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River clean-up Sep 7 2010 10:53PM
A group of volunteers spent much of their night cleaning up debris along the Missouri River.
These Boy Scouts collected several bags of garbage at boat launches and along the shore line.
It's the third year in a row, volunteers have committed to making
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Inside History Sep 7 2010 11:28AM
Welcome back...
Tonight... We go back in time... and look at one of the oldest and rarest locomotives in the country.
Tom Gerhardt has more... as he takes us "Inside History".
She weighs nearly 300-thousand pounds, stands 78 feet long and 16 fe
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 6 2010 3:44AM
The Cascade County Sheriff's office
says a 