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Four Bears Swimmer Sep 3 2009 7:30PM
Labor Day means a three day weekend for many of us, but Mark Fox is going to be laboring for a good cause.
For the 4th year, Fox will swim across Lake Sakakawea along the
Four Bears Bridge in order ro raise money for the non-profit organization he has
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| Work under way on new Drayton bridge Jul 26 2009 3:24PM
A monster hammer on a 165-ton crane has
been driving steel beams into the ground to anchor concrete piers
on the new Red River bridge being built near Drayton.
The $30 million construction project started in February.
Flooding delayed it for t
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Earth Lodge Tourist Site Jul 23 2009 1:05PM
You could spend a night in the kind of earth lodge that Native Americans lived in long before Europeans discovered the continent.
That's the kind of tourist pitch members of the
Mandan-Hidatsa- Arikira Tribes hope to be making by this time next year.
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Walking to Remember New Town Man Jun 4 2009 7:22PM
Friends, family, and community members are walking across the Four Bears Bridge tonight, hoping to remind us all of Jeremiah Pipe.
Pipe was 18 years old when his body was found in Lake Sakakawea near New Town.
That was one year ago today.
Since then,
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DoT Readying Road Projects Mar 5 2009 7:36PM
With spring around the corner, it won't be long until the road construction season is in full swing.
The North Dakota Department of
Transportation says they will have several projects beginning late April early May, many of which have been on the planni
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One Year Later for Memorial Jul 4 2008 10:53PM
The Medal of Honor Memorial was dedicated at Minot's Roosevelt Park one year ago today.
It's opening came only after a lot of time and effort had been put in by many people.
Jim Olson talked with Randy Schobinger - a former state senator who was one of
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One Year Later for Memorial Jul 4 2008 7:03PM
The Medal of Honor Memorial was dedicated at Minot's Roosevelt Park one year ago today.
But its opening came only after a lot of time and effort had been put in by many people.
Jim Olson talked with Randy Schobinger - a former state senator who was one
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| Four Bears Bridge gets first inspection Jun 10 2008 8:24AM
The Four Bears Bridge is getting it first
inspection since it was built west of New Town.
State bridge inspectors are checking for cracks or imperfections
in the bridge, which was opened for traffic in September 2005.
Assistant District Tra
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List of ND Bridge Ratings Aug 16 2007 10:34PM
Its been two weeks since the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
Today, crews pulled two more bodies from the Mississippi River.
This makes eleven victims recovered from the scene.
With the thoughts of what happened that day still fresh i
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4 Bears Bridge to Get Inspection Aug 14 2007 7:34PM
One of the state's newest bridges will get its regular inspection this fall.
State bridge engineer Terry Udland says the Four Bears Bridge near New Town will probably get looked at in November, once construction season ends.
He says all bridges in the s
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| Four Bears Bridge to get first inspection Aug 14 2007 8:54AM
It was the largest major bridge project in
state history. The Four Bears Bridge opened west of New Town two
years ago.
Now it's getting ready for its first inspection.
State bridge engineer Terry Udland says the Four Bears Bridge
probably
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Mountain Lion Trouble Near New Town May 18 2007 7:30PM
The warning has gone out to people around New Town - watch out for a mountain lion.
It went out after people using a walking path between New Town and the Four Bears Bridge saw a mountain lion walking from a wooded area near the New Town Golf Course, acr
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Mountain Lion Trouble Near New Town May 18 2007 7:09PM
The warning has gone out to people around New Town - watch out for a mountain lion.
It went out after people using a walking path between New Town and the Four Bears Bridge
saw a mountain lion walking from a wooded area near the New Town Golf Course, a
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| Three Affiliated Tribes says it's tracking mountain lion... May 17 2007 5:45PM
Officials of the Three Affiliated Tribes
say they're tracking a mountain lion west of the New Town area.
A statement from the tribes says the cougar was sited near a
walking path last night.
The tribe says the walking path extends four mile
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| Hoeven Appoints Ziegler To Head North Dakota Department Of Transportation Oct 5 2006 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today announced that he has appointed Francis G. Ziegler to head the North Dakota
Department of Transportation (NDDOT). Ziegler will assume the office on Oct. 5.
“Francis brings breadth of knowledge and a
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Hoeven names new director of DOT Oct 5 2006 1:00PM
A longtime North Dakota Department of Transportation engineer has been named as the agency's new director.
Francis Ziegler starts the job today.
He is now head of the D-O-T's Office of Project Development.
