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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 20 2010 4:34PM
Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota is in
Elena Kagan's corner. The Democrat announced today he will support
her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Johnson met with Kagan
last week and says he came away impressed with her intellect and
independence.
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 20 2010 4:34PM
Sen. Tim Johnson announced Tuesday that
he supports Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
The South Dakota Democrat met with Kagan last week. He says he
was impressed with her intellect and independence.
President Barack Obama nominated Kagan,
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 20 2010 4:13PM
A Minot man charged with murder in connection
with a weekend gun slaying has been ordered held without bond.
Twenty-four-year-old Jeremiah Tallman is charged with murder in
the death of 20-year-old Joseph Sanderson of Minot.
Judge Douglas M
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 20 2010 4:13PM
The U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has
endorsed Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon as North Dakota's U.S.
attorney. His nomination now goes to the Senate floor for a vote.
The committee's vote on Purdon came after more than two hours of
debate on Elen
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| Sanford Health officially unveils new name Jul 20 2010 1:32PM
Sanford Health-MeritCare officially
introduced the merged entity's new brand on Tuesday as Sanford
Health.
Sanford Health President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft introduced
the new brand to the entire health system during a simulcast
address Tuesda
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| Sanford Health officially unveils new name Jul 20 2010 1:32PM
Sanford Health-MeritCare officially
introduced the merged entity's new brand on Tuesday as Sanford
Health.
Sanford Health President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft introduced
the new brand to the entire health system during a simulcast
address Tuesda
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 10 2010 4:13PM
A group representing North Dakota's
various energy sectors is proposing a state energy policy.
The 28-page document presented to a state legislative committee
highlights accomplishments, challenges and goals for all energy
areas, as well as for
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 10 2010 1:45AM
Minneapolis police are trying to find whoever
shot a hunting rifle and wounded a bicyclist during a Fourth of
July fireworks celebration last weekend.
Police say a man was shot in the back as he biked with his
fiancee to Nicollet Island about 10
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| Clay ball pins Minn. man in trench Jul 9 2010 6:26PM
A Minnesota construction worker is
recovering after a large ball of clay pinned him in a trench.
The Mahnomen (muh-NOH'-min) County sheriff's office says
28-year-old Timothy Henneman of Ashby was working on a road
construction project Thursday w
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 9 2010 4:06PM
A Job Service analysis shows North
Dakota's healthy economy and scores of unfilled jobs lured workers
from across the nation last year, with bordering states and
Michigan leading the wave.
Job Service says 6,620 people from other states found a
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| Girl rescued from Richland County pond dies Jul 9 2010 11:12AM
A 5-year-old girl who was rescued from a
Richland County pond has died.
Fargo MeritCare Children's Hospital said Jade Curtis-Dean of
Gwinner died about 3 a.m. Friday.
She had been saved Wednesday after going under the water at
Mooreton Pon
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 29 2010 4:27PM
The family that founded Bear Country USA has
reached an agreement on ownership of the popular tourist attraction
in South Dakota's Black Hills.
In a written statement, co-founder Pauline Casey and her three
youngest children say they are buying
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 29 2010 4:13PM
North Dakota has its first human case this
year of West Nile virus.
The state Health Department on Tuesday said the Burleigh County
woman was not hospitalized.
West Nile Virus Surveillance Coordinator Michelle Feist (fyst)
says people shou
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| Sanford Health, NDSU reach agreement Jun 29 2010 1:11PM
Sanford Health has been named the official
sports medicine team for North Dakota State University.
NDSU and Sanford on Tuesday said the agreement will take effect
in July.
Innovis Health has long provided team doctors and trainers for
the
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| Sanford Health, NDSU reach agreement Jun 29 2010 1:11PM
Sanford Health has been named the official
sports medicine team for North Dakota State University.
NDSU and Sanford on Tuesday said the agreement will take effect
in July.
