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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 4:13PM
Gov. John Hoeven has directed all
government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota
flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of
the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings.
Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance
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| Bail set at $1M for man accused in dentist slaying Nov 6 2009 9:55AM
Bail has been set at $1 million for a man
accused of killing a Fargo dentist in a murder-for-hire scheme.
Cass County deputies drove Michael Nakvinda from Oklahoma City
after his arrest there last weekend.
The 41-year-old Nakvinda (nak-VIN'
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 2:13AM
Dickinson State University retired the
numbers of three college softball players today, at a packed
memorial service for them.
The softball jerseys of 22-year-old Kyrstin Gemar (ge-MAR') of
San Diego, 21-year-old Ashley Neufeld of Brandon, Manit
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| Man accused in dentist slaying brought to ND Nov 5 2009 7:01PM
The man accused of killing a Fargo dentist in
a murder-for-hire scheme has been brought to the city where he will
face charges.
Cass County deputies drove Michael Nakvinda from Oklahoma after
his arrest last weekend. Officials say the 41-year-ol
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 2:13AM
Police say three missing North Dakota
college softball players have been found dead in their Jeep, which
was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson.
Police Lt. Rod Banyai (BAN'-y-eye) said Tuesday night that
police are still investigating the
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| Former fatherinlaw charged in dentist slaying Nov 3 2009 5:44PM
Charges have been filed in North Dakota
against an Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill his
former son-in-law.
Gene Kirkpatrick of Jones, Okla., is charged in Cass County with
conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit b
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| Cass County supports ND diversion Nov 3 2009 12:08PM
Cass County commissioners are supporting a
diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for
flood protection.
The commissioners voted unanimously to support the idea Monday.
A member of the Cass County Joint Water Resource Di
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| Cass County supports ND diversion Nov 3 2009 12:08PM
Cass County commissioners are supporting a
diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River for
flood protection.
The commissioners voted unanimously to support the idea Monday.
A member of the Cass County Joint Water Resource Di
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| Former N. Dakota St. SID appeals ruling Nov 3 2009 11:26AM
A former North Dakota State University sports
information director is appealing the dismissal of his age
discrimination lawsuit.
George Ellis is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate a
Cass County judge's 2006 order that awarded him more t
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 2 2009 4:13PM
The chairman of North Dakota's higher
education board says it appears more likely that the University of
North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo will be changed.
Richie Smith is responding to a letter from Standing Rock Sioux
tribal chairma
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| Okla. man charged with murder in ND dentist death Nov 2 2009 3:52PM
Cass County authorities have filed charges of
murder, robbery, burglary and theft against an Oklahoma man in the
death of a North Dakota dentist.
Michael Nakvinda (nak-VIN'-dah) appeared Monday in Oklahoma
County District Court to say he would n
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| Man charged in death of 2monthold Fargo child Nov 2 2009 2:35PM
Cass County authorities have charged a man
with manslaughter in the weekend death of a 2-month-old child,
saying he got drunk, passed out and lay on top of the child while
babysitting.
Arthur Berger also is charged with child abuse or neglect.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 31 2009 4:13PM
The western North Dakota bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says he's talked with
pastors about a national church policy that allows gay and lesbian
clergy.
Bishop Mark Narum heads 192 congregations that make up the
Western No
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| Man arrested in death of 2monthold in Fargo, ND Oct 31 2009 3:24PM
A man has been arrested on suspicion of child
abuse or neglect in the death of a 2-month-old in Fargo.
Forty-six-year-old Arthur Mark Berger, a transient, was being
held Saturday at the Cass County jail.
Fargo police Sgt. Michael Erbes says
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| Health officials say ND flu hotline busy Oct 30 2009 9:41AM
North Dakota's flu hotline has been
getting a healthy dose of calls since it started nearly two weeks
ago.
The public health hotline is set up to answer questions about
swine flu, also known as the H1N1 strain, as well as seasonal flu.
The
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 29 2009 11:12AM
The National Weather Service says a winter
storm system in the Plains is expected to drop significant rainfall
in the southern Red River Valley of North Dakota.
Forecasters say up to 1 1/2 inches of rain could fall, and it will
run off quickly i
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| Cass County group supports ND diversion Oct 29 2009 10:23AM
Cass County officials are supporting a
Red River diversion project around Fargo for flood protection.
