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New Salem man dies in crash Nov 20 2009 7:21AM
The Mercer County Sheriff's Department
says a New Salem man died after crashing into an anhydrous ammonia
tank being pulled by a semi.
Forty-year-old Tyler Hoherz was pronounced dead at the scene of
the crash late Tuesday afternoon at the inters
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Flood Control for Counties Nov 12 2009 11:20PM
Emmons and Mercer County officials testify before Senator Byron Dorgan.
The Senate hearing examines the available options that both Counties may have to prevent future flooding.
The Corp of Engineers and the State Water Commission are evaluat
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| Linton still trying to recover from flooding Nov 12 2009 4:13PM
The south central North Dakota community
of Linton is still trying to recover from record spring flooding.
Swollen Beaver Creek and Spring Creek washed out bridges and
roads and flooded more than 70 homes in Linton last spring.
Sharon Jangu
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 13 2009 2:13AM
Icy roads and bridges led to two deaths
and dozens of crashes on North Dakota roads.
The Highway Patrol says a pickup rolled several times on a
frosty Interstate 29 bridge deck early Monday, killing the driver.
Authorities said 49-year-old Man
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| Federal money buys teaching, youth summer jobs Oct 12 2009 3:03PM
North Dakota's share of federal stimulus
money has helped about 624 people get a job or keep the one they
already have.
A new state report says many of the jobs have gone to hire about
200 teachers and aides who work with children who are poor o
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 23 2009 7:14AM
A former supervisor at the Northeast
Human Service Center in Grand Forks is accused of forging
prescriptions to get painkillers. Tami Byzewski is charged in both
North Dakota and Minnesota. She resigned from her job earlier this
month.
(Informa
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Sep 23 2009 7:00AM
Republican governors and other state
officials quickly distanced themselves from the community activist
group ACORN after it became embroiled in several scandals. But, an
Associated Press survey finds ACORN has actually been doing little
state busine
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| Anaerobic digestion plant studied near Hazen Sep 23 2009 5:15AM
A Minnesota company is exploring building a
plant in central North Dakota that would use bacteria to turn
lignite, manure and the leftover liquid from ethanol production
into natural gas and fertilizer.
St. Paul-based Proterra Bioconversion says
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| Anaerobic digestion plant studied near Hazen Sep 23 2009 5:15AM
A Minnesota company is exploring building a
plant in central North Dakota that would use bacteria to turn
lignite, manure and the leftover liquid from ethanol production
into natural gas and fertilizer.
St. Paul-based Proterra Bioconversion says
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| Mercer County to seek shift to Central time Sep 17 2009 8:52AM
Mercer County will ask the federal
government to switch it from Mountain time to Central time.
The County Commission voted to make the request to the federal
Transportation Department, which has the final say on time zone
changes. State's Attorn
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Dickinson Time Change Jul 16 2009 11:00PM
What time is it where you live?
Some of you would say ten o' clock...others nine o'clock.
The time divide in the western part of the state has been an issue for many people for a long time.
Brad Feldman looks into the latest effort to move
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Mercer County Road Jun 28 2009 11:06PM
Mercer County wants the state to take over a road heavily used by the energy industry.
The 10-mile stretch of paved County Road 21 carries heavy trucks and hundreds of workers to energy plants and a coal mine northwest of Beulah.
The county says the roa
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County Road 21 Jun 25 2009 7:03PM
Heavy traffic on County Road 21 has people in Mercer County asking for help.
By law, the D-O-T can add only 82 more miles to the state highway system. That is in addition to the 7,385 miles they currently maintain.
Mercer County residents and co
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Burcham Court Appearance Jun 12 2009 7:09PM
He may have confessed to the murder but Clarence Burcham is not willing to turn himself into Minnesota authorities so easily.
The Center man accused of a 1993 Murder in Moorhead makes his first court appearance this afternoon...
Clarence Burcham
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 4 2009 11:33AM
The Army Corps of Engineers says its
contractors have completed flood cleanup work in Grand Forks
County, Cass County and Grafton.
The corps says the cleanup cost about 2 million dollars.
The agency says the work included dismantling emerge
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 4 2009 6:39AM
[[kxtopic:mercer-county-nd:t[Mercer County]:t]] officials are considering
whether to switch from Mountain time to Central time. The [[kxtopic:beulah-nd:t[Beulah]:t]]
Chamber of Commerce is supporting the switch. At a meeting in
Stanton last night, the
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| Mercer County considering switch to Central time Jun 4 2009 6:25AM
Mercer County officials say they'll ask the
federal government for advice on changing time zones.