Innovis Health has long provided team doctors and trainers for
the
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 29 2010 2:13AM
School officials and police in Sioux
Falls say gangs are not a problem near elementary schools.
A school improvement grant application being considered by the
state initially said students at Lowell Elementary were at risk of
being recruited by
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 29 2010 2:13AM
The North Dakota attorney general says the
lease agreement for a downtown campus building in Fargo did not
violate state law.
The state auditor's office recently reviewed several college
building projects around the state and asked Attorney Gene
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| Sanford plans Fargo, Chamberlain projects Jun 28 2010 11:33AM
Sanford Health plans a center in southwest
Fargo dedicated to helping athletes boost their performance.
The health system that formed last year when Sanford Health of
Sioux Falls, S.D., and Fargo-based MeritCare merged also plans a
digital mammo
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| Sanford plans Fargo, Chamberlain projects Jun 28 2010 11:33AM
Sanford Health plans a center in southwest
Fargo dedicated to helping athletes boost their performance.
The health system that formed last year when Sanford Health of
Sioux Falls, S.D., and Fargo-based MeritCare merged also plans a
digital mammo
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 17 2010 4:34PM
Strong storms in the Dakotas prompted
reports of tornadoes, flash flood warnings and hurt two men in a
small central South Dakota town.
The National Weather Service said two tornadoes were reported
near Dupree. Ziebach County Sheriff Robert Menz
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| Sanford explores new hospital in Fargo Jun 17 2010 10:02AM
Sanford Health is exploring the idea of
building a hospital in North Dakota's largest city that would cost
as much as $300 million. It would be the largest project in Fargo
history.
The plan being considered by the health system's board would pu
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| Sanford explores new hospital in Fargo Jun 17 2010 10:02AM
Sanford Health is exploring the idea of
building a hospital in North Dakota's largest city that would cost
as much as $300 million. It would be the largest project in Fargo
history.
The plan being considered by the health system's board would pu
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 12 2010 2:13AM
North Dakota's state and local government
agencies will be getting a break on their building insurance.
The state's Fire and Tornado Fund covers damage to government
buildings.
Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the agencies will get a 5
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 11 2010 4:13PM
North Dakota's state and local government
agencies will get a 50 percent credit on their building insurance
bills, starting July 1. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says that
will save local governments about $3.2 million. He says the state's
Fire an
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 11 2010 11:12AM
North Dakota regulators have approved
group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan.
The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the
go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not
immediately approve the produc
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 11 2010 10:51AM
Authorities say a storm with wind gusts
estimated at up to 80 mph wreaked havoc in a Sioux Falls
neighborhood, downing trees, power lines and damaging homes.
Fire rescue officials and police officers responded to the area
about 3 a.m. Friday. Th
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| Sanford gets OK for group insurance rates in ND Jun 11 2010 9:55AM
North Dakota regulators have approved
group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan.
The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the
go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not
immediately approve the produc
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| Sanford gets OK for group insurance rates in ND Jun 11 2010 9:55AM
North Dakota regulators have approved
group policy forms and rates for the Sanford Health Plan.
The state Insurance Department in February gave Sanford the
go-ahead to sell health insurance in the state but did not
immediately approve the produc
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 10 2010 4:27PM
The U.S. House of Representatives on
Thursday held a moment of silence in memory of the late Art Link.
The former North Dakota governor, congressman and state
legislator died June 1 at age 96.
North Dakota Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy asked
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| Sanford HealthMeritCare to drop 'Meritcare' Jun 10 2010 7:21AM
A major rural health care provider in
the U.S. is altering its name.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health late last year merged
with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, forming Sanford Health-MeritCare.
Officials say it is the nation's largest not-
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| Sanford HealthMeritCare to drop 'Meritcare' Jun 10 2010 7:21AM
A major rural health care provider in
the U.S. is altering its name.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health late last year merged
with Fargo, N.D.-based MeritCare, forming Sanford Health-MeritCare.
