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More about suspected gunman...Office shooting...Rounding up votes... Nov 6 2009 7:08PM
Authorities say the suspected gunman in
the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, gave things away to his
neighbors this week as if going off to war. Relatives of Maj. Nidal
Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN') say he felt harassed
because of his Mus
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| Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from Ariz. forest Nov 6 2009 4:48PM
An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark
on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to
Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.
The 7,000-pound tree is taller than a 7-story building and will
be harvested Saturd
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 6 2009 2:41AM
The Council on American-Islamic relations is
condemning Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.
CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper admits his heart sank when he saw
the alleged gunman's Islamic name.
Hooper says when he first heard abou
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Nov 6 2009 2:13AM
Two of Taylor Swift's promos for tomorrow's
"Saturday Night Live" appearance are clean enough for her
tween-age fans. The third: not at all. She's with Bill Hader in all
three. In one, Swift jokes she's a robot because she's able to host
and be the m
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 5 2009 2:55AM
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
in Maine is thanking voters for repealing the state's gay marriage
law.
The side that called for a people's veto won with about 53
percent of the vote.
Bishop Richard Malone issued a statement thanki
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| It's a 'Christmas' tree at the Ky. Capitol again Nov 4 2009 5:44PM
A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve
Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a
"Christmas" tree this holiday season.
A statement from the administration last week sparked Christmas
consternation by referring to the yet-to
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Nov 4 2009 4:05AM
Taylor Swift could be named Entertainer
of the Year at the Country Music Association awards next week.
That's if people polled by CMT have it right. She'd also get Female
Vocalist and Album of the Year for "Fearless." CMT commissioned
the poll usin
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| Multiple murder charges...Auto sales up...Gaymarriage referendum... Nov 3 2009 4:55PM
Two more bodies have reportedly been removed
from the home of a convicted rapist in Cleveland. That's according
to an Internet report by WKYC-TV. Police recovered the bodies of
six women at the house last week. The suspect, Anthony Sowell, has
been c
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| Capitol Christmas tree display planned Nov 3 2009 2:14PM
Christmas trees soon will filling the
hallways of the South Dakota Capitol for the 29th annual Christmas
at the Capitol holiday display.
State officials say more than 90 Christmas trees will be
decorated by schools, churches, communities and civ
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| Stars switch on London's Christmas lights Nov 3 2009 1:11PM
Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins have
appeared in central London to switch on the city's Christmas lights
and attend the world premiere of a 3-D film, "A Christmas Carol."
The actors came to the British capital to promote Robert
Zemeckis' a
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 3 2009 2:41AM
As they decide today whether to repeal a
gay marriage bill signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci, Maine
voters are getting conflicting advice from religious leaders.
Portland Bishop Richard Malone is urging the state's Roman
Catholics to uphold
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| Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges Nov 3 2009 12:07AM
No surprise here holiday travel will cost more
again this year.
Most of the largest U.S. airlines have increased a surcharge for
travel on the busiest travel days to $20 each way, up from $10.
The surcharges apply to a large number of flig
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Holiday sales prediction Nov 2 2009 7:02PM
It's November...and that means the holiday shopping season is fast approaching.
But has the economy changed peoples gift giving plans...or have we escaped the tough times.
Brad Feldman looks for answers in area stores and in the numbers.
(Sou
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| Teen guilty of 4 slayings in Rochester, NY Oct 29 2009 2:21PM
An 18-year-old high school dropout has
been convicted of killing four people in upstate New York during
two robberies close to Christmas last year.
Jaquan (JAH'-quan) Clark was found guilty of second-degree
murder Thursday in the shooting, stabb
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Oct 29 2009 6:25AM
It's an Xmas card with the
emphasis on "X." A Tennessee man has been sentenced to two years'
probation for sending out porno Christmas cards with a picture of
his ex-girlfriend. David Simmons pleaded guilty to charges of
unlawful photography and cri
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 29 2009 3:06AM
The law that President Barack Obama signed
Wednesday extending federal hate crimes protection to gays and
lesbians has alarmed some religious groups and delighted others.
The Rev. Meg Riley, director of Advocacy and Witness for the
Unitarian Uni
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| Christmas jeer: Ky. 'holiday tree' angers critics Oct 28 2009 3:03PM
Some Christians in Kentucky are angry over
the governor's yuletide terminology.