The Beulah Chamber of Commerce wants the county to switch from
Mountain time to Central time. An advisory vote in 2000 showed
support for the idea,
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 19 2009 11:19AM
A Fargo company has signed a deal to
handle health payment claims for residents of a region in
east-central China.
Noridian Administrative Services says it will be building a data
center and a call center in China to handle the project in the ci
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| County officials trying to prioritize road repairs after flooding... May 19 2009 8:24AM
County officials are trying to set
priorities for repairing flooded roads, bridges and culverts. They
have a lot to look at.
In Mercer County, officials have counted 77 repair sites. McLean
County lists 200 while Oliver County has 400 sites.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 16 2009 11:05AM
Valley City State University graduate
Erika Schumacher has a life story that reads like a movie script,
but she didn't let her disadvantages get in the way of academic
success.
Schumacher as a child was abducted along with her siblings by
her a
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| Zip to Zap remembered May 16 2009 8:24AM
Residents of the small Mercer County town of
Zap are celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of North Dakota's
most infamous parties.
The "Zip to Zap" college spring break event in 1969 ended when
National Guard soldiers kicked more than 2,000 s
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... May 16 2009 6:53AM
Residents of the small Mercer County town of
Zap are celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of North Dakota's
most infamous parties. The "Zip to Zap" college spring break
event in 1969 ended when National Guard soldiers kicked more than
2,000 studen
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Beulah Prepares For Future Flooding May 11 2009 11:06PM
Many communities across the state are still devastated by flood damage...
But one small town... is working to make sure it doesn't happen in their town again.
Beulah officials are working on permanent flood protection plans along the Knife River draina
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Beulah Flood Relief Study May 11 2009 7:03PM
Many communities across the state are still devastated by flood damage...
But one small town... is working to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Beulah officials are working on permanent flood protection plans along the Knife River drainage system.
Ar
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Mercer County Flood Damage Apr 21 2009 9:00AM
While many flood-damaged communities struggle to get back to normal...
FEMA and state leaders are touring several areas around the state... and getting the word out on flood help.
Here's Governor Hoeven this afternoon touring flood-damaged homes in Mer
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Beulah Flood Damage Apr 21 2009 8:59AM
Federal and state officials are flying all across the state...from Valley City... to Neche... to tour some of the worst areas with flood damage.
Our Amber Schatz was there... when officials touched down in Mercer County.
(NATS HOEVEN 4:52) "This one's
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 10 2009 4:41PM
Residents in four northwestern Minnesota
counties affected by flooding on the Red River are now eligible for
federal assistance for housing and other needs.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Friday that the major disaster
declaration signed by President Ba
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| Beulah looking for permanent flood protection Apr 10 2009 12:36PM
Beulah residents are adding up the damage
from flooding along the Knife River.
Mercer County Emergency Manager Dick Sorenson says the community
has flooded about every 12 to 13 years and it will flood again
unless a permanent solution is found.
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| Almont man arrested in bridge incident Apr 4 2009 9:34AM
An Almont man was arrested after authorities
say he moved aside a barricade and crashed his pickup truck into a
hole on the state Highway 200 bridge northeast of Hazen.
The bridge has been closed since the Knife River flooded about
two weeks ago
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| Truck crashes through bridge Apr 3 2009 3:03PM
Transportation officials say a truck
crashed through a bridge after the driver went around a barricade
near Pick City. The driver was not hurt.
State bridge engineer Terrence Udland said high water had washed
out dirt behind the bridge and chunk
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| Couple walk away after plane flips Mar 31 2009 10:51AM
A woman says she and her husband had a scare
when their small plane flipped at the end of the Mercer County
Regional Airport runway near Hazen.
Sandra Melland of Hazen says she and her husband, Curt, were not
hurt in the Saturday night incident.
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Bridge on Major State Road Washed Out Mar 26 2009 11:21PM
A bridge on Highway 200 near Hazen has fallen victim to the spring break-up of a swift river.
The Knife River has been running at flood stage for several days and late yesterday, it caused the partial collapse of the driving surface of this bridge, nort
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Beulah Flooding Mar 23 2009 11:15PM
So far around 50 homes in Beulah have flooded and rescue teams are staying busy.
Amber Schatz reports from Mercer County.
It's been a long 24 hours for people in Beulah.
From emergency workers to homeowners...
The Knife River cut off all hopes of avoid
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Beulah Flooding Mar 23 2009 8:00PM
Most residents who live along the Knife River in Beulah have had to evacuate...