Officials say it is the nation's largest not-
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 10 2010 2:13AM
The Great Plains states of North Dakota,
South Dakota and Nebraska continue to enjoy relatively little
economic stress.
The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions showed
North Dakota again led the nation in economic health with a 4.53
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 9 2010 4:27PM
A state Board of Higher Education
committee supports a plan to help monitor North Dakota colleges and
universities. The full board will consider the plan next week. It
includes adding an internal auditor position at the University
System office.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 9 2010 11:12AM
The [[kxtopic:stark-county-nd:t[Stark County]:t]] Sheriff's Department says
law officers responding to a shooting near Belfield shot and killed
a man from the town after he allegedly pointed a gun at them
following a car chase.
Sheriff Clarence
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 9 2010 10:51AM
The Great Plains states of North Dakota,
South Dakota and Nebraska continue to enjoy relatively little
economic stress.
The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions showed
North Dakota again led the nation in economic health with a 4.53
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| Fargo getting new wellness center Jun 9 2010 10:16AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare and the YMCA in the
Fargo-Moorhead area are partners in a $12 million fitness and
wellness center planned in Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey
complex.
Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the
78,000-square-foot
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| Fargo getting new wellness center Jun 9 2010 10:16AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare and the YMCA in the
Fargo-Moorhead area are partners in a $12 million fitness and
wellness center planned in Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey
complex.
Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the
78,000-square-foot
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| Fargo getting new wellness center Jun 9 2010 10:16AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare and the YMCA in the
Fargo-Moorhead area are partners in a $12 million fitness and
wellness center planned in Fargo's Urban Plains Center hockey
complex.
Officials on Wednesday announced plans for the
78,000-square-foot
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| Fargo police seek hitandrun driver Jun 7 2010 6:53AM
Fargo police are searching for the driver of
a pickup that slammed into a car on a downtown street Sunday
evening, injuring the car's driver.
Police say the hit-and-run crash happened at about 6 p.m. on
Second Street North at First Avenue.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 6 2010 4:41PM
Outstanding fines have become an issue in the
municipal judge race in Minot.
City Alderman Aaron Vibeto is seeking to unseat longtime judge
Mark Rasmuson.
Vibeto wants to crack down on people who refuse to pay fines,
including putting them
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| Fargo getting new wellness center Jun 6 2010 3:31PM
Officials are expected to announce details on
Tuesday about a fitness and wellness center planned at Fargo's
Urban Plains Center hockey complex.
Officials with Sanford Health-MeritCare and the Fargo-Moorhead
YMCA have confirmed a facility is in
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Miracle Network Weekend May 28 2010 7:15PM
When battling cancer, many patients need a "champion" to stay positive - and that's where 15-year-old Alyssa Pratt of Minot steps up.
Alyssa, who has been battling leukemia for a year, is the Children's Miracle Network's champion.
Today, she joined Walm
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 25 2010 4:13PM
The state Board of Higher Education has
hired a former federal prosecutor to lead an investigation into
spending on some university projects.
David Peterson, who worked in the U.S. attorney's office in
Bismarck, was beginning the probe on Tuesda
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| Rural ND clinics joining Sanford HealthMeritCare May 25 2010 10:16AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare said Tuesday it has
signed a partnership agreement with a system of rural clinics based
in Oakes that serves seven communities in southeastern North
Dakota.
The deal with Southeast Medical Center is expected to close Jul
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| Rural ND clinics joining Sanford HealthMeritCare May 25 2010 10:16AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare said Tuesday it has
signed a partnership agreement with a system of rural clinics based
in Oakes that serves seven communities in southeastern North
Dakota.
The deal with Southeast Medical Center is expected to close Jul
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| Aberdeen officials celebrate hospital project May 19 2010 4:41PM
Officials in Aberdeen are celebrating the
official start of construction for the city's second hospital.
More than 150 people turned out for Tuesday's groundbreaking for
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen.
