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Eye on Agriculture - Cover Crops Sep 23 2009 7:22PM
It's a concept that is growing in popularity within the agriculture industry in western and central North Dakota.
It molds farming practices with ranching and providing a healthy benefit for both farm fields and livestock herds.
(Bruce Knudson, Farms Ne
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Karaoke Singer Jul 17 2009 7:23PM
What started off as a hobby turned into a business and now a once in a lifetime opportunity for a local Karaoke Singer.
Chris Rogers, from Douglas North Dakota is set to open for Toby Keith at WE-FEST this August.
Shaun Sipma caught up with Chris on the
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Bottineau Ready to Celebrate 125th Jun 17 2009 7:23PM
AlysiaSummer is always a popular time for centennial celebrations, which of course are 100 year anniversaries.
JimBut do you know what a 125-year anniversary is called?
Over the next few days, Bottineau County residents will be more than happy to tell
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Bottineau HS Bomb threat Mar 18 2009 11:17PM
As if last weeks vandalism wasn't enough to deal with, Bottineau High School contacted police after they received a bomb threat earlier today.
Bottineau County Sheriff Steve Watson says students were evacuated shortly after dinner and Minot Police Bomb S
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| Gunshot damage leads to school lockdown Mar 14 2009 1:46PM
The discovery of gunshot damage at
Bottineau High School led to a student lockdown that lasted several
hours.
Superintendent Jason Kersten says someone fired two shots
Thursday night or Friday morning through the window of a door that
leads to
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Vandals' Gunshots Lead to Lockdown Mar 14 2009 9:20AM
Someone fired two shots inside the Bottineau High School last night or this morning.
And the incident lead to students being locked inside classrooms for a few hours today.
Jim Olson was in Bottineau today and tells us what happened.
Looking at the do
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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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Turtle Mountain Oil Dec 7 2008 11:29PM
For those living near the Turtle Mountains in Bottineau County the jobs could be headed that way as well. Lynn Helms says it may be the state's next oil hot spot.
Helms says tests are planned in the next few months. He says a Westhope company plans to us
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| Mineral resources director says tests for oil planned in Turtle... Dec 7 2008 1:54PM
North Dakota's mineral resources director
says an area near the Turtle Mountains in Bottineau County may be
the state's next oil hot spot.
Lynn Helms says tests are planned in the next few months. He
says a Westhope company plans to use a therma
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Rains Replenish Soil, Delay Harvest Aug 11 2008 7:44PM
It's a mixed bag of emotions for farmers these days.
The weather just won't seem to cooperate for the small grain harvest but it's setting up the row crops, like corn and sunflowers up for a great fall.
Three weeks ago farmers were hoping for rain to fi
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Bottineau Economic Development Improving Jul 30 2008 7:37PM
Area economies may be a bit better in the future thanks to the work of some of the people in charge of local economic development groups.
The state of North Dakota helped fund a two year course for 32 people from across the state charged with keeping the
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| Woman pleads guilty in bank theft Jul 28 2008 1:11PM
A Bottineau County bank teller accused of
staging a robbery by hitting herself in the face with a rock has
pleaded guilty in federal court.
Tamara McDonald was charged with theft by a bank employee and
making false statements. She faces a maximu
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Eye on Ag - CRP Grazing Jun 4 2008 8:18PM
Sale rings around the state are being bombarded with business these days (Auctioneer) "Okay now a half", which is actually a bad sign of the time for cattlemen.
(Roger Sundsbak, Northern Livestock Auction) "Just this past Friday we had just a little bit
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| Woman pleads not guilty in bank theft May 28 2008 12:37PM
A Bottineau County bank teller accused of
staging a robbery by hitting herself on the head with a paperweight
has pleaded not guilty to federal charges including theft.
Tamara McDonald is accused of stealing from the State Bank of
Bottineau bran
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| Authorities identify woman killed in Bottineau County rollover... May 21 2008 2:57PM
The Highway Patrol has identified an
84-year-old woman killed after the car she was driving went into a
ditch, hit a field approach and rolled end-over-end near Bottineau.
Authorities say Elva McIntosh was killed about 1:30 yesterday
afternoon a
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Bakken Pipeline May 19 2008 11:14PM
A project is in the works to connect two major pipelines that will move natural gas from the Bakken shale formation to Chicago.
The Williston Basin Pipeline is a unit of MDU Resources.
