message Army Corps of Engineers officials have for
Grand Forks leaders as they decide whether to top off earthen
levees by 3 feet for extra flood protection.
City engineer All Grasser briefed City Cou
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| SD teen charged with shooting Iowa ice fisherman Mar 12 2009 9:14AM
Authorities say a South Dakota teenager
faces a weapons charge in the shooting of a man who was ice fishing
in northwest Iowa.
The Lyon County sheriff's office says 15-year-old Derek Bakken
of Brandon, S.D., is charged with reckless use of a fir
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| OsborneParadis wins men's World Cup downhill Mar 6 2009 6:39AM
Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada won
his first career World Cup downhill on Friday, edging Michael
Walchhoffer of Austria by 0.31 seconds.
Osborne-Paradis covered the 1.9-mile Olympiabakken course built
for the 1994 Winter Olympics in 1 minute 4
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Tioga Housing Project Ready To Break Ground Mar 2 2009 7:47PM
As the oil business has picked up in western North Dakota, so too has the need for housing.
Tioga may be the bullseye for where it is needed the most.
Companies like Hess are planning growth and more people are on the way to the region.
Enter Great
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Tribal Oil Plans Feb 24 2009 7:38PM
Falling oil prices may have some people in the oil industry concerned about future production in western North Dakota, JIM OLSON but one part of the region is looking at it as a pause that can help in the future.
The Three Affiliated Tribes have been dev
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MADC Likes Job Outlook Feb 23 2009 7:38PM
What can western North Dakota expect from the oil industry in the coming months and years?
That was a topic covered by the senior vice president of Whiting Petroleum today.
Jim Brown was the keynote speaker for the annual meeting of the Minot Area Devel
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Dorgan's Oil Study Request Denied Feb 11 2009 8:17PM
There'll be no study of oil reserves located under the huge Bakken Shale Formation in western North Dakota and eastern Montana.
The US Geological Survey has rejected a request from North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan to look into the Three Forks-Sanish For
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| USGS says study on oil reservoir premature Feb 11 2009 9:56AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says the U.S. Geological
Survey has denied his request to study a potentially rich oil
reservoir below the Bakken shale formation in western North Dakota.
Dorgan asked the agency in December to study the Three
Forks-Sanish form
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| Grand Forks water tower gets reprieve Feb 3 2009 8:32AM
Smiley the water tower doesn't have a
date with a wrecking ball yet.
The Grand Forks City Council voted last night to take bids on
refurbishing the waterless tank before deciding its fate.
Council members spent more than an hour discussing
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| Blackfeet look to expand oil options Jan 31 2009 2:43PM
The Blackfeet Tribe says it has signed
a new oil and gas exploration deal for the reservation.
The tribe says it is seeking an increase in its production and
that oil drilling already is under way on the western edge of the
Blackfeet Indian Rese
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| Blackfeet look to expand oil options Jan 31 2009 1:33PM
The Blackfeet Tribe says it has signed
a new oil and gas exploration deal for the reservation.
The tribe says it is seeking an increase in its production and
that oil drilling already is under way on the western edge of the
Blackfeet Indian Rese
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| Former North Dakota judge dies Jan 22 2009 4:28PM
Former North Dakota District Judge A.C.
Bakken, who sentenced the state's longest-serving inmate, has died.
Family member say Bakken died on Tuesday in Oregon.
Bakken grew up on his family's farm near Sharon and served in
the Army during
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| Lawmaker offers ND tax overhaul Jan 16 2009 8:17AM
A legislator from northwestern North
Dakota's oil-producing region is offering a proposal to overhaul
the state's oil taxes.
Tioga Rep. Bob Skarphol says his bill would extend a tax
incentive to drillers of horizontal oil wells. Current state la
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A look back at '08 Dec 31 2008 7:11PM
2008 has been quite a year for the history books in North Dakota.
But what will people still be talking about 50 years from now?
On this New Year’s Eve, here is a look back at the stories that will impact the state for years to come.
This
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Year in Review, Part 2 - Tuesday Dec 31 2008 6:48AM
We continue our look at the top stories of the year 2008.
Tonight, Jim Olson focuses on the major local news of March and April.
March and April's headlines were dominated by a high-profile murder trial. Alice and Donald Wiley had been shot and murdere
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Year in Review, Part 1 Dec 30 2008 4:29PM
Tonight, December 29th, we begin our annual look at the top local news stories of the year.
Over the next several nights, we'll remember what was making news in 2008.
First off, we recap the biggest stories of January and February.