Sanford Health-MeritCare says the 48-
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 18 2010 10:51AM
Ground is being broken Tuesday for a new
hospital in Aberdeen.
The $55 million Sanford Hospital Aberdeen is to be completed in
about two years. The three-story structure will have 48 beds, and
services ranging from emergency care to inpatient su
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| Ground being broken for Aberdeen hospital May 18 2010 9:55AM
Ground was being broken Tuesday for a new
hospital in Aberdeen.
The $55 million Sanford Hospital Aberdeen is to be completed in
about two years. The three-story structure will have 48 beds, and
services ranging from emergency care to inpatient s
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| Ground being broken for Aberdeen hospital May 18 2010 9:55AM
Ground was being broken Tuesday for a new
hospital in Aberdeen.
The $55 million Sanford Hospital Aberdeen is to be completed in
about two years. The three-story structure will have 48 beds, and
services ranging from emergency care to inpatient s
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 6 2010 2:13AM
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley
says the state will get $202,731 as part of a larger settlement
with Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.
The company is paying $72.5 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit accusing it of improper
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... May 5 2010 4:27PM
A federal appeals court has dismissed
an eight-year-old voting rights lawsuit in the city of Martin. The
panel has rejected arguments by the American Civil Liberties Union
that the layout of city council districts spread out the Indian
vote and preve
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| Work begins on $55 million Aberdeen hospital May 5 2010 12:57PM
Preliminary work began Wednesday at the
site of a $55 million hospital in the northeast South Dakota city
of Aberdeen.
Sanford Health-MeritCare says the 48-bed, 113,000-square-foot
hospital will attach to its existing clinic.
The three-sto
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| Work begins on $55 million Aberdeen hospital May 5 2010 12:57PM
Preliminary work began Wednesday at the
site of a $55 million hospital in the northeast South Dakota city
of Aberdeen.
Sanford Health-MeritCare says the 48-bed, 113,000-square-foot
hospital will attach to its existing clinic.
The three-sto
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 4 2010 4:27PM
An American Indian high school senior in
Oelrichs who wants to wear traditional Lakota clothing at his
upcoming graduation has sued for that right in federal court.
The lawsuit filed by 19-year-old Aloysius (al-oh-WIHSH'-uhs)
Dreaming Bear seeks
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| Sanford breaks ground for Belize children's clinic May 4 2010 10:23AM
Sanford Health on Tuesday broke ground
for a children's clinic in Belize.
The clinic in the Central American country is Sanford's first
international children's clinic. The facility in Belize City is
expected to open by summer 2011.
It's p
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| Sanford breaks ground for Belize children's clinic May 4 2010 10:23AM
Sanford Health on Tuesday broke ground
for a children's clinic in Belize.
The clinic in the Central American country is Sanford's first
international children's clinic. The facility in Belize City is
expected to open by summer 2011.
It's p
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 22 2010 4:34PM
A U.S. District Court jury in Rapid City
has found a man not guilty of murder in a 34-year-old killing on
South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Richard Marshall was accused of providing the gun that was used
to kill American Indian Movem
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 22 2010 4:20PM
North Dakota Republicans say Democratic
U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy has his own problems when it comes to
filling out state financial disclosure forms.
Democrats have filed a complaint against Pomeroy's Republican
opponent, Rick Berg. They say Berg d
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Apr 22 2010 4:20PM
Not guilty. That's the verdict from a
federal jury in Rapid City in the trial of Richard Marshall. It has
acquitted Marshall of murder in the 1975 killing of American Indian
Movement activist Annie Mae Aquash (AH'-kwash) on the Pine Ridge
reservation
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| Guard on NDSU women's team has cancer Apr 12 2010 3:24PM
A guard on the North Dakota State women's
basketball team is being treated for cancer.
NDSU says Hannah Linz is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for
Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.
Linz completed her first of 12 treat
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| Guard on NDSU women's team has cancer Apr 12 2010 3:24PM
A guard on the North Dakota State women's
basketball team is being treated for cancer.