Officials with the company are planning to connect the Williston Bas
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| Pipeline planned for Bakken natural gas May 19 2008 6:13PM
A Bismarck company is planning a
100-mile-long pipeline to carry natural gas from the Bakken shale
formation in North Dakota and Montana to an existing pipeline that
moves the gas to Chicago.
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline is a unit of MDU
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| Pipeline planned for Bakken natural gas May 19 2008 5:37PM
A Bismarck company is planning a
100-mile-long pipeline to carry natural gas from the Bakken shale
formation in North Dakota and Montana to an existing pipeline that
moves the gas to Chicago.
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.is a unit of M
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Bottineau Piggies May 15 2008 10:04PM
You can see their giant white domes pushing up out of the stubble as you drive into Bottineau on Highway 5.
They're a testament to what it means to keep thinking outside of the box.
Debbie Kuehn has the story...
If I could take you inside these wall
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Bottineau Piggies May 14 2008 10:18PM
You can see their giant white domes pushing up out of the stubble as you drive into Bottineau on Highway 5.
They're a testament to what it means to keep thinking outside of the box.
Debbie Kuehn has the story...
If I could take you inside these wall
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Eye on Agriculture - Bottineau Planting Plans Apr 30 2008 7:59PM
There's an air of optimism for farmers in Bottineau county this planting season.
Last week's rain was a welcome sight, but unlike many areas in the region Bottineau County was sitting a little better in the soil moisture column than most.
(Tim Semler, B
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Rain and Snow Help Outlook Apr 25 2008 5:58AM
This should be the peak of planting season for farmers, but any seeding was put on hold today because of rain and snow overnight.
But you won't hear producers complaining.
An ongoing drought has made many in the ag industry worried about prospects for t
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Dryness and Planting Apr 15 2008 7:29PM
Extremely dry soil conditions could have farmers re-thinking what they're going to plant this year.
Bottineau County Agent Tim Semler says even though they may have seen slightly more snow cover in that
neck of the woods, it still didn't amount to much
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| Here's the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 15 2008 5:03PM
Pierce County State's Attorney Galen Mack
says he's reviewing a state auditor's report that says the former
state workers compensation agency chairman improperly used a
Bottineau County cell phone and pickup for Workforce Safety and
Insurance agency
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| ND prosecutor mulling charges in workers comp case Apr 15 2008 3:17PM
A prosecutor says he's still considering
criminal charges against the former chairman of North Dakota's
workers compensation agency.
Pierce County State's Attorney Galen Mack says he's reviewing a
state auditor's report. It says Robert Indvik im
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Pickup Fatal in Bottineau County Apr 14 2008 12:14AM
The Highway Patrol says a pickup went into a ditch off a Bottineau County road, slid sideways and rolled onto its roof, killing the driver.
The patrol says 39-year-old Kevin Hanson of Dunseith was pronounced dead at an area hospital after the crash.
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Pickup Fatal in Bottineau County Apr 14 2008 12:14AM
The Highway Patrol says a pickup went into a ditch off a Bottineau County road, slid sideways and rolled onto its roof, killing the driver.
The patrol says 39-year-old Kevin Hanson of Dunseith was pronounced dead at an area hospital after the crash.
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| Pickup rollover kills driver near Souris Apr 13 2008 7:03PM
The [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says a pickup went into a
ditch off a [[kxtopic:bottineau-county-nd:t[Bottineau County]:t]] road, slid sideways and rolled onto is
roof, killing the driver.
The patrol says 39-year-old Kevin Hans
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| Bank employee charged with embezzling Apr 11 2008 3:45PM
The FBI says a Bottineau County bank
employee who claimed she was knocked unconscious in a robbery is
charged with embezzling.
The FBI says 45-year-old Tamara Lynn McDonald was arrested
Friday and later released on a personal recognizance bond.
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| Bottineau County road superintedent resigning Apr 11 2008 7:56AM
The Bottineau County road superintendent
is resigning from that job after questions about whether he
reimbursed the county for expenses when he was the state workers
compensation board chairman.
Bob Indvik told county commissioners in a letter t
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Souris Bank Robbed Mar 26 2008 7:23PM
A woman working at a bank in the Bottineau County town of Souris was knocked unconscious by a bank robber who got away with money from the bank's vault yesterday.
The FBI reports the woman, whose name has not been released, was attacked while she worked
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Souris Bank Robbed Mar 26 2008 7:18PM
A woman working at a bank in the Bottineau County town of Souris was knocked unconscious by a bank robber who got away with money from the bank's vault yesterday.