The year began wit
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Year in Review, Part 1 Dec 29 2008 11:45PM
Tonight we begin our annual look at the top local news stories of the year.
Over the next several nights, we'll remember what was making news in 2008.
To start we recap the biggest stories of January and February.
Jim Olson reports.
The year began wi
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Year in Review, Part 1 Dec 29 2008 7:38PM
Tonight, December 29th, we begin our annual look at the top local news stories of the year.
Over the next several nights, we'll remember what was making news in 2008.
First off, we recap the biggest stories of January and February.
The year began wit
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| Oil tops 2008 stories in ND Dec 25 2008 12:56AM
Oil tops the list of [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] news
stories for 2008, as voted by broadcast and print members of The
Associated Press.
Here's a look at this year's top 10:
No. 1. Oil: North Dakota moves into 5th place among t
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Seismic Crews Continue Oil Search Dec 17 2008 7:08PM
The landscape is quickly changing in western North Dakota and even the central parts of our state.
Activity relating to oil explortaion has wells, drilling rigs and pumping stations dotting the landscape and has turned once rural roads into super highway
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Lutefisk Dinner Preps Dec 12 2008 8:30PM
You either love it or you hate it, but no matter which side you're on, you'll still find something other than Lutefisk to enjoy.
For 19 years, Bethany Lutheran Church has been serving up the fishy delicacy, along with Meatballs and many other homemade f
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Lutefisk Dinner Preps Dec 12 2008 8:21PM
You either love it or you hate it, but no matter which side you're on, you'll still find something other than Lutefisk to enjoy.
For 19 years, Bethany Lutheran Church has been serving up the fishy delicacy, along with Meatballs and many other homemade f
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Dorgan Wants Study of ND Oil Field Dec 11 2008 7:44PM
A survey recently estimated there are more than four billion barrels of oil that can be recovered from the Bakken Formation, which sits under western North Dakota, eastern Montana, and part of Saskatchewan.
And now, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan is a
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| Police Awards Handed Out Dec 10 2008 9:59PM
When the Postal Inspection Service suspected two Minot men of stealing mail about a year ago, the service recruited the help of Minot Police detectives.
The investigation ended up with two men in jail - after pleading guilty to mail theft and other charg
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Enbridge Planning More Expansion Dec 10 2008 9:59PM
The effort to get the millions of barrels of oil from the Bakken Formation in western North Dakota to market requires transportation.
Various companies have tried to help move the oil by establishing things like the Port of North Dakota's oil loading fac
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Enbridge Planning More Expansion Dec 10 2008 7:18PM
The effort to get the millions of barrels of oil from the Bakken Formation in western North Dakota to market requires transportation.
Various companies have tried to help move the oil by establishing things like the Port of North Dakota's oil loading fac
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Oil Summit Dec 10 2008 11:07AM
It's been a little more pleasant heading to the pumps these days as gas prices rest at their lowest point in years.
But although consumers may be displaying a few more smiles, some oil companies are displaying a few less "Help Wanted" signs.
Dan Erdmann
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| Minot building fire blamed on burned pizza Dec 4 2008 8:04PM
Police say a fire that burned a two-story
Minot building with four apartments apparently was caused by
burning pizza.
No one was hurt in the Tuesday night blaze at the former Grog
Shop building. Fire officials said most of its roof was destroyed
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New County Board Members Begin Dec 3 2008 12:35AM
The Ward County Commission had a much different look this morning when it met for the first time with two new members.
Jack Nybakken and Bruce Christianson were elected to the commission last month along with Carol Erickson who was re-elected.
Christia
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New County Board Members Begin Dec 3 2008 12:28AM
The Ward County Commission had a much different look this morning when it met for the first time with two new members.
Jack Nybakken and Bruce Christianson were elected to the commission last month along with Carol Erickson who was re-elected.
Christia
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New County Board Members Begin Dec 3 2008 12:21AM
The Ward County Commission had a much different look this morning when it met for the first time with two new members.
Jack Nybakken and Bruce Christianson were elected to the commission last month along with Carol Erickson who was re-elected.
Christia
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New County Board Members Begin Dec 3 2008 12:14AM
The Ward County Commission had a much different look this morning when it met for the first time with two new members.
Jack Nybakken and Bruce Christianson were elected to the commission last month along with Carol Erickson who was re-elected.
Christia
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New County Board Members Begin Dec 3 2008 12:07AM
The Ward County Commission had a much different look this morning when it met for the first time with two new members.
Jack Nybakken and Bruce Christianson were elected to the commission last month along with Carol Erickson who was re-elected.
Christia
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