Here's the southern portion of town this afternoon.
County officials say around 50 homes have been flooded in town so far and the Sheriff's Dive and Rescue team have had to
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Evacuation Recommendation Mar 23 2009 12:16AM
In Mercer County, Beulah City Officials recommend the evacuation of the southern portion of town.
Emergency Manager, Richard Sorenson says they recommend people living close to the Knife River evacuate, and seek shelter with family, or friends outside of
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McLean Jail Tour Mar 17 2009 7:08PM
McLean County residents voted for it.
Now, they get a chance to tour the new jail without being locked up.
Brad Feldman takes you inside the new facility.
(Sound - latch)
Take a good look now...
Because after this story...you wont want
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To Death and Back Mar 5 2009 11:17PM
Life is precious.
You can be feeling fine one minute..the next fighting just to live another day.
Brad Feldman joins us now with his special report.
If everyone deserves a second chance...then just how many people are fortunate enough to g
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| Coal ash piling up in states Jan 9 2009 5:43AM
Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling
up in power plant ponds in North Dakota and 31 other states.
An Associated Press analysis of the most recent Energy
Department data found that 156 coal-fired power plants store ash in
surface ponds si
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| Coal county joins oil counties group Dec 13 2008 11:27AM
One of the main counties in North Dakota
coal country is the newest member of the state's oil patch.
Mercer County has joined the North Dakota Association of Oil and
Gas Producing Counties. It's the 17th county to belong and the
first new member
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| `Missing mom' murder suspect freed on $1M bail Nov 28 2008 10:04PM
A married man accused of killing his
mistress is out of a New Jersey jail after posting $1 million bail.
A spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office says
Rosario DiGirolamo left jail on Wednesday.
The spokeswoman says DiGirolamo
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Hamm Elected Finally Nov 5 2008 11:04PM
Finding out he was winner in a statewide race took 14 hours for Republican Adam Hamm...
By 1:15 a.m the race for North Dakota Insurance Commissioner between Hamm and Democrat Jasper Schneider was down to one thousand votes and one county.
Problems
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Hamm Waits for Results Nov 5 2008 7:11PM
Imagine waiting 14 hours to find out if you've won a race...
That's what it came down to in the race for Insurance Commissioner.
Adam Hamm didn't know until mid morning that he had won.
Donnell Preskey stuck it out with the Republican
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Voting Problem in Mercer County Nov 5 2008 7:11PM
It was a long night for everyone waiting on final voting results...
But one county's election board might have had the most stressful night...
For more than 14 hours, the Secretary of State's office waited for final numbers from six precincts in Mercer
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ND Election Recap and News Nov 5 2008 8:53AM
Election Recap
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| ND election turnout only average for recent years Nov 5 2008 5:30AM
Predictions of a record North Dakota voter
turnout didn't come true.
Statistics from Secretary of State Al Jaeger's office say almost
316,000 people cast ballots in Tuesday's election. That equals a
voter turnout of 63.6 percent.
Jaeger sa
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Mail-In Voting Oct 28 2008 11:00PM
Absentee voters used to have to explain why they couldn't vote on election day, but times are changing.
Mail-in or early voting is becoming the "norm. As Amber Schatz explains, it's giving voters more opportunities to vote.
They tried it out in June,
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Stanton Fire Oct 15 2008 12:59PM
Fire breaks out in western North Dakota.
Good Afternoon I am Sarah Gustin, thanks for joining us.
Authorities are looking into the cause of a fire in a building near the Leland Olds electric power plant in west central North Dakota.
The fire was
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| Fire in building near Leland Olds plant forced evacuations... Oct 15 2008 2:35AM
Authorities are looking into the cause of a
fire in a building near the Leland Olds electric power plant in
west central North Dakota.
The fire was under control in about three hours. Some nearby
roads were closed and about a dozen nearby reside
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| Sheriff says fire is out in building near Leland Olds plant... Oct 15 2008 1:17AM
Officials say a fire in a building near the
Leland Olds electric power plant in west central North Dakota is
out, and people in the area are being allowed back to their homes.
No injuries are reported.
The fire broke out about 8:30 (Central
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| Firefighters battling blaze in building near Leland Olds plant... Oct 15 2008 12:49AM
Officials report progress in fighting a
fire in a building near the Leland Olds electric power plant in
west central North Dakota.
No injuries are reported. The fire broke out late last night.
Mercer County emergency manager Richard Sorenso
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| Building near ND power plant catches fire Oct 15 2008 12:28AM
A building near the Leland Olds electric
power plant in west-central North Dakota caught fire Tuesday night.
