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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 10 2010 4:20PM
Rain, freezing rain and heavy snow are
hitting much of the Dakotas.
The National Weather Service said as much as 10 inches of snow
could accumulate by Thursday morning in southwestern North Dakota,
and the northern Black Hills in South Dakota co
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| UND to train Norwegian air traffic controllers Mar 10 2010 11:40AM
The University of North Dakota has
reached a long-term deal to train Norwegian air traffic
controllers.
Officials say it could bring as many as 180 trainees to campus
over the next five years.
Chuck Pineo, executive director of the UND Aer
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| Pomeroy gets chairmanship after panel shakeup Mar 10 2010 5:15AM
A shakeup on the U.S. House's influential
Ways and Means Committee has left North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy as
chairman of a subcommittee on Social Security.
The incumbent Democrat says he'll hold the position at least for
the rest of the year. P
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| Tuesday's Scores Mar 9 2010 9:14PM
By The Associated Press
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 4A Section 6
Quarterfinal
Hopkins 86, Minneapolis Southwest 38
Minneapolis South 80, St. Louis Park 75
Class 4A Section 8
Quarterfinal
Buffalo 37, Brainerd 33
Elk River 62, Alexandria 43
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 9 2010 4:27PM
The Minnesota Vikings have signed
kickoff specialist Rhys (REES) Lloyd. He handled kickoffs for the
Carolina Panthers the last two seasons, and last year tied for
fourth-most touchbacks in the league.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Vikings lin
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| SiouxGopher tickets a hot commodity Mar 9 2010 11:47AM
Tickets for this weekend's college
hockey playoff series between North Dakota and Minnesota are
fetching big prices online.
Events director Chris Semrau says tickets at Ralph Engelstad
Arena for the best 2-out-of-3 weekend series have sold out.
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| SiouxGopher tickets a hot commodity Mar 9 2010 11:47AM
Tickets for this weekend's college
hockey playoff series between North Dakota and Minnesota are
fetching big prices online.
Events director Chris Semrau says tickets at Ralph Engelstad
Arena for the best 2-out-of-3 weekend series have sold out.
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Super A - Bismarck preview Mar 8 2010 7:09PM
16 teams, two tournaments and one arena!
The Super A is fast approaching,
as the boys and girls will hit the hardcourt at the Bismarck Civic Center in just four days...
and perhaps NO one is more thrilled to play there than the Bismarck High boys.
The
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 8 2010 2:06AM
North Dakota House Republican candidate
Kevin Cramer says his three statewide campaigns should give him an
advantage in running against Democrat Earl Pomeroy. But supporters
of rival House candidate Rick Berg say the issue cuts both ways.
Cramer lo
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 8 2010 1:38AM
Former auto mogul Denny Hecker is looking for
a new criminal defense attorney after his two attorneys quit.
The Star Tribune reports they both quit Friday, leaving Hecker
to find a new lawyer to defend him against federal prosecutors who
accuse
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| ND GOP House campaign enters home stretch Mar 7 2010 5:58PM
North Dakota House Republican candidate
Kevin Cramer says his three statewide campaigns should give him an
advantage in running against Democrat Earl Pomeroy.
But supporters of rival House candidate Rick Berg say the issue
cuts both ways. Cramer
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 7 2010 4:27PM
A new government report shows electricity
remains relatively cheap in the Great Plains.
The federal Energy Information Administration on Friday released
its annual state electricity profiles, based on 2008 data.
The report shows that Americ
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| ND man on snowmobile hurt in crash along Red River Mar 7 2010 4:13PM
A North Dakota man has been
hospitalized following a snowmobile crash on a ridge along the Red
River in East Grand Forks.
Authorities identified him as 36-year-old Todd Franks of Grand
Forks, N.D.
East Grand Forks police say Franks was spe
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| ND man on snowmobile hurt in crash along Red River Mar 7 2010 4:06PM
A North Dakota man has been
hospitalized following a snowmobile crash on a ridge along the Red
River in East Grand Forks.
Authorities identified him as 36-year-old Todd Franks of Grand
Forks, N.D.
East Grand Forks police say Franks was spe
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| Police: UND student accidentally shoots self Mar 7 2010 1:39PM
Authorities say a University of North
Dakota student has accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Campus police identified the student as 28-year-old Brad
Uvelhor.
Police say Uvelhor was in his campus apartment on Saturday
afternoon when the
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| Latest North Dakota sports: Mar 7 2010 2:34AM
Aaron Urbanus scored 19 points Saturday
to help Texas-Pan American hold off North Dakota 71-68.