A member of the county's joint watershed board, Tom Fischer,
said a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the river
would protect peopl
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| Cass County group supports ND diversion Oct 29 2009 10:23AM
Cass County officials are supporting a
Red River diversion project around Fargo for flood protection.
A member of the county's joint watershed board, Tom Fischer,
said a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the river
would protect peopl
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 27 2009 2:14AM
It's a top ranking Bismarck might not be
so proud of.
Transportation Department figures show Bismarck was the leader
among North Dakota's largest cities last year in the number of
vehicle crashes per 1,000 people. It had 34.
Minot was next
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| Bismarck area leads in 2008 crashes Oct 26 2009 4:41PM
It's a top ranking Bismarck might not be
so proud of.
Transportation Department figures show Bismarck was the leader
among North Dakota's largest cities last year in the number of
vehicle crashes per 1,000 people. It had 34.
Minot was next
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| Man gets arm stuck in seed machine Oct 25 2009 10:24PM
Cass County authorities say a man was taken
to a Fargo hospital after his arm got stuck in a machine at the CHS
Sunflower processing plant in Grandin.
The Cass County Sheriff's Department says Randal Kloehn's arm
got stuck in a seed separator ma
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 25 2009 4:41PM
County officials in North Dakota are not
of the same mind when it comes to accepting federal stimulus money
to help pay for certain economic development projects.
[[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]:t]] commissioners have declar
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| Counties differ on 'recovery zone' program Oct 25 2009 6:46AM
County officials in [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] are not
of the same mind when it comes to accepting federal stimulus money
to help pay for certain economic development projects.
[[kxtopic:grand-forks-county-nd:t[Grand Forks County]
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| Man gets arm stuck in seed machine Oct 25 2009 5:43AM
Cass County authorities say a man was taken
to a Fargo hospital after his arm got stuck in a machine at the CHS
Sunflower processing plant in Grandin.
The name of the 49-year-old Grandin man has not been released.
The Cass County Sheriff's
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| ND man arrested on suspicion of assaulting girl Oct 24 2009 5:30PM
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on
suspicion of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl at a private
gathering in Fargo.
Welden Douglas Littleghost of Sheyenne was being held Saturday
at the Cass County jail on suspicion of sexual assault and
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 23 2009 11:12AM
An Iowa college president has been named
the interim president at North Dakota State University.
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education picked Richard Hanson
for the job today. He is now president of Waldorf College in Forest
City, Iowa.
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| University of ND gets permission to sell land Oct 23 2009 10:16AM
The University of [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] has
permission to sell 253 acres of [[kxtopic:cass-county-nd:t[Cass County]:t]] farm land.
The property was part of a larger donation that was willed to
UND by alumnus Burton Aarestad w
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 21 2009 1:45AM
Six imams who were removed from a US Airways
flight in Minneapolis in 2006 have reached a tentative settlement
of their discrimination lawsuit.
The imams' attorney, Omar Mohammedi (moh-HAM'-med-dee), said
Tuesday that all sides agreed to the set
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| CO poisoning ruled in Minn. couple's death Oct 20 2009 7:15PM
The Cass County sheriff says a husband
and wife found dead in their cabin near Longville over the weekend
died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Relatives found the bodies of 58-year-old Lee Schwarze and his
55-year-old wife, Nancy, on Saturday af
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 20 2009 4:13PM
Officials say North Dakota is again
setting monthly oil production records and is on pace to set a
record for the year.
It's a turnaround from just a few months ago, when slipping
crude prices and a slumping U.S. economy led officials to believe
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| Cass officials approve tax increase for courthouse Oct 20 2009 10:44AM
Cass County commissioners have narrowly
approved a tax increase to pay for a $14.7 million addition to the
county courthouse.
Monday's vote was 3-2. Commissioners Ken Pawluk and Vern Bennett
agreed the addition is needed but said the county shou
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 19 2009 1:45AM
The attorney for the family of a
Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in
an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony says he plans to sue over her
death.
Authorities say 49-year-old Liz Neuman of Prior Lake died
Saturday at a Flag
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| Couple found dead in Cass County cabin Oct 18 2009 7:50PM
A husband and wife were found dead
inside their cabin in rural Longville over the weekend, and
authorities suspect a poorly ventilated gas heater may be to blame.