The office oversees major road and bridge
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| Ziegler named Department of Transportation director... Oct 5 2006 10:51AM
A longtime North Dakota Department of
Transportation engineer has been named as the agency's new
director.
Francis Ziegler starts the job today. He is now head of the
D-O-T's Office of Project Development.
The office oversees major road an
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| Parshall man wants to make a statement with 3mile swim... Sep 13 2006 12:03PM
After losing 65 pounds, a Parshall man is
making a statement.
Forty-three-year-old Mark Fox plans to swim three-and-one-half
miles this afternoon, around the Four Bears Bridge near New Town,
on the Fort Berthold reservation.
Fox says he wa
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| Bridge Demolition Oct 14 2005 12:00AM
The new Four Bears Bridge was officially dedicated earlier this month, so the old one was no longer needed.
The new bridge replaces one that had existed for more than 70 years, but was considered too narrow for modern traffic. The
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| The new Four Bears Bridge near New Town is being formally dedicated today... Oct 3 2005 12:00AM
The new Four Bears Bridge near New Town is being formally dedicated today, and the state transportation director says it's an effort to bridge cultures.
Director Dave Sprynczynatyk says the project involves members of the Three Affil
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| Four Bears Bridge Sep 26 2005 12:00AM
Hundreds of onlookers on land and on the river watched as a 312-foot section was blasted shortly after 1 p-m.
A new 55 million dollar bridge the largest bridge project in state history opened for traffic three weeks ago.
The
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| Bridge set to come down today Sep 26 2005 12:00AM
It's spanned the Missouri River for fifty years. But the old Four Bears Bridge west of New Town is set for demolition today.
The Three Affiliated Tribes says blasting work on the old bridge will begin at 1 pm today.
A new $55 mil
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| OSHA announces more than $74,000 in penalties for bridge collapse May 3 2005 12:00AM
Two companies working on the new Four Bears Bridge near New Town are facing more than $74,000 in penalties for safety violations on the project.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today that it is cit
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| Low lake level uncovers monument dedicated in 1930s Mar 3 2005 12:00AM
A bridge monument on the Fort Berthold reservation was covered by Lake Sakakawea decades ago, after the Garrison Dam was built. Now the lake is giving it back.
Ice fishermen spotted the monument rising from the ice.
It was dedica
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| Bridge Blown Up Oct 14 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ The main span of the old Four Bears Bridge west of New Town was blown up today but it was by design.
The new Four Bears Bridge was officially dedicated earlier this month, so the old one was no longer needed.
The new brid
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| CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SUES SAME COMPANY INVOLVED IN FOUR BEARS BRIDGE ACCIDENT Dec 19 2004 12:00AM
In the federal lawsuit filed in Toledo, Fru-Con Construction Corporation says Italian crane-maker Paolo De Nicola should be accountable for the damage caused by the February 16th collapse.
Four ironworkers were killed and four others
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| New Bridge Commissioned Oct 4 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ The new Four Bears Bridge near New Town was formally dedicated Monday, and the state transportation director says it's an effort to bridge cultures.
Director Dave Sprynczynatyk says the project involves members of the Three Af
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| Demolition of Four Bears Bridge Begins Sep 27 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ It's spanned the Missouri River for fifty years. But the old Four Bears Bridge west of New Town started coming down Monday, with the first of about a dozen spans destroyed by blasting.
Hundreds of onlookers on land and on the
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| Bridge worker injured two weeks ago released from the hospital Dec 16 2004 12:00AM
A man injured two weeks ago when a bridge support structure collapsed is now out of the hospital.
Twenty-four-year-old Clifford Mossett the Third of Twin Buttes was released earlier this week. He's the last of three injured workers t
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| Bridge Demolition Scheduled Sep 24 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ Demolition of the old Four Bears Bridge that has spanned the Missouri River west of New Town for 50 years is set for Monday.
A new 55 million dollar bridge the largest bridge project in state history opened for traffic three
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| Work resumes on Four Bears bridge Dec 3 2004 12:00AM
The primary contractor on the Four Bears bridge near New Town says construction has resumed, days after the collapse of a support structure that killed one worker and injured three.
Fru-Con Construction of St. Louis says work is cont
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| Bridge accident update Dec 2 2004 12:00AM
Two workers who were injured in a fatal accident on the new Four Bears Bridge under construction near New Town have been released from a Minot hospital.