NDSU says Hannah Linz is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for
Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.
Linz completed her first of 12 treat
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| Man dies aiding boy burned in backyard grill fire Apr 12 2010 8:24AM
A man collapsed and died after coming to
the aid of a 12-year-old boy who was burned when a backyard grill
exploded and caught fire in Moorhead.
Fire officials say the charcoal grill explosion was apparently
caused by gas vapors.
Police sa
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 5 2010 1:45AM
Union officials say administrators have
been slow to address a rise in injuries among security staffers
from assaults by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St.
Peter.
The Free Press of Mankato says injuries among security staff
qu
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| Rural Kragnes man killed in tractor rollover Apr 4 2010 4:13PM
A rural Kragnes man has died after the
tractor he was driving rolled over in a ditch in northwestern
Minnesota.
Clay County dispatchers received a call around 2:30 p.m.
Saturday indicating that a tractor had rolled on top a man believed
to be
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Heart attack in the air Mar 30 2010 9:56PM
A Moorhead woman tonight says she would love to meet the two "angels" who saved her life.
Judy Wegge and her husband Marlyn were flying home to Fargo-Moorhead after a few warm days in Arizona.
But as the couple sat on a United Flight.... High in the air
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| Flood threat delays procedures at Fargo hospital Mar 18 2010 4:55PM
The prospect of flooding in Fargo, N.D., is
forcing outpatient procedures to be delayed for patients at at
least one Fargo hospital until after the Red River's expected crest
Sunday.
MeritCare's Dr. Bruce Pitts said Thursday that the decision wa
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| Flood threat delays procedures at Fargo hospital Mar 18 2010 4:55PM
The prospect of flooding in Fargo, N.D., is
forcing outpatient procedures to be delayed for patients at at
least one Fargo hospital until after the Red River's expected crest
Sunday.
MeritCare's Dr. Bruce Pitts said Thursday that the decision wa
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 12 2010 1:45AM
A sweeping conflict-of-interest policy that
would apply to more than 18,000 University of Minnesota faculty and
staff faces an important vote.
The university regents are scheduled to vote Friday on the
guidelines of a policy that has been two ye
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| Grygla man charged in death of 4monthold son Mar 11 2010 7:22PM
A Grygla man has been charged with
murdering his infant son, who died in August of traumatic head
injuries.
Marshall County authorities have charged 31-year-old Damien
Marsden with three counts. He was arraigned Thursday.
Bureau of Crimina
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 9 2010 6:39AM
A measure barring the investment of state
funds in certain oil companies that do business in Iran has won
final approval from the South Dakota Legislature. It will become
law if signed by Gov. Mike Rounds.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) An environ
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 9 2010 2:06AM
A government watchdog group says North Dakota
ranks second among states in federal earmark dollars per capita,
behind Hawaii.
"Earmark" is the term for home-state projects sought by
lawmakers. Taxpayers for Common Sense attributes North Dakota's
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 8 2010 4:13PM
The spring flood outlook along the Souris
River has improved. The National Weather Service says in its latest
outlook that a lack of moisture in February has slightly lowered
the possibility of moderate to major flood stages along the river.
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| Sanford HealthMeritCare firms up Fargo offices Mar 8 2010 12:29PM
The corporate offices for Sanford
Health-MeritCare's north region will be on the 14th floor of the
Radisson Hotel in downtown Fargo.
Fargo-based MeritCare late last year merged with Sioux Falls,
S.D.-based Sanford Health, forming Sanford Health-
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| Sanford HealthMeritCare firms up Fargo offices Mar 8 2010 12:29PM
The corporate offices for Sanford
Health-MeritCare's north region will be on the 14th floor of the
Radisson Hotel in downtown Fargo.