The FBI reports the woman, whose name has not been released, was attacked while she worked
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| FBI says employee knocked out during bank robbery Mar 26 2008 3:04PM
The FBI says a Bottineau County bank was
robbed by someone who knocked an employee unconscious in the bank
vault.
FBI Special Agent Paul McCabe says the State Bank of Bottineau
branch in Souris was robbed about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. The amount
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| Bank robbery reported in Souris Mar 26 2008 12:29PM
Authorities are investigating a reported
bank robbery in the small town of Souris.
Bottineau County Sheriff Steve Watson says it happened Tuesday
afternoon at the State Bank of Bottineau branch.
Authorities aren't immediately releasing deta
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| Farm numbers continue to drop in ND Feb 3 2008 10:23AM
The number of farms and ranches in North
Dakota is dropping.
The Agriculture Department estimated 30,100 farms and ranches in
the state in 2007, down 200 from the previous year. It was the
lowest level since record-keeping began in 1910.
A
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| Chairman of WSI board of directors quits Jan 7 2008 7:57PM
The chairman of North Dakota's workers
compensation agency has quit. Robert Indvik's resignation takes
effect immediately.
He sent a letter to Governor Hoeven today announcing his
decision to quit.
Indvik is under investigation for alleged
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Eye On Ag - Ag Shows Jan 2 2008 8:07PM
The ringing in of the new year means the Winter Ag Show season is ready to kick into high gear.
Friday the Bottineau International Seed and Ag Show starts it all off and County Extension Agents say they are expecting great crowds because of the excitemen
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Bottineau County Wants Investigation Dec 21 2007 8:40PM
The attorney general has been asked to investigate the actions of the board chairman of Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Bottineau County commissioners have asked for an investigation into cell phone usage by Bob Indvik, a Bottineau County commissioner, a
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| Bottineau County Wants Investigation Dec 21 2007 8:33PM
The attorney general has been asked to investigate the actions of the board chairman of Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Bottineau County commissioners have asked for an investigation into cell phone usage by Bob Indvik, a Bottineau County commissioner, a
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| Bottineau County Wants Investigation Dec 21 2007 8:31PM
The attorney general has been asked to investigate the actions of the board chairman of Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Bottineau County commissioners have asked for an investigation into cell phone usage by Bob Indvik, a Bottineau County commissioner, a
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| Bottineau County Wants Investigation Dec 21 2007 8:22PM
The attorney general has been asked to investigate the actions of the board chairman of Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Bottineau County commissioners have asked for an investigation into cell phone usage by Bob Indvik, a Bottineau County commissioner, a
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| Bottineau County Wants Investigation Dec 21 2007 8:11PM
The attorney general has been asked to investigate the actions of the board chairman of Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Bottineau County commissioners have asked for an investigation into cell phone usage by Bob Indvik, a Bottineau County commissioner, a
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| Bottineau County Wants Investigation Dec 21 2007 8:08PM
The attorney general has been asked to investigate the actions of the board chairman of Workforce Safety and Insurance.
Bottineau County commissioners have asked for an investigation into cell phone usage by Bob Indvik, a Bottineau County commissioner, a
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| Commissioners ask for probe of WSI chairman Dec 21 2007 5:03PM
North Dakota's state auditor has been
asked to investigate possible misuse of county property by the
chairman of the state workers compensation agency.
Robert Indvik is the Bottineau County road superintendent. He's
also chairman of the Workforc
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| Bottineau County commissioners seek investigation of county money... Dec 21 2007 8:17AM
Bottineau County commissioners are asking
the attorney general's office to investigate claims that the county
road superintendent misused his cell phone.
The commission wants the attorney general's office to look into
calls made by Bob Indvik, w
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| Only 4 left among state Pearl Harbor survivors Dec 7 2007 10:52AM
Only four members of thee North Dakota
chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association are left.
They are Harold Bruschwein of Wahpeton, Agnes Shurr of Grand
Forks, Clement Lonski of Jamestown and John Martin of Bismarck.
Today marks the
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| Border Patrol officials find 150 pounds of pot in Bottineau County... Dec 6 2007 7:56AM
Border Patrol agents say they found 150
pounds of marijuana near the Canadian border in Bottineau County.
Assistant Chief Patrol Agent Brett Baumann says an agent working
with a K-9 unit found the pot on a routine patrol November 26th.