Officials say Gaylord Grant and Jacob Fettig were released from Trinity Hospital
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| Bridge Accident - Update Nov 30 2004 12:00AM
Authorities say the accident killed one man and injured three others. No names have been released. The bridge is being built over Lake Sakakawea near New Town.
Mike Maslowski is assistant area director for the Occupational Safety
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| Bridge Accident Nov 30 2004 12:00AM
Fire Chief Duane Estvold says it happened around ten o'clock this morning. He says the man who was killed was hooked to a harness and was partly submerged after the bridge section collapsed into the Missouri River.
State Transporta
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| Lawsuit Filed Over Bridge Accident Jun 3 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ The mother of a man killed while working on the new Four Bears Bridge near New Town is suing two construction companies for 17 million dollars.
Brenda Hall is alleging negligence and emotional distress over the death of her so
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| Last Concrete Poured For Bridge May 29 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ Workers are reporting progress on the new Four Bears Bridge west of New Town.
A state Transportation Department engineer says the concrete is poured, and workers are doing what he calls cosmetic work to clean up the segments.
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| OSHA Proposes Fines for Four Bears Accident May 3 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ Two companies working on the new Four Bears Bridge near New Town are facing more than 74-thousand-dollars in penalties for safety violations on the project.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced t
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| Injured Bridge Workers Released from Hospital Dec 2 2004 12:00AM
MINOT, N.D. (AP) Two men have been released from a Minot hospital, a day after they were injured when a support structure on the new Four Bears Bridge collapsed near New Town.
Officials say Gaylord Grant and Jacob Fettig were relea
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| Bridge Accident Kills Construction Worker Dec 1 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ A federal investigator is looking into why a steel support structure for the new Four Bears bridge collapsed today.
Authorities say the accident killed one man and injured three others. No names have been released. The bridge
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| Bridge Damaged in Accident Oct 29 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ State transportation officials say the existing Four Bears Bridge near New Town was damaged by a vehicle hauling equipment, but it will stay open.
Officials say the damage does not appear to be enough to close the bridge, but
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| Four Bears Bridge Halfway Done Oct 3 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ State transportation officials say construction of the new Four Bears bridge over Lake Sakakawea is about half complete.
Engineer Walt Peterson says more than 150 workers are trying to complete bridge pilings before winter hit
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| Road Construction Apr 8 2004 12:00AM
Transportation officials say that's down slightly from last year, when construction started on the fifty-five million dollar Four Bears Bridge.
The largest contracts are in Fargo, where more than 41 million dollars will be needed f
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| Officials Search For Bridge Info Dec 29 2003 12:00AM
(AP) State Transportation Department officials are asking for help to document the history of the old Four Bears Bridge near New Town.
The bridge which crosses Lake Sakakawea will be demolished after a new bridge is completed.
M
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| Winter Stops Bridge Work Dec 20 2003 12:00AM
(AP) Construction of the new Four Bears Bridge west of New Town has been shut down for about three weeks because of the holidays and the onset of colder weather.
Officials say work will resume January 12th but with just a small cre
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| No Fine in Bridge Construction Accident Oct 2 2003 12:00AM
(AP) The company building the new Four Bears Bridge west of New Town will not be fined for an accident that seriously injured a worker at the site.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently wrapped up a near
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| Bridge Groundbreaking Held May 13 2003 12:00AM
Construction of the new Four Bears Bridge over Lake Sakakawea near New Town is officially under way.
Tribal and state leaders broke ground for the 55 million dollar project today. It should be completed by the fall of 2004 replacing
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| 4 Bears Bridge Leads Record Road Year Apr 20 2003 12:00AM
The state Department of Transportation says a record amount of money will be spent on improving roads in North Dakota this year.
More than two-hundred sixty-four million dollars is dedicated to road projects across the state some of
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| More Bridge Money Found Mar 30 2003 12:00AM
The chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes says the Bureau of Indian Affairs will provide five million-dollars for a new Four Bears bridge west of New Town.
The bids for construction came in 13 million-dollars higher than expected.
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| Hall Seeks More Bridge Money Mar 16 2003 12:00AM
Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Tex Hall says he plans to go to Washington next week to lobby for more money for the new Four Bears Bridge near New Town.
Hall says the low bid for construction was 13 million-dollars over projections
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| Fargo company wins contract for Four Bears Bridge Plaza Mar 17 2006 12:00AM
NEW TOWN, N.D. - A Fargo company has a $1.2 million contract to build the Four Bears Bridge Plaza, featuring a walkway through three circles representing the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes, state officials say.
Industrial Builders Inc. was the only bi
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