Fargo-based MeritCare late last year merged with Sioux Falls,
S.D.-based Sanford Health, forming Sanford Health-
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 12 2010 11:12AM
Authorities say a northeast North
Dakota landowner convicted in 2008 of improperly draining wetlands
has violated his probation by not paying $11,500 in fines and
restoration costs.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Hayden said the government is
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| Patient in ambulance crash dies Feb 12 2010 7:42AM
A 92-year-old man being transported from
Jamestown to Fargo when the ambulance he was in rolled on icy
Insterstate 94 has died, though authorities have not said whether
the crash was a factor.
Albert Geiszler of Jamestown was being transported t
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| Longtime Meritcare CEO honored Feb 10 2010 7:07AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare has given the
University of North Dakota medical school $1.5 million to start an
endowment honoring longtime MeritCare chief executive Dr. Roger
Gilbertson.
Gilbertson, a neuroradiologist for 30 years, served as presiden
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| Longtime Meritcare CEO honored Feb 10 2010 6:18AM
Sanford Health-MeritCare has given the
University of North Dakota medical school $1.5 million to start an
endowment honoring longtime MeritCare chief executive Dr. Roger
Gilbertson.
Gilbertson, a neuroradiologist for 30 years, served as presiden
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 2:13AM
A supporter of embryonic stem cell research
says he may revive an effort to put a measure on the ballot that
would ease South Dakota's restrictions on the research.
Former state Treasurer David Volk of Sioux Falls started a
petition drive last f
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 2:13AM
The power outages in the Dakotas caused by
storms late last month are now down to only a few hundred rural
electric customers.
Utility officials estimate about 250 households without power in
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I feel sorry for those frightened confused bats who will now bear the brunt of people's ignorance due to the slant of this story. If the woman in this story doesn't want to deal with wildlife, then move to the city where it's not as prevalant. Reply...
Bats have been known to use closed patio umbrellas as daytime roosts, thinking that they have found a safe spot to sleep after eating thousands of mosquitoes around the yard all night. Apparently they also use grill covers on occasion as well, and they were undoubtedly more frightened by this encounter than the homeowner. It is good that she sought prompt medical advice after the incident, but the claim that 24 people die per year of bat bites and rabies in the US is incorrect and your reporters should be more careful to give accurate information on such important subjects. Reply...
I read your post a couple times and I'm not sure what you're getting at........Are you after Hospitals, The Railroads, Child Abusers, UND, Jews, Indians, Lawyers, The Media, The state of Minnesota, The state of South Dakota......or something else??? 
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I agree but where do we go to be heard? Who do we contact. We just saw the same abuse in ND that is happening on Wall Street.. Mike Unhjem and the rest of the execs should be ashamed but even worse are the boards members....... Blue Cross needs to start over with a new board and new CEO. No pay for board members, if Meritcare can do it why can't NDBC? Reply...
I found a different set of the board of directors here: firefox won't let me link, but you can copy and paste. https://www.bcbsnd.com/about/directors/ This site has pictures of the board. Reply...
Morning Fellow Posters! This is a long post, but I think it's worth your time. I feel there is much more going on at BC/BS than first meets the eye, and I think a lot more research needs to go into their board and it's policies.
I was curious and wanted to know who was on the board of BC/BS of ND, so I started looking. It's hard to find out if you are searching BC/BS, because they are tied to NORIDIAN, which does have ties to MEDICARE. Here's a little about Noridian and their board.
About Noridian - Board of Directors
Noridian is governed by a broadly based board, representing business, government, health care and education. Board members are committed to continually improving the quality of service Noridian provides to its customers, while also growing the company.
The Board meets no less than six times a year; committees meet three to five times a year. Each Director serves on two committees, namely: Audit & Compliance, Governance & Nominating, Human Resources & Compensation, Finance & Investment and the Quality Committee.
Officers of the Board
The present composition of the Board of Directors is eight Consumer Directors and five provider Directors. Robert Grossman, M.D. a Hettinger physician, is Chairman of the Board. Dennis Elbert, Ph.D., the Dean of College of Business and Public Administration of the University of North Dakota is Vice Chairman.