A giant evergreen that will brighten the Capitol lawn this
winter won't be called a Christmas tree. Instead, Gov. Steve
Beshear's administration has dubbed it a "hol
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| Sears tries to push Black Friday into October Oct 28 2009 2:56PM
It may not be Halloween yet, but Sears is taking
the Christmas creep one step further.
The department store says it will offer what it calls "Black
Friday doorbuster" deals beginning this Friday, nearly a month
before the traditional day-after-T
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 28 2009 2:41AM
Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is
calling on abortion opponents to burn effigies of House Speaker
[[kxtopic:nancy-pelosi:t[Nancy Pelosi]:t]] and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this [[kxtopic:halloween:t[Halloween]:t]].
Terry is also usin
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New 6th Grade Wing Oct 27 2009 7:08PM
While many students dread going back to school after Christmas break...
Dozens of sixth-graders will have something to look forward to... A new school!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The new Middle School in Mandan has been open since last fall... And soon, 245 sixth-grad
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Operation Christmas Child Oct 24 2009 7:44PM
It may seem a bit early to start thinking about Christmas, but organizers of an upcoming gift drive believe its never too early to help those in need.
"Operation Christmas Child" is the world's largest Christmas project.
It involves filling shoe boxes w
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Christmas Project Oct 24 2009 7:01PM
Christmas is still a couple months away, but that doesn't stop one local store from getting into the spirit.
The Seeds of Hope thrift store is celebrating Christmas in a special way as they hold their 9th annual Christmas Project.
All of th
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| ND dinosaur mummy back from Japan Oct 24 2009 4:13PM
Dakota the duckbilled dinosaur is back in
Bismarck after a trip to Japan.
The 67-million-year-old Edmontosaurus with fossilized skin was
found in North Dakota's Badlands a decade ago.
State paleontologist John Hoganson says it came back to
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| Stocks fall...Oil down today...Fortune revamp Oct 23 2009 3:52PM
Stocks ended the week with a decline. The Dow
fell 109 points to 9,972. The S&P was down 13 points to 1,080,
while the Nasdaq shed nearly 11 points.
WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic leaders in Congress are trying to
round up votes to allow the
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| A year of tragedy and triumph for Jennifer Hudson Oct 23 2009 12:36PM
In the year since three members of her family
were killed in Chicago, Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has
found ways to heal and start a new life.
Also, it appears the 28-year-old is happy again.
The actress and singer has gushed ov
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| ExTemple star charged with gun offenses in Philly Oct 23 2009 5:43AM
Philadelphia police say former Temple
University basketball star Dionte Christmas, who was cut by the
Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, has been arrested on firearms
charges.
Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore says Christmas was stopped by
Highwa
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| Man charged with murder in 2003 California fire Oct 20 2009 5:16PM
A grand jury has indicted a man on
five counts of murder for a 2003 wildfire in Southern California
that destroyed about 1,000 homes and was linked to a half-dozen
heart attack deaths.
The San Bernardino County district attorney's office announc
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| Suspects in church fire face new charges Oct 20 2009 4:55PM
Two of the men charged with setting a
Springfield church fire after President Barack Obama's election
have pleaded not guilty to state charges in a 2003 house fire.
Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Haskell and 24-year-old Michael
Jacques of Springfi
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| Elisabeth Hasselbeck returns to "The View" with embarrassing... Oct 19 2009 11:12AM
Elisabeth Hasselbeck obviously didn't learn from
Elaine's embarrassing mistake on "Seinfeld" when she had Kramer
take her Christmas card photo.
Elaine realized after sending the card to all her friends and
relatives that her nipple was showing.
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Oct 19 2009 2:13AM
A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed
from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold
for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house.
Also among the 200 Elvis-related items up for grabs at the
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chi
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| Elvis' hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction Oct 18 2009 7:15PM
A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed
from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold
for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house.
Also among the 200 Elvis-related items up for grabs at the
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chi
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| Confession stands in murder of Detroit cop's wife Oct 16 2009 4:13PM
A judge in Detroit has refused to throw out a
confession by a self-described hit man who is charged with killing
the wife of a police officer.
The ruling Friday clears the way for Vincent Smothers' first
trial in Wayne County Circuit Court. He's
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 16 2009 11:54AM
An convicted con artist from California
who roiled a southeastern Montana community with his unlikely bid
to take over its empty jail says he intends to return to the state
to pursue a military training center.