Cass County authorities say 58-year-old Lee Schwarze and
55-year-old Nancy Schwarz
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| Moose tranquilized in Fargo Oct 14 2009 11:33AM
Law enforcement and animal experts in the
Fargo area surrounded a young bull moose at a local hotel,
tranquilized it with a dart gun and released it in a wildlife area
in northern Cass County.
Thirteen officers with the Fargo and West Fargo poli
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| Moose tranquilized in Fargo Oct 14 2009 11:33AM
Law enforcement and animal experts in the
Fargo area surrounded a young bull moose at a local hotel,
tranquilized it with a dart gun and released it in a wildlife area
in northern Cass County.
Thirteen officers with the Fargo and West Fargo poli
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| Hoeven in D.C. to Address Air Wing Mission, FEMA Recovery Work, and E15 Waiver from EPA Sep 17 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven was in Washington, D.C. today to meet with Pentagon officials regarding the state's Air National Guard mission; Federal Emergency Management Agency officials about flood recovery and mitigation; and Environmental Pro
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| Man sentenced in hitandrun bike crash Oct 2 2009 7:35AM
A Harwood man has been sentenced to six
months in jail for hitting a Fargo woman riding a bicycle and then
fleeing.
Thirty-nine-year-old Troy Greenlund pleaded guilty to a felony
for leaving the scene of an accident. If he successfully completes
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 25 2009 11:12AM
Authorities have identified a man who died in
an apartment building fire in Fargo.
Authorities say 27-year-old William Nelson was found in the
hallway outside his third-floor apartment late Wednesday. They say
he died as a result of the fire.
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| More Cass County homes will be bought out Sep 25 2009 9:06AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing money to buy
out more flood-damaged homes in Cass County.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy,
D-N.D., say FEMA will contribut
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 22 2009 2:15AM
New census figures once again put North
Dakota in first place in the number of two-income families.
The state ranks first in the figures out today on married
couples in which both spouses work with 65 percent last year.
Minnesota is in second
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| Cass County Courthouse addition back on Sep 21 2009 7:22PM
Cass County Commissioners have given
preliminary approval on a 3-2 vote to moving ahead with a proposed
courthouse addition.
Monday's vote was the same margin by which the commissioners
voted earlier this month to put on hold a courthouse additi
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 18 2009 11:12AM
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded
a contract for the removal of temporary clay dikes in Valley City
that Mayor Mary Lee Nielson had said she wanted to remain after
last spring's flooding.
The $1.8 million contract was awarded to Valley Cit
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| FEMA promises $3M for ND flood buyouts Sep 18 2009 5:43AM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is
providing almost $3.2 million to buy out homes near the Red River
that are vulnerable to flooding.
The money will pay most of the cost to buy about 18 homes near
Oxbow in southeastern Cass County. The p
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| Authorities say 19 rail cars derail in Cass County Sep 13 2009 4:41PM
Rail traffic should be back to normal by
early Monday at the site of a train derailment in eastern North
Dakota.
BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas (Meh-LONE-ess) said no one
was injured when 19 of 70 cars of a train went off the track three
mi
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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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| Authorities say 18 rail cars derail in Cass County Sep 13 2009 10:02AM
Cass County authorities say 18 cars from
a BNSF Railway train went off the track about three miles west of
Casselton.
The sheriff's office says BNSF reports no hazardous materials
spilled and no one hurt in Sunday's derailment. It happened about
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 13 2009 1:48AM
A 10-year-old girl is in critical condition
and four other family members were injured after an explosion
leveled their south Minneapolis home and set two others on fire.
Fire officials say the incident happened Saturday afternoon and
a man, a w
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| Minn. inmate recaptured after walking out of jail Sep 12 2009 6:54PM
An inmate being held on criminal sexual
conduct charges who walked away from the Beltrami County Jail in
Bemidji has been recaptured.
Authorities say 31-year-old Gerald Joseph Browneagle was
arrested without incident early Saturday evening and r
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| Fired NDSU SID Ellis deciding whether to appeal Sep 11 2009 11:05AM
Former North Dakota State sports information
director George Ellis has about a month to decide whether to appeal
the dismissal of his age discrimination lawsuit against the Fargo
school.