Current Board Members
Julie Blehm, M.D.
MeritCare Health System
Fargo, ND
Richard A. Espeland
Consultant
Bismarck, ND
Robert Grossman, MD
United Clinics P.C.
Hettinger, ND
Peter Zimmerman
Constant Angel, LLC
Minot, N.D.
Dennis Elbert, Ph.D.
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Mary Wakefield, R.N. Ph.D.
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, N.D.
Roger Kenner
Farmer/rancher
Leeds, ND
Laura Carley
Industrial Builders
West Fargo, ND
Mary Wakefield, Ph.D.
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Robert Lamp
Auto & Implement Dealers Assoc.
Fargo, ND
Mark Sanford, Ed.D.
Grand Forks Public Schools
Grand Forks, ND
Gary Miller
St. Alexius Medical Center
Bismarck, ND
Jodi Atkinson
St. Alexius Medical Center
Bismarck, ND
https://www.bcbsnd.com/about/timeline/
This is one part of the article, it mentions BC/BS, and mentions the GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION of BC/BS.
" 1998
Noridian LogoBCBSND changes its corporate structure to become a not-for-profit mutual company, and calls itself Noridian Mutual Insurance Company. The company continues to use the name BCBSND when working in North Dakota.
The Government Services division begins processing Medicare Part B claims for Iowa, and hires 150 new employees." end quote.
Mary Wakefield is a listed board member. She has recently been picked by B.O. to run HRSA. Get this JOE: SHE WAS ALSO A SUPER DELEGATE FOR THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
So before the dems like JOE jump all over this as a republican issue, and try to say it's the fault of the free market and capitalism, I think we need to take a look at exactly who was involved in the decision making at BC/BSND and their political motives for those decisions. Reply...
The Reflubs love the system. Just say no to healthcare reform.  Reply...
Proud,
I think it is the three stooges and not Gilligan at all. You know, Polosi, Reid and Obama. LOL Now you can start calling me names but was just too good a line to pass up.  The part that makes me so angry is that we (people who pay the premiums,) struggle to pay our fee every month. Now we see that they waste the funds like it is waste water. I have a sister in law who pays over $600.00 per mo. for her alone. she is in good health and 62 years old. She works two jobs just to be able to pay the bill. Unbeleivable. Is it any wonder the folks of this country are ready to have a Tea party? It surprised and angered me a great deal that the board of directors okayed this contract. I guess I don't even blame him I guess if they offered it to me I would take it too. However, the board should be run out of town on a rail. How sad for many of usl Reply...
Who the hell is running this country? Gilligan?
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Apparently excess leads to success.. Just to bad they are doing it by screwing a lot of people with something a lot of people desperately need.
I think the entire board of BCBS needs to be let go and get new people on there. Guess I know this time I will vote! Fellow BCBS members, we are given that annoying paper once a yr, time for change here. Reply...
I disagree with you on this F&B, this guy was making $600,000.00 + a year. I don't know if you're from No. Dak., but the average salary last time I looked was about $34,000.00 a year. The head of a non-profit in N.D. is not worth what they were paying this guy, plus they are continually raising premiums and cutting out what they would cover. The teacher salary debate does not belong in this discussion, I believe that the state of N.D. has one of the lowest teacher pay rates in the nation, unless your a college head, absolutly no comparison in salaries to what Mike Unhjem was raking in. And I take issue with you calling North Dakotans a bunch of babies. People in North Dakota work damn hard, they don't need a big company like BC/BS screwing them over every time they want more bucks for their trips and bonuses - sorry, thats just plain greed. Reply...