Michael Hilton, 55, is the lead fi
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| How low can they go? WalMart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on... Oct 16 2009 10:51AM
[[kxtopic:christmas:t[Christmas]:t]] is coming early to book lovers.
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com are locked in a price war over hardback
releases. As a result, [[kxtopic:sarah-palin:t[sarah palin]:t]]'s "Going Rogue" is now going
for $9 on the retail
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| Dad can't sue Mass. city over wrong fire victim ID Oct 16 2009 1:24AM
A man who says he told his two
daughters their mother was dead after a policeman incorrectly
identified her as the victim in a Massachusetts house fire has lost
his lawsuit against the city where it happened.
The state Appeals Court ruled Thursd
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| Retail sales fall...Oil prices over $75...Rain in California... Oct 14 2009 7:56AM
Retail sales declined in September by the
largest amount this year, as car sales plummeted following the end
of the Cash for Clunkers program. The drop of 1.5 percent is
smaller than the 2.1 percent economists had expected, but still the
biggest setb
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| Oil prices up...World markets, too...Healthcare talks... Oct 14 2009 6:53AM
Oil prices have jumped above $75 a barrel for the
first time in a year. Benchmark crude for November delivery was up
85 cents to $75 by midday European electronic trading on the New
York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier in the day, the price had hit
$75.
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| Oil prices jump above $75 a barrel to 1year high Oct 14 2009 6:25AM
Oil prices jumped above $75 a barrel today for the
first time in a year on investor optimism crude demand will improve
ahead of the Christmas shopping season.
A weak dollar also bolstered crude prices.
Oil has traded between $65 and $75 sin
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| Update on the latest in business: Oct 14 2009 2:41AM
Stock prices ended little changed in the latest
session.
Johnson & Johnson stock ended lower after reporting its quarter
earnings. It told of a 5 percent drop in sales.
The Dow fell nearly 15 points to 9,871 a day after coming within
6
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(Following Advance for Use Wednesday, October 21st)
MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP
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On October 21st, 1958, Buddy H
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On October 23rd, 1941, the Disney film "Dumbo" was released.
In 1950, actor
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Milton Young Towers Carnival Oct 10 2009 8:56PM
It may not be carnival weather outside, but that didn't stop residents at Minot's Milton Young Towers from enjoying the festivities today.
For the first time, the housing complex held a Fall Carnival for people of all ages.
The event featured attraction
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Milton Young Towers Carnival Oct 10 2009 7:23PM
It may not be carnival weather outside, but that didn't stop residents at Minot's Milton Young Towers from enjoying the festivities today.
For the first time, the housing complex held a Fall Carnival for people of all ages.
The event featured attraction
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 9 2009 11:13PM
Democratic activists have appointed Terryl
Jacobs to succeed former state Sen. Aaron Krauter, who resigned
last month to accept a federal appointment.
The 51-year-old Jacobs, of Regent, will serve the remainder of
Krauter's term, which ends in D
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| Winnipeg canoeists make it to Fargo Oct 9 2009 5:30PM
Two University of Winnipeg students canoeing
to New Orleans have made it as far as Fargo.
It took 11 days for Nick Turnbull and Murray Jowett to canoe the
Red River from Grand Forks. From Fargo, they plan to hitch a ride
to St. Cloud and continu
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 9 2009 3:45PM
The committee that awards the Nobel Peace
Prize had been harshly critical of George W. Bush for the military
action he took in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
And now, the committee has given the prize to Barack Obama, just
nine months in
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| Jury acquits father in hypothermia death case Oct 9 2009 3:03PM
A jury has acquitted a father charged
with involuntary manslaughter in the hypothermia death of his
11-year-old daughter last Christmas.
Robert Aragon was also found not guilty Friday of felony injury
to a child after the jury deliberated for tw
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| Nobel panel says Obama brings 'new climate'...Iran says it's too... Oct 9 2009 3:03PM
The committee that awards the Nobel Peace
Prize had been harshly critical of George W. Bush for the military
action he took in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. And now,
the committee has given the prize to Barack Obama, just nine months
into hi
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Rodeo Preps Oct 8 2009 7:23PM
If you've driven through Minot the past few days, you may have noticed a few more cattle trailers than usual.
That's because the Minot Y's Men's Rodeo has been gearing up for a weekend full of riding and roping.