North Dakota made it close in the final minute. Chris Clausen's
3-pointer trimmed the deficit to 69-66 with 28 seconds left, and
Travis Bledsoe cut i
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| Latest North Dakota sports: Mar 7 2010 2:34AM
Aaron Urbanus scored 19 points Saturday
to help Texas-Pan American hold off North Dakota 71-68.
North Dakota made it close in the final minute. Chris Clausen's
3-pointer trimmed the deficit to 69-66 with 28 seconds left, and
Travis Bledsoe cut i
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| Lamoureux goal lifts UND over Michigan Tech 32 Mar 6 2010 10:10PM
Mario Lamoureux's goal early in the
third period lifted North Dakota to a 3-2 win over Michigan Tech on
Saturday and presented head coach Dave Hakstol with his 150th
career win.
The Fighting Sioux (20-11-5, 15-10-3 Western Collegiate Hockey
Ass
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| TexasPan American holds off North Dakota 7168 Mar 6 2010 7:08PM
Aaron Urbanus scored 19 points Saturday
to help Texas-Pan American hold off North Dakota 71-68.
North Dakota made it close in the final minute. Chris Clausen's
3-pointer trimmed the deficit to 69-66 with 28 seconds left, and
Travis Bledsoe cut i
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| TexasPan American holds off North Dakota 7168 Mar 6 2010 7:08PM
Aaron Urbanus scored 19 points Saturday
to help Texas-Pan American hold off North Dakota 71-68.
North Dakota made it close in the final minute. Chris Clausen's
3-pointer trimmed the deficit to 69-66 with 28 seconds left, and
Travis Bledsoe cut i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 6 2010 4:20PM
A court date has been set for next month for
a South Dakota man accused of murdering a Minnesota man in North
Dakota.
McIntosh County state's attorney Terry Elhard says he'll release
autopsy results during the April 13 preliminary hearing for
N
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| EERC proposes $14 million expansion Mar 6 2010 8:38AM
The Energy and Environmental Research
Center on the University of North Dakota campus is proposing a $14
million expansion to make room for new staff.
EERC Director Gerald Groenewold (GROHN'-wald) says he's adding
about one new employee each wee
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| UND women's hockey lands bigname assistant Mar 6 2010 7:35AM
The head coach of the Swedish Olympic
women's hockey team has been hired as an assistant coach at the
University of North Dakota.
Peter Elander has been the head coach of the Swedish women's
national team the last nine years, leading the team in
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 6 2010 6:39AM
Authorities say an autopsy has determined
that a Berthold woman believed killed by her ex-husband was
strangled. The Ward County Sheriff's Office says Noreen Hail was
killed during an apparent domestic dispute last weekend. Her
ex-husband, David, is
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 6 2010 2:13AM
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
plans to give to charity political contributions she has received
from Charles Rangel, her embattled House colleague.
The South Dakota Democrat estimates the total at about $17,000.
She hasn't decided which
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 6 2010 2:13AM
A man charged in an armed standoff in Fargo
last summer has been sentenced to five years in prison, but will be
released later this month.
At Friday's sentencing, Leonard Ritter was ordered to serve 180
days of his sentence, with the rest suspen
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| North Dakota beats Michigan Tech 51 Mar 5 2010 10:45PM
Darcy Zajac had two goals and an assist
to lead North Dakota to a 5-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association
victory Friday over Michigan Tech.
Zajac scored in the second and third periods and assisted on
Jason Gregoire's third-period goal for th
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New Flood Outlook Encouraging Mar 5 2010 7:16PM
Governor John Hoeven is asking for a presidential emergency declaration for North Dakota.
He's hoping for federal funding to assist in preparations for flooding around the state.
An emergency declaration is not the same as a disaster declaration - whi
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 5 2010 4:13PM
South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie
Herseth Sandlin estimates she's received about $17,000 in political
contributions from embattled House colleague Charles Rangel. She
plans to give that money to charity. Rangel has stepped down as
chairman of the
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| Alerus Financial selling division Mar 5 2010 11:54AM
Grand Forks-based Alerus Financial is
selling its property management division.
The company, which bought five financial firms last year, says
it wants to focus on its core banking services.
The property management division oversees about 9
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 5 2010 11:05AM
The National Weather Service says there is
still a high probability of spring flooding in parts of western and
central North Dakota despite a recent stretch of unusually dry
weather.
Allen Schlag, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 5 2010 10:58AM
A new flood outlook for eastern South
Dakota continues to show a good probability of at least minor
flooding on most river systems this spring.