NDSU said it fired Ellis because of poor work performance.
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| Fired NDSU SID Ellis deciding whether to appeal Sep 11 2009 11:05AM
Former North Dakota State sports information
director George Ellis has about a month to decide whether to appeal
the dismissal of his age discrimination lawsuit against the Fargo
school.
NDSU said it fired Ellis because of poor work performance.
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| Federal jury acquits Neb. CSI chief Sep 10 2009 2:56PM
A federal jury has acquitted a Nebraska
crime-scene investigator accused of falsifying records in a 2006
double-murder case and depriving two men initially charged in the
slayings of their rights.
A jury of eight men and four women took little m
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 10 2009 11:12AM
A North Dakota order imposed more than a
year ago that required Montana cattle imports to test negative for
brucellosis has been lifted in all but seven counties near
Yellowstone National Park.
Federal officials lifted export restrictions on Mon
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| Man charged in hitandrun bike crash Sep 10 2009 9:55AM
Authorities say a man has been charged in a
hit-and-run case that injured a Fargo woman riding her bike late
last month.
Cass County officials say 39-year-old Troy Greenlund of Harwood
is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serio
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| Authorities have suspect in bike crash Sep 9 2009 6:12PM
Authorities say they have a suspect in a
hit-and-run case that injured a Fargo woman riding her bike late
last month.
The Cass County sheriff's office says a 39-year-old Harwood man
is expected to be charged with leaving the scene of an injury c
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 9 2009 2:14AM
Authorities say they found weapons,
thousands of rounds of ammunition, gas masks and anti-government
literature in the vehicle of a man who disrupted a Mandan church
service. Parishioners tackled 43-year-old Jan Malina of Jamestown.
Police say he's
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 9 2009 2:14AM
Authorities say they found weapons,
thousands of rounds of ammunition, gas masks and anti-government
literature in the vehicle of a man who disrupted a Mandan church
service before parishioners tackled him.
Police say 43-year-old Jan Malina of J
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| Cass County courthouse plans on hold Sep 8 2009 6:33PM
Cass County commissioners have put courthouse
and jail building plans on hold after questions from a citizens'
group.
An addition to the courthouse and a county jail expansion for a
law enforcement center had been on the drawing board. The
comm
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 8 2009 11:12AM
A 3-year-old boy drowned over the weekend
during a family outing at Patterson Lake in Dickinson.
The Stark County sheriff said Jordis Hunter Peterschick was
believed to be of Dickinson.
He was initially reported as being abducted on Sunday
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 5 2009 2:14AM
Susan Bala's attorney says he's surprised
that a federal appeals court ruled against her attempt to sue state
and federal prosecutors for wrongful imprisonment.
Bruce Schoenwald said he may request a hearing before the entire
8th Circuit Court.
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| Couple charged with child neglect to get probation Sep 4 2009 2:42PM
A Fargo couple charged with felony child
neglect after authorities say they found unsanitary and unsafe
living conditions in the family's home will get two years of
supervised probation under terms of a plea agreement.
Aimee Schroeder and Jeremy
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 4 2009 11:12AM
North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy says
the United States should have benchmarks for military success in
Afghanistan so people can see whether the operation is
successful.
Pomeroy just returned from a six-day trip to Afghanistan and
Africa.
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| Couple charged with child neglect get probation Sep 4 2009 7:35AM
A Fargo couple charged with felony child
neglect after authorities say they found unsanitary and unsafe
living conditions in the family's home have been sentenced to two
years of supervised probation.
Aimee Schroeder and Jeremy Draper pleaded gu
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 1 2009 4:13PM
The chief executive officer of Fargo's
Prairie St. John's psychiatric center says the 89-bed facility has
been acquired by Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., and plans to expand
its staff and services.
Dr. Emmet Kenney Jr., said he will remain as CEO
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| No solid leads in Cass County bike crash Sep 1 2009 12:15PM
Authorities say they've had calls but no
solid leads in a weekend hit-and-run crash that injured a Fargo
woman who was riding her bike.