The blaze forced the closing of a nearby road and the evacuation of
some people who live nearby.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative spok
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Fire at Power Plant Oct 14 2008 11:00PM
LeLand Olds power plant in Stanton is on fire. The news broke about around 9:15 Tuesday night.
That plant does contain some chemicals, but Mercer County Sheriff saying just before airtime that at this point, none of the chemicals have caught on fire. P
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Vehicle fatal Sep 13 2008 7:23PM
A Minnesota man has died in a one-vehicle rollover in Mercer County.
The sheriff's office says 47-year-old Adolph Savage of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, was killed Friday morning, after being thrown from the vehicle.
Deputy Mark Schmitt says Savage lost contr
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| Mercer County rollover kills man Sep 13 2008 9:06AM
A one-vehicle rollover in Mercer County
killed a Minnesota man.
The sheriff's office says 47-year-old Adolph Savage of Hoyt
Lakes, Minnesota, died Friday morning, after being thrown from the
vehicle.
Deputy Mark Schmitt says Savage lost co
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| Mercer County rollover kills man Sep 13 2008 8:31AM
A one-vehicle rollover in Mercer County
killed a Minnesota man.
The sheriff's office says 47-year-old Adolph Savage of Hoyt
Lakes, Minnesota, died Friday morning, after being thrown from the
vehicle.
Deputy Mark Schmitt says Savage lost co
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| Energy counties tops in wages Aug 18 2008 10:03AM
Coal industry officials say energy
production and exploration played a key role in the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]
counties with the top average wages last year.
[[kxtopic:oliver-county-nd:t[Oliver County]:t]] ranked first with an
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| Busy night for funnel clouds, hail as storm system hits... Jun 19 2008 7:30AM
Meteorologists had a busy night as a storm
system moved through central North Dakota.
Joshua Scheck is the lead forecaster at the National Weather
Service in Bismarck. He says funnel clouds were reported southwest
of Mandan, and softball-size ha
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| Stanton school to shutter May 8 2008 3:25PM
The Stanton school is closing after 125
years.
The Mercer County school has just 16 elementary students
enrolled this year. Students will attend the school in Center next
year.
Stanton high school students made the move to Center in 2004.
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| Big dragline creeping to new mining area in central North Dakota... May 6 2008 7:23PM
The Missouri Quest is on the march.
The big dragline is moving slowly from one mining area on the
northern edge of Mercer County to a new mining area near Beulah.
It'll take about 10 days for the 13 million pound dragline to
make the trip.
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| DNA shows remains from pond are N.J. mom missing since June... Apr 18 2008 3:52PM
Authorities say skeletal remains found in a
pond have been confirmed as a young New Jersey mother missing for
nearly a year.
The Mercer County prosecutor's office has released DNA analysis
showing the remains are those of 27-year-old Amy Giordan
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| Drunken driving charges dropped against game warden... Apr 4 2008 3:04PM
Drunken driving charges have been dropped
against a state game warden involved in an all-terrain-vehicle
accident in which he suffered head injuries.
Forty-six-year-old Kenneth Skuza Jr. is a [[kxtopic:garrison-nd:t[Garrison]:t]] District game
w
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Divers Save Lives Mar 2 2008 12:22AM
They're training under three feet of ice to save lives.
Three dive rescue teams spent 24 hours training for ice operations in both rescue and recovery.
Reporter Jessica Bauman has more...
The Morton, Burleigh, and Mercer county Dive Rescue teams were
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| Quarterly oil, gas lease sale totals more than $4.5 million... Feb 7 2008 11:34AM
The state Land Department's quarterly sale
of oil and gas leases this week totaled more than $4.5 million a
sign of continuing interest in exploring for minerals in North
Dakota.
Tuesday's sale involved 34,934 mineral acres below the ground,
i
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Oil Land Auction Feb 5 2008 11:38PM
Oil production in North Dakota continues to be on an upward trend.
In order to get the land so companies can drill, they either go to the individual land owner or come to an auction.
Today, the North Dakota Land Department is auctioning off s
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Beulah Man Charged with Attempted Murder Jan 3 2008 9:02PM
A Beulah man is in jail charged with Attempted Murder after a New Years Eve Shooting...
Good Afternoon, I'm Donnell Preskey...
57 year old Richard Boe is charged with Attempted Murder.
Beulah Police Chief Ken Voegele says the shooting happened in a
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Boe charged with attempted murder Jan 3 2008 8:58PM
A Beulah man is charged with Attempted Murder in a New Years Eve Shooting.