National Weather Service hydrologist Mike Gillispie says the
chances of moderate or major flooding ha
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| SD Sen. Thune to speak at ND GOP convention Mar 5 2010 10:37AM
[[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] Sen. John Thune will be the
featured speaker during the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] Republican state
convention later this month.
State Republican chairman Gary Emineth says Thune will spe
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| SD Sen. Thune to speak at ND GOP convention Mar 5 2010 10:37AM
[[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] Sen. John Thune will be the
featured speaker during the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] Republican state
convention later this month.
State Republican chairman Gary Emineth says Thune will spe
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| Gas leaks from Jamestown gas station Mar 5 2010 9:34AM
Officials say nearly 2,000 gallons of
gasoline leaked from underground piping at a Jamestown gas station
last month.
Gary Berreth, manager of the state Health Department's
underground storage tank program, says there might be some
groundwater c
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| Man in ND newspaper gun incident posts bail Mar 5 2010 7:07AM
A man accused of hiding a loaded
shotgun in a break room cabinet at the Grand Forks Herald newspaper
has been released from jail on $3,000 bail.
Twenty-two-year-old Philip Manaigre is charged with being a
prohibited person in possession of a fir
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| ND GOP Senate candidate outlines campaign ideas Mar 5 2010 4:33AM
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven's rival for
the Republican U.S. Senate endorsement says Hoeven should be
spending more time talking about issues.
Fargo architect Paul Sorum released a series of proposals he
says he'll promote during the fall campa
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| ND secretary of state breaks ankle Mar 5 2010 4:33AM
North Dakota's secretary of state will be
running for re-election on a broken right ankle for the next six
weeks.
Al Jaeger hurt himself when he slipped on some ice. He had
surgery on Tuesday to have two screws put into the ankle.
Jaeger i
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| Houston Baptist keeps pace with 9181 victory Mar 4 2010 11:27PM
Andrew Gonzalez and Wendell Preadom
combined for 61 points Thursday as Houston Baptist kept its Great
West Conference title hopes alive with a 91-81 victory over North
Dakota.
The Huskies (10-19, 9-2 Great West) remained a half-game behind
firs
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| Houston Baptist keeps pace with 9181 victory Mar 4 2010 11:27PM
Andrew Gonzalez and Wendell Preadom
combined for 61 points Thursday as Houston Baptist kept its Great
West Conference title hopes alive with a 91-81 victory over North
Dakota.
The Huskies (10-19, 9-2 Great West) remained a half-game behind
firs
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 4 2010 4:13PM
A man wanted on charges related to a
loaded shotgun found at the Grand Forks Herald newspaper was
arrested after a six-hour standoff with police.
Authorities say 22-year-old Philip Manaigre was arrested without
incident just before midnight Wedn
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| Man arrested in ND newspaper gun incident Mar 4 2010 7:07AM
A man wanted on charges related to a
loaded shotgun found at the Grand Forks Herald newspaper was
arrested after a six-hour standoff with police.
Authorities say 22-year-old Philip Manaigre was arrested without
incident just before midnight Wedn
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 4 2010 2:06AM
A North Dakota man says he will plead
guilty to threatening to kill President Obama.
Eric Allen Hirchert is charged in federal court with threats
against the president. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in
prison.
The plea agreemen
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| 2010 Minnesota AP AllState girls hockey team Mar 3 2010 5:58PM
The Associated Press 2010 All-State team for
Minnesota girls hockey, as voted on by statewide media:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bethany Brausen, Roseville
FIRST TEAM
FBethany Brausen, sr, Roseville
FCorinne Buie, sr, Edina
FKarley Sylvest
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| BCHKOPrep Girls Season Final Hockey Polls Mar 3 2010 4:48PM
-HKOPrep Girls Season Final Hockey Polls
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press poll for Minnesota girls' high school
hockey, provided by Let's Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes
are in parentheses.
Class
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| Judge denies appeal for ND man in wetlands case Mar 3 2010 4:48PM
A federal judge has denied an appeal from a
northeastern North Dakota man who was fined $10,000 for draining
wetlands on his property.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson on Monday upheld a 2008
ruling that found Alvin Peterson guilty of improper
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 3 2010 4:27PM
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members have
collected 850 signatures on a petition to bring the University of
North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname issue to a vote on the
reservation. The state higher education board and the university
agreed to start re
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| ND man who started Radio Free Europe dies at 93 Mar 3 2010 4:06PM
A Bismarck man who gained national attention
for fighting communism during the Cold War has died.
Floyd Boutrous passed away Tuesday at a Mandan nursing home. He
was 93.