Baumann
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Wildlife Biologist Loses Hunting Privileges for a Year Nov 14 2007 11:37PM
An illegal shooting of a moose in Bottineau County has cost a U-S Fish and Wildlife Service biologist his hunting privileges for a year.
Mike Olson is also ordered to pay 2-thousand dollars in restitution for the violation.
Olson says his wife, Hope
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| Federal biologist sentenced for hunting violation Nov 14 2007 6:27PM
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist
has lost his hunting privileges for a year and paid $2,000 in
restitution for illegally shooting a moose in Bottineau County.
Mike Olson says the moose was first shot by his wife, Hope, who
is the direc
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| Minnesota hunter hospitalized after weekend shooting... Nov 12 2007 9:49AM
A Minnesota hunter is reported in guarded
condition at a Fargo hospital after being shot in south central
North Dakota.
Authorities say 37-year-old Ron Mehl, of Eden Prairie, was shot
in the chest Saturday while he was with a hunting party in a
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Driver Hit By Bullet Nov 9 2007 11:08PM
The deer hunting season began in North Daktoa at noon today - and we've had our first report of what appears to be a hunting-related injury.
An official with the Minot Police Department has confirmed a man driving on Highway 83 near the Glenburn turnoff
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DMV Office a Success in Bottineau Sep 30 2007 11:40PM
Sure, you can use the internet to renew your car license.
But when you first get that car, or if you've put off the renewal too long to wait for the mail to send your tags, you have to visit a Department of Transportation office to get things done.
For
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Bottineau Sheriff Cautions Speeders Aug 31 2007 8:19PM
It's the last blast of summer and that means more traffic out on the highways.
Labor Day weekend typically sees a sharp increase in travel and law enforcement will be in full force making sure everyone stays safe.
Bottineau County is a popular weekend
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Bottineau Sheriff Cautions Speeders Aug 31 2007 7:38PM
It's the last blast of summer and that means more traffic out on the highways.
Labor Day weekend typically sees a sharp increase in travel and law enforcement will be in full force making sure everyone stays safe.
Bottineau County is a popular weekend
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Crops Looking Good in Bottineau County Aug 27 2007 7:29PM
It may not be a bumper crop, but 2007 is going into the books as a very good one for farmers in Bottineau County.
County Agent Tim Semler says you can just look at the grain piles near local elevators for proof...
(Tim Semler, Bottineau Co. Agent) "Last
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Meth Bust in Western ND Aug 23 2007 6:13AM
Twelve people from eastern Montana and western North Dakota are now behind bars after a drug bust that followed more than a year of investigation.
Authorities say along with the arrests, eight cars were seized and several thousand dollars in cash was tak
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Concert For Jenna Tolstad Planned Aug 3 2007 1:01AM
Two months ago, we showed you the building of a gazebo at Camp Metigoshe in memory of Jenna Tolstad.
The Westhope teenager died in a traffic accident this year and friends and family members dedicated the deck to her.
Now, those friends are beginning "T
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Storms Damage Parts of Bottineau County Aug 1 2007 8:27PM
Last night's storms brought heavy rain, small hail, and strong winds to central North Dakota.
And near Lansford, those strong winds destroyed two buildings in one farm yard.
Jim Olson shows us what happened...
(Barb Svagsveen, Lansford Area Farmer) "I
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| Flash flood warnings out in northern North Dakota Jun 25 2007 7:21AM
Flash flood warnings are out for parts of
northern North Dakota, including the International Peace Garden and
Lake Metigoshe State Park.
The National Weather Service says heavy rain has moved through
the area. In northern Towner County, the weat
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Hail Causes Damage Jun 23 2007 7:54PM
That was the only confirmed tornado from last night's spate of severe weather in the region.
But it wasn't the only damaging weather.
Jim also traveled to the Denbigh area - to the Bailey Ranch near the Denbigh Experimental Forest.
Hail stones nearly g
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| Crops Off to Good Start Jun 17 2007 8:34AM
Prices for farmers' crops have been rising quite a bit in recent weeks.
Now, the trick for them is to make sure they harvest a good crop to take advantage of those prices.
And, at least at the start of the growing season, things are looking good.
Here
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| Counties to receive $929,180 in PILT money Jun 16 2007 5:13PM
North Dakota counties will receive a
little more than 929-thousand-dollars this year to offset the loss
of revenue from tax-exempt federal land within their borders.