He had a contract that they had to honor, all exec's do. Blue Cross Blue Shield has almost the lowest premiums in the United States. The vacation was for going above and beyond and is typical in lots of jobs. Some call it merit, some call it bonuses... North Dakotans carry on like a bunch of babies. They want to pick and choose who can make what salary. Do you object to Teachers only working 7 months and 1 week out of the year with every holiday off? Instead of worrying yourselves over what a skilled worker is making achieve to rise yourself to that level. I get up everyday hoping to make a fortune today, and when I achieveit through no help of yours, I don't want a bunch of crybabies screaming foul. My son is going to go to Medical School and if he accomplishes his goal I hope he makes a cool quarter mil a year, He has the brains, he has the talent and he has the opportunity why does anyone think they deserve a piece of HIS pie. This is what happens to people who realize that they did not do what successful people did to get ahead, unstead of improving themselves, they elect ROBIN HOOD to make it fair... I am not there, I never want to be there. Reply...
Blue Cross/Blue Shield has been begging for a rate increase. Isn't about time that the clients had a say as to what this monoply is doing with all the increases they are wanting. To the 2.2 million dollar severance I say it is time to take a serious look at the entire board at BLUE. They have stolen from everyone of us and expect we will sit back and do nothing. It is time to clean up their act or move on. Perhaps, we need additional insurance companies in this state. We do not have to take their actions any longer. Reply...
Dawn, its nice having new blood on these posts, welcome.
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I can not believe that some one who gets fired actually gets paid 2 million for shafting the public, when he was overpaid in the first place. Is this world as crazy as it looks??? Who on Gods green earth is that great to justify this kind of stupidity. This is pointing in one direction, some more premium increases, when there are already so many people who can not afford health care, and end up on the social service roster. So now the board of directors dont know if they should pay the new CEO the same wage that the last one had,, What ever happened to the rule that you get what you EARN???? It is no wonder that the world is in such a mess, this is one prime example of corruption with to much power. I think a good house cleaning would be in order to get things on the right track, and not reward some one with a hefty pay package for getting fired. Reply...
I am not against rich that earn their money, or work hard.
I feel anyone that was fired, or did a terrible job should not have any severence HUGE bonus.
We are the pions. Many live from paycheck to paycheck and t hese idiots do this..... It is just plain wrong.
If we don't work anymore, WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES, so this will not be on our heads..... of course only on the heads of our kids and grandkids, so I guess we will keep working like it or not. Reply...
Sorry for the double post. Is BC/BS non-profit?
Non-profit:
"Operated as nearly as possible at cost; an organization not seeking profit and which does not disgorge excess income to its members, in the form of dividends or otherwise. "
Does that sound like BC/BS to you? Maybe I'm wrong about their non-profit status, I thought I heard they were. Anyway, I think they screwed over lots folks in North Dakota. Reply...
2.2 million. Thats an awful lot of money to get for getting your arse fired! What would happen to all of us if we got fired? We get zip, zero. This is a pathetic way to handle his dismissal, I hope heads keep rolling over at BC/BS. Sounds like there is a lot of FAT at the top that needs to be trimmed off. Mike Unjeim should be slinking out of town with his tail between his legs, he is nothing more than a theif in a business suit. The board needs to resign and try and save face, they are the ones who approved all the raises Mike got. Tacky, Tacky, Tacky, Tacky BC/BS. Reply...
That CEO should load his possesions on a Uhaul and split town. This is going to be a sore point to alot of BCBC premium payers.
I do applaud Insurance Commisioner Hamm for saying that he wants to conduct an audit of BCBS. This insurance commisioner is looking out for the people of North Dakota. He turned down the 14 percent rate hike BCBS had requested.
BCBS has alot of egg on its face. The fallout from the Island trip and the CEO pay really burnt alot of policyholders. Now this $2.2 Million Severence is going to make the pot boil over.
People in North Dakota are working to feed their family. Health insurance premiums are outrages. Now this corporate idiotcy will result in people waking up.
Is the Uhaul loaded yet????
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THIS IS THE CORP GREED WE ALL HAVE TO PAY FOR ..WHERE ARE THE BRAINS OF THESE COMPANYS ,UP THEIR ASSES Reply...
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