Boutrous helped develop Radio Free Europe in the 1950s. The
group air
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| Standing Rock members find support for UND vote Mar 3 2010 3:03PM
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
who support the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux
nickname have collected 850 signatures on a petition to bring the
matter to a vote on the reservation.
Archie Fool Bear says the signatures will
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 3 2010 11:05AM
Former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi
Heitkamp says she won't run for the U.S. Senate.
Heitkamp disclosed her decision on her brother Joel Heitkamp's
talk show on KFGO Radio of Fargo.
North Dakota Democrats have been urging Heitkamp to
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| Delta adding Grand Forks flights Mar 3 2010 7:15AM
Delta Air Lines is expanding service
between Grand Forks and Minneapolis from five round-trip flights
daily to seven, beginning June 10.
The announcement comes a few weeks after Delta announced
increased westbound service for Minot, Bismarck and
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| Accused bank robber deemend unfit to stand trial Mar 3 2010 7:15AM
A judge has ruled that a man accused of
robbing a bank in the northeastern North Dakota town of Gilby is
incompetent to stand trial.
Judge Ralph Erickson has ordered that Clifton Patterson be
treated for mental problems for up to four months.
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| Delta adding Grand Forks flights Mar 3 2010 7:15AM
Delta Air Lines is expanding service
between Grand Forks and Minneapolis from five round-trip flights
daily to seven, beginning June 10.
The announcement comes a few weeks after Delta announced
increased westbound service for Minot, Bismarck and
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| GF man charged with sexually abusing girl Mar 3 2010 5:43AM
A Grand Forks man is charged with
sexually abusing a girl over a nine-year period.
Twenty-one-year-old Johnathan Vondal was due in court Wednesday
for a preliminary hearing on a charge of continual abuse of a
child. He could face up to 20 years
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| Monday's Scores Mar 1 2010 9:21PM
By The Associated Press
BOYS HOCKEY
1A Section 8
Semifinal
Thief River Falls/Goodridge/W-A-O 2, East Grand Forks 1
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 03-01-10 2115CST
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 1 2010 2:13AM
Jamestown Building Official Jim Weight
says construction projects in the city this year could double last
year's total in terms of dollars, because of flooding that delayed
a lot of work. Weight says building permits for $4 million worth of
construct
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Estate Planning Forums Feb 28 2010 11:06PM
Handing down prized possessions is a difficult task for any family - but North Dakota State University is hosting a farm and small business estate planning program to help you distribute assets and secure a financial future.
Morton County Extension Agen
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| Grand Forks to get Early Head Start program Feb 28 2010 5:51PM
North Dakota's congressional delegation
says Mayville State University is getting about $1.4 million in
federal stimulus money to expand an Early Head Start program to
Grand Forks.
The university's Child Development Program already runs a
progr
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| Latest South Dakota sports: Feb 28 2010 2:41AM
Alex Young had 28 points and 10 rebounds
Saturday as IUPUI closed out its regular season with an 86-76
victory over South Dakota State.
The Jaguars (22-9, 15-3 Summit) finish as the No. 2 seed for the
Summit League tournament and will face No. 7
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| Latest South Dakota sports: Feb 28 2010 2:41AM
Alex Young had 28 points and 10 rebounds
Saturday as IUPUI closed out its regular season with an 86-76
victory over South Dakota State.
The Jaguars (22-9, 15-3 Summit) finish as the No. 2 seed for the
Summit League tournament and will face No. 7
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 28 2010 2:13AM
The chancellor of the North Dakota
University System says the final decision on whether to change the
University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname will have a
big impact on the campus. UND has until Nov. 30 to discard the
nickname or obtain p
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| GF Central beats Bismarck 30 in state title game Feb 27 2010 10:31PM
Grand Forks Central has defeated
Bismarck 3-0 Saturday for their 25th state championship at the
North Dakota boys state hockey tournament.
Jared Sorlien scored on Grand Forks Central's first shot on goal
and Seth Lang posted his 12th shutout Sat
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State Hockey Feb 27 2010 8:25PM
Today was the final day of the boy's and girl's State Hockey tournament in Grand Forks and in the boy's third place game this afternoon it was the Williston Coyotes taking on the Bismarck Century Patriots.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 27 2010 4:20PM
The chancellor of the North Dakota
University System says the final decision on whether to change the
University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname will have a
big impact on the campus.
The comment comes from Bill Goetz' letter to UND pre
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| Chancellor: Fighting Sioux decision to have impact Feb 27 2010 2:49PM
The chancellor of the North Dakota
University System says the final decision on whether to change the
University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname will have a
big impact on the campus.