Jennifer Walla suffered a concussion and other injuries when she
was struck on U.S. 81 north of Harwood. Wall
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 31 2009 2:14AM
North Dakota's state school superintendent
says public school enrollment has been reporting a decline of about
2,000 elementary and high school students each year, but this year
he sees encouraging signs. Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says this
year'
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Fighter Arrested Aug 30 2009 11:10PM
In other news around the state tonight...
A North Dakota man was arrested after his
debut bout in mixed martial arts.
Christopher Bryan Henthorn of Linton was in the middleweight
match of MAX Fights 6 on Saturday night at the Urban Plains Center
in
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 30 2009 4:20PM
Cass County authorities are looking for the
driver who fled in his or her car after striking a bicyclist near
Harwood.
The sheriff's department says 28-year-old Jennifer Walla of
Fargo was biking in a residential area about 9:30 p.m. Friday when
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| ND man arrested after making debut in the ring Aug 30 2009 2:49PM
A North Dakota man was arrested after his
debut bout in mixed martial arts.
Christopher Bryan Henthorn of Linton was in the middleweight
match of MAX Fights 6 on Saturday night at the Urban Plains Center
in Fargo. Afterward, the 19-year-old was
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| ND man arrested after making debut in the ring Aug 30 2009 2:49PM
A North Dakota man was arrested after his
debut bout in mixed martial arts.
Christopher Bryan Henthorn of Linton was in the middleweight
match of MAX Fights 6 on Saturday night at the Urban Plains Center
in Fargo. Afterward, the 19-year-old was
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| ND police: Vehicle flees after hitting bicyclist Aug 30 2009 12:01PM
Cass County authorities are looking for
the driver who fled in his or her car after striking a bicyclist
near Hardwood.
The sheriff's department says 28-year-old Jennifer Walla of
Fargo was biking in a residential area about 9:30 p.m. Friday whe
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 17 2009 2:14AM
Hundreds of schools nationwide are heeding the
government's call to set up flu-shot clinics this fall, and
preparing for what could be the most widespread school vaccinations
since the days of polio.
An Associated Press review of swine flu plann
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| North Fargo traffic to get a bit hectic Aug 16 2009 5:51PM
Traffic in north Fargo is about to get
hectic, and officials are working on control plans.
Next weekend there is the Fargo AirSho, a couple of
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks baseball games and a car show. They'll
happen as North Dakota State University
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 16 2009 11:13AM
The southeastern North Dakota town of
Casselton may have set a new world record for having the most fire
trucks in a parade.
The town recruited 181 fire trucks from throughout the Upper
Midwest to take part in Saturday's Cass County Summerfest p
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 16 2009 2:14AM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
says more than $62 million in federal grants and disaster loans
have been delivered to victims of spring floods, tornados and other
severe weather in North Dakota. The deadline for residents to apply
was Monday
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| ND town tries for most fire trucks in a parade Aug 15 2009 6:54PM
A southeastern North Dakota town believes
it has set a new world record for having the most fire trucks in a
parade.
The town of Casselton recruited 181 fire trucks from throughout
the Upper Midwest to take part in Saturday's Cass County Summerf
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| Casselton parade may have set world record Aug 15 2009 5:30PM
The southeastern North Dakota town of
Casselton may have set a new world record for having the most fire
trucks in a parade.
The town recruited 181 fire trucks from throughout the Upper
Midwest to take part in Saturday's Cass County Summerfest p
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 15 2009 4:13PM
A West Fargo company that's marketing an
ecologically friendly repellent designed to keep blackbirds away
from sunflower fields is trying to find out if its product can help
limit bird strikes to airplanes.
An experiment earlier this summer at a
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| Casselton parade hopes to set world record Aug 15 2009 6:39AM
Fire trucks are the theme of the day in
the southeastern North Dakota town of Casselton.
Officials hope to set a world record for the most fire trucks in
a parade during the Cass County Summerfest on Saturday.
Officials hope the parade will
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 12 2009 4:14PM
A judge says North Dakota's only abortion
clinic doesn't have to provide audio of a fetal heartbeat for women
who want to end their pregnancies. Under a new state law, the Red
River Women's Clinic has to tell patients the audio may be
available, but
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 12 2009 4:14PM
A judge says North Dakota's only abortion
clinic does not have to provide audio of a fetal heartbeat for
women who want to end their pregnancies.
Judge Douglas Herman ruled today in a challenge to a new state
law. It requires the Red River Women
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