58 year old Richard Boe is charged with trying to kill a man he knew.
The shooting happened at Boe's apartment.
Mercer county State's Attorney James Johnson says the victim is
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| Beulah man charged in New Year's Eve shooting Jan 3 2008 11:33AM
A Beulah man has been charged with attempted
murder in a New Year's Eve shooting.
Mercer County State's Attorney James Johnson says 58-year-old
Richard Boe will have a bond hearing later today.
The shooting happened at about 11:30 p.m. Mond
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| Beulah man arrested in New Year's Eve shooting Jan 3 2008 7:15AM
Prosecutors are expected to file formal
charges today against a Beulah man arrested in a New Year's Eve
shooting.
Beulah Police Chief Ken Voegele says the shooting happened at
about 11:30 p.m. Monday, at an apartment complex in the city.
M
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| Bismarck Police Promote Lieutenants, Sergeants Dec 14 2007 12:00AM
Today the Bismarck Police Department held a ceremony for four officers who will be promoted effective December 15th.
Steve Cysewski is being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant will be assigned to Patrol as a Shift Commander. He is
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Missing Sex Offender Arrested in Mandan Aug 23 2007 12:59PM
The Mandan Sheriff's Department has arrested a missing sex offender.
39-year-old Timothy Robert Carpenterlove was arrested in Mandan at 9:30 this morning.
He was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender.
On August 2nd, Carpenterlove registe
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Missing Sex Offender Aug 22 2007 7:10PM
There is a warrant out for the arrest of a missing sex offender.
Timothy Robert Carpenterlove is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. He's 39-years-old weighs 265 pounds and has blonde curly hair with a beard and mustache.
On August
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| Father of murder victim in fear, after alleged killer mistakenly released... Jun 14 2007 4:03PM
A New Jersey man says he's
terrified to learn that the man who allegedly shot and killed his
son is back on the streets because of a mistake.
Even though 19-year-old Dontay Brannon is facing murder charges,
he was accidentally released from jail
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| NJ jail releases murder suspect by mistake Jun 13 2007 5:51PM
The search continues for a double murder
suspect who was mistakenly freed from a New Jersey jail Monday
after a relative posted 200-dollars bail on an unrelated charge.
A spokeswoman for Mercer County says a series of "clerical
errors" led to th
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Severe Weather Hits Jun 12 2007 7:40PM
The severe weather outbreak began at mid-afternoon with torrential rains in Mercer County near Beulah and McLean County around Garrison and Max.
The situation got more serious as tornado touchdowns were reported near Max, and trained spotters saw funnel
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| Officials say state's CO2 ranking is misleading Jun 3 2007 3:42PM
North Dakota has second-highest per-person
carbon dioxide emissions.
That's according to an Associated Press analysis of
state-by-state 2003 carbon dioxide emissions that the U-S
Department of Energy released last month.
Officials say Nort
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Montana-Dakota Utilities customers to pay more Mar 8 2007 12:48PM
Montana-Dakota Utilities natural gas customers will be paying more this month.
The average residential customer will see the bill go up $16.63 from February.
But the Public Service Commission says the news is not all bad.
The commission says custo
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Missing Fishermen Found Feb 19 2007 11:09PM
After four weeks, the search for two missing fishermen has come to an end.
The bodies of Mike Malo and Daniel Hass were located yesterday in Lake Sakakawea.
As Nikki Morel reports tonight, it may have been pure coincidence that put an end to this myster
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Missing Fishermen's Bodies Recovered Feb 19 2007 7:18PM
The search for two North Dakota men, missing for nearly a month after leaving on an ice fishing trip, ended yesterday.
The bodies of 26-year old Mike Malo of Beulah and 28-year old Daniel Hass of Bismarck were found when searchers went back to an area o
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| Bodies of missing anglers recovered Feb 19 2007 12:12PM
[[kxtopic:mercer-county-nd:t[Mercer County]:t]] officials say the bodies of
two fishermen missing for a month have been recovered from Lake
Sakakawea.
Authorities say divers recovered the bodies of 26-year-old Mike
Malo of Beulah and 28-year-old
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Bodies of missing fishermen recovered Feb 18 2007 11:30PM
The bodies of two missing men have been recovered on Lake Sakakawea today.
Mercer County Sheriff Dean Danzeisen says the bodies of 26-year old Mike Malo of Beulah and 28-year-old Daniel Hass of Bismarck were found in Renner Bay.
Danzeisen says authorit
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