The comment comes from Bill Goetz' letter to UND pre
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| Latest North Dakota sports: Feb 27 2010 2:41AM
Calvin Krueger scored at 3:07 of
overtime Friday, lifting Bismarck over Williston 3-2 and giving the
Demons a berth in Saturday's championship game at the North Dakota
boys state hockey tournament.
Carson Winkels skated around a defender and fed
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| Latest North Dakota sports: Feb 27 2010 2:41AM
Calvin Krueger scored at 3:07 of
overtime Friday, lifting Bismarck over Williston 3-2 and giving the
Demons a berth in Saturday's championship game at the North Dakota
boys state hockey tournament.
Carson Winkels skated around a defender and fed
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 27 2010 2:13AM
An owner of a Mandan business says he'll
protest new state rules that ban the sale of what he says are bath
salts and aromatherapy herbs.
The Board of Pharmacy emergency rules took effect at noon
Friday. Ryan Zueger is co-owner of a Mandan store
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State Hockey Feb 26 2010 11:00PM
The state boys hockey tournament moved into its semi-final round tonight in Grand Forks. In the first semi, the Williston Coyotes squared off with Bismarck. The Coyotes were coming off of their first ever win in the state tournament and were a win away fr
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| Bismarck beats Williston 32 in OT, reaches final Feb 26 2010 9:14PM
Calvin Krueger scored at 3:07 of
overtime Friday, lifting Bismarck over Williston 3-2 and giving the
Demons a berth in Saturday's championship game at the North Dakota
boys state hockey tournament.
Carson Winkels skated around a defender and fed
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New Illegal drugs in ND Feb 26 2010 8:25PM
Overnight... the state reacts to a new fad in getting high...
Earlier this week two women were hospitalized for injesting a legal product called Star Dust.
It's a product Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has been hearing more and more ab
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| GraftonPark River posts 61 win over Bottineau Feb 26 2010 8:11PM
Sam Tweten scored two of Grafton-Park
River's four second-period goals and the Spoilers rolled to a 6-1
win over Bottineau in the consolation round of the North Dakota
boys state hockey tournament Friday.
Grafton-Park River plays West Fargo in S
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| Friday's Scores Feb 26 2010 6:33PM
By The Associated Press
BOYS HOCKEY
StateTournament
Consolation
Grafton-Park River 6, Bottineau 1
West Fargo 4, Fargo South 3
GIRLS HOCKEY
StateTournament
Semifinal
Fargo North 3, Fargo South 0
West Fargo 3, Grand Forks Knightriders 1
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| West Fargo beats Fargo South 43 Feb 26 2010 2:35PM
Dusty Munyer scored with 14 seconds
left as West Fargo beat Fargo South 4-3 Friday at the North Dakota
boys state hockey tournament.
West Fargo (16-7-3) will play in Saturday's fifth-place game,
while Fargo South (14-10-2) is eliminated.
M
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| Man accused in rash of ND, MN robberies pleads Feb 26 2010 2:21PM
A man accused in a string of December
robberies in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota has
pleaded not guilty to six robberies that occurred in Grand Forks.
Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Pederson is charged in eight
robberies, from a ho
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 26 2010 11:12AM
The National Association of Realtors says
January home sales in the Midwest plummeted 37 percent from
December's figure, but sales were still up nearly 4 percent over
the previous year.
There were 54,000 sales in the 11-state region last month,
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| Saberi's book set for release March 30 Feb 26 2010 9:34AM
A book written by a former Fargo resident and
journalist who was imprisoned in Iran is scheduled to hit stores on
March 30.
Roxana Saberi drew international attention last year when she
was imprisoned for four months in Iran after being convicte
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| Trial set for man charged in fatal crash Feb 26 2010 7:49AM
A March 29 trial has been set for a Grafton
man facing negligent homicide charges.
Thirty-seven-year-old John Klava is charged in the deaths of two
people in a minivan-motorcycle crash in Walsh County last July 17.
He has pleaded not guilty.
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| Man expected to plead in rash of ND, MN robberies Feb 26 2010 6:32AM
A man accused in a string of December
robberies in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota is
expected to enter a plea on Friday.
Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Pederson is due in court in Grand
Forks.
Pederson is charged in eight robb
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State Girls Hockey Feb 25 2010 11:14PM
The state girls hockey tournament also kicked off today in Grand Forks. In the final game of the opening round, the Minot High Majettes met up with Fargo South.
STATE GIRLS HOCKEY TMT.-GRAND FORKS-1ST ROUND:
MINOT HIGH
FARGO SOUTH
STATE GIRLS HOCKEY
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