The Interior Department issues the money each year. Last year,
North Dakota cou
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Oldest County Fair in ND Ready to Go Jun 13 2007 7:43PM
They've been doing it for more than a century, and the tradition continues beginning tomorrow.
I'm talking about the Bottineau County Fair, which runs from Thursday through Sunday.
At the fairgrounds today, workers were busy setting up for the 118th edi
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Severe Weather Hits Jun 12 2007 7:40PM
The severe weather outbreak began at mid-afternoon with torrential rains in Mercer County near Beulah and McLean County around Garrison and Max.
The situation got more serious as tornado touchdowns were reported near Max, and trained spotters saw funnel
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Emergency Exercise Held in Westhope May 24 2007 7:30PM
It happened this month in Kansas.
A tornado ripped through a small town, destroying most everything in its path.
Thankfully, North Dakota has never had to deal with such a large scale weather disaster but that doesn't mean officials don't prepare for
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| Two sentenced for burglary spree May 2 2007 9:45AM
Two men have been sentenced to prison in
a crime spree that authorities say stretched through much of
western North Dakota.
Twenty-two-year-old Robert Haider (HY'-dur) of Max and Michael
Kessel of Dickinson were each sentenced to 13-and-a-half y
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| Bottineau County Lake is quiet fine with area residents... Mar 17 2007 12:33PM
It's not crowded around Bottineau
County's Long Lake. And that's just fine with area residents.
The lake is hidden in the Turtle Mountains. It's about
two-and-one-half miles long, with about 50 cabins. Fifteen are
occupied year-round. The deepes
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Fuel Production Changing Agriculture Jan 7 2007 12:31AM
Watch the headlines and it's easy to see - ag products are being used more and more to produce fuel.
Ethanol plants, bio-diesel plants they all rely on the fruits of farmers' labor to operate.
And the growth of such plants means farmers have new mar
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Fuel Production Changing Agriculture Jan 6 2007 10:40PM
Watch the headlines and it's easy to see - ag products are being used more and more to produce fuel.
Ethanol plants, bio-diesel plants they all rely on the fruits of farmers' labor to operate.
And the growth of such plants means farmers have new mar
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Fuel Production Changes Agriculture Jan 6 2007 8:01PM
Watch the headlines and it's easy to see.
Ag products are being used more and more to produce fuel.
Ethanol plants, bio-diesel plants... they all rely on the fruits of farmers' labors to operate.
And the growth of such plants means farmers hav
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Bottineau Ag Show is First of Season Jan 5 2007 7:49PM
Being first out of the gate is a nice position to be in.
And that's where the International Seed and Ag Show in Bottineau sits as the first regional ag show of the year.
The event happened today at the Bottineau High School with more than 70 vendors
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Death Penalty History in ND Dec 1 2006 11:46PM
The state archive is full of North Dakota history.
Yet the file that's viewed the most is one about the men who've been hung and lynched in the state.
Here's Donnell Preskey with the history of capital punishment in North Dakota.
(Donnell Preskey / K
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Death Penalty - Part 4 Nov 30 2006 11:40PM
The state archive is full of North Dakota history.
Yet the file that's viewed the most is one about the men who've been hung and lynched in the state.
Here's Donnell Preskey with the history of capital punishment in North Dakota.
(Donnell P
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| Hoeven staff lawyer quitting Nov 15 2006 4:21PM
Governor Hoeven's staff attorney is
quitting.
Duane Houdek (HOH'-dek) is going to work as executive secretary
for North Dakota's Board of Medical Examiners. The board licenses
North Dakota doctors and handles disciplinary complaints against
the
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Burglary Arrests Made Oct 31 2006 8:09PM
Two men have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries over the past year in central North Dakota.
They are 22-year-old Robert Charles Haider of Max and 22-year-old Michael Joseph Kessel of Dickinson.
Law enforcement officials say the two
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| Man killed in tractortrailer rollover Jul 26 2006 6:50PM
The Highway Patrol says a tractor-trailer
overturned in Bottineau County, killing the driver
Troopers say 59-year-old George Hartlieb Junior of Sawyer was
killed in the crash yesterday about 25 miles west of Bottineau
The patrol says the t
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| Farmers still deciding on crops Mar 19 2006 12:00AM
BOTTINEAU, N.D. - About 30 percent of farmers in northwest North Dakota have not decided what they are going to plant this year, an agronomist said.
Kent McKay, an agronomist at the North Central Research Extension Center, said farmers are weighing fuel a
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