This marks the 55th year of the event, a
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| A dark 'Lonely Avenue' turn for Stray Cat Setzer Oct 8 2009 12:43PM
Guitarist-singer Brian Setzer shows his love
for those edgy films of the 1940s and '50 on his new CD.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra's "Songs From Lonely Avenue" will
be released next Tuesday on Surfdog Records.
Setzer tells The Associated Pres
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| A dark 'Lonely Avenue' turn for Stray Cat Setzer Oct 8 2009 12:43PM
Guitarist-singer Brian Setzer shows his love
for those edgy films of the 1940s and '50 on his new CD.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra's "Songs From Lonely Avenue" will
be released next Tuesday on Surfdog Records.
Setzer tells The Associated Pres
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| Boy: Dad gave warning before fatal hike Oct 8 2009 11:40AM
An Idaho boy says his father warned him
to stay with his sister, be careful and avoid nearby farm fields
before setting out to trek several miles along a desolate highway
last Christmas Day.
Bear Aragon, 13, testified Thursday in the trial of hi
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Oct 8 2009 2:13AM
A lot of people are waiting to see Chris
Rock's new film. But if a filmmaker has her way, it won't make it
into theaters. A filmmaker is suing Rock for at least $5 million,
saying the documentary "Good Hair" is really her idea. Regina
Kimbell says Ro
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| Idaho trial begins for girl's hypothermia death Oct 7 2009 1:32PM
The trial is underway for an Idaho father
accused of letting his 11-year-old daughter trudge 10 miles to her
death in the freezing cold on Christmas Day.
Lawyers gave opening statements Tuesday in the trial of
56-year-old Robert Aragon, whose da
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| Hudson will return to Chicago to film ABC special Oct 7 2009 10:23AM
Jennifer Hudson returns to her hometown of
Chicago for an ABC prime-time special, "Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be
Home for Christmas," that will air in December.
The network says the 28-year-old singer-actress will share
childhood memories of the musi
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| CORRECTS AM PrepKickers Oct 7 2009 8:24AM
Sure, it's the Great Recession but some
people have money to spend, and plenty of it, too. Neiman Marcus is
out with its Christmas Book. This year's signature his-and-hers
gift is a $250,000 private plane and flying lessons for two. For
105-grand yo
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| Neiman Marcus holiday book offers nod to recession Oct 6 2009 11:40AM
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is unveiling its
Christmas Book Tuesday with a nod to even affluent shoppers who are
tightening their Gucci belts in the Great Recession.
More than 40 percent of the gifts in the catalog's 83rd edition
cost less tha
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| Heating fuels forecast due...Gloomy holiday retail prediction... Oct 6 2009 5:01AM
A double digit price drop is expected this
winter for people who heat with natural gas or propane. Consumers
using other energy sources won't pay as much as last winter either.
The Energy Information Administration releases its forecast for
winter
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 6 2009 2:13AM
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has
outlined changes it will make after insurance examiners found
excessive expenses paid with policyholders' dollars.
Commissioner Adam Hamm ordered the state's dominant insurer to
make changes last month
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| Southwestern ND bracing for snow Oct 5 2009 6:33PM
North Dakota is getting a taste of winter.
Lori Eagon, who works at the Super Value grocery store in Rhame,
said about 2 inches of snow had fallen there by Monday afternoon.
She said people in the town of about 190 were jokingly wishing each
o
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| Trial begins in Idaho girl's hypothermia death Oct 5 2009 12:01PM
Jury selection has started in the trial of
an Idaho man charged with involuntary manslaughter after his
11-year-old daughter hiked several miles in the freezing cold on
Christmas Day and died.
Robert Aragon is also charged with felony injury to
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On October 13th, 1962, the play "Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?" by Edward Albee ope
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 4 2009 12:43PM
President Barack Obama's national security
adviser is playing down concerns about militants regaining control
in Afghanistan.
Retired Gen. James Jones says he doesn't think Afghanistan is in
imminent danger of falling to the Taliban, or that al-
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| Trial to begin in Idaho girl's hypothermia death Oct 4 2009 11:33AM
Eleven-year-old Sage Aragon and her older
brother set out in the snow on Christmas Day, hiking along a
frigid, desolate stretch of Idaho highway on their way to their
mother's house.
Sage never made it, and 12-year-old Bear eventually turned up
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| Suspects in Mass. church fire face new charges Oct 4 2009 10:44AM
Two white men charged with torching a
predominantly black Massachusetts church in response to President
Barack Obama's election have been indicted in an earlier fire.
Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Haskell and 24-year-old Michael
Jacques are charg
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Lutefisk Popular at Hostfest Oct 2 2009 7:16PM
Those that have tried it say you either love it, or you hate it.
Either way, it's always a hot item at the Norsk Hostfest.
Lutefisk is a cod and lye combination that many flock to at the festival.
The Jell-o-like substance is a delicacy among many Sca
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| NASA astronaut returns to UND Oct 2 2009 11:05AM
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg says flying
on the space shuttle is like "being a kid on Christmas morning."
Nyberg this week returned to the University of North Dakota,
where she graduated in 1994, and talked to students about her trip
to the Interna
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| NASA astronaut returns to UND Oct 2 2009 11:05AM
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg says flying
on the space shuttle is like "being a kid on Christmas morning."
Nyberg this week returned to the University of North Dakota,
where she graduated in 1994, and talked to students about her trip
to the Interna
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| SD Tech getting NCAA Div I transfer Oct 2 2009 10:23AM
The South Dakota Tech men's basketball
team is getting a transfer from NCAA Division I North Dakota State.
Caleb Shockman, a native of LaMoure, N.D., will be added to the
Hardrockers lineup after the Christmas break, when he becomes
eligible to
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| SD Tech getting NCAA Div I transfer Oct 2 2009 10:23AM
The South Dakota Tech men's basketball
team is getting a transfer from NCAA Division I North Dakota State.
Caleb Shockman, a native of LaMoure, N.D., will be added to the
Hardrockers lineup after the Christmas break, when he becomes
eligible to
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| Holiday train to pass through Dakotas Oct 2 2009 6:11AM
A [[kxtopic:canadian-pacific-railway:t[Canadian Pacific Railway]:t]] "holiday
train" is passing through [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] again this year, and
through part of [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] for the first time.
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| Holiday train to pass through Dakotas Oct 2 2009 6:11AM
A [[kxtopic:canadian-pacific-railway:t[Canadian Pacific Railway]:t]] "holiday
train" is passing through [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] again this year, and
through part of [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] for the first time.
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| Mule deer or Yule deer? Buck draped with decor Oct 1 2009 11:47AM
Call it a case of Christmas creep. A young
mule deer in Montana is ushering in the holiday season early.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden Kevin Cook says the
buck got mixed up with a string of Christmas lights and now they
are hangin
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| Mule deer or Yule deer? Buck draped with decor Oct 1 2009 8:24AM
Call it a case of Christmas creep. A young
mule deer near Fort Harrison is ushering in the holiday season
early.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden Kevin Cook says the
buck got mixed up with a string of Christmas lights and now they
a
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| Update on the latest in sports: Sep 30 2009 3:52PM
Michelle Obama has wrapped up her first day in
Copenhagen with a rousing speech to supporters of Chicago's bid for
the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The first lady says the Olympics have the power to transform the
lives of children in the Windy City and
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| Big East vs. Big 12 in Yankee Stadium bowl Sep 30 2009 9:41AM
The Big East now has a bowl in its backyard.
A Big East team will face a team from the Big 12 at Yankee
Stadium in a new bowl game after the 2010 season.
The conferences and the New York Yankees announced on Wednesday
that they have agreed
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 30 2009 2:13AM
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
plans to discuss efforts to rebuild rural America when he visits
northeastern South Dakota next week. The forum Monday will be on a
farm near the town of Bath. Vilsack is visiting communities in
several states t
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 30 2009 2:13AM
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
is planning a rural community forum Monday on a farm near the
northeastern South Dakota town of Bath.
Vilsack's office says he will discuss efforts to rebuild and
revitalize rural America, listen to local r
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| Legislative panel endorses Christmas booze sales Sep 29 2009 4:34PM
A South Dakota legislative panel has
endorsed a measure that would allow liquor sales on Christmas Day
and Memorial Day.
The bill also would allow liquor sales on Sundays. Each city now
has the option of allowing Sunday sales.
The bill bas
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Sep 29 2009 2:14AM
The real Lucy from "Lucy in the Sky With
Diamonds" has died. Lucy Vodden died in a London hospital after a
long battle with lupus. She was 46. Vodden was friends with John
Lennon's son Julian, who came home from school when he was 4 with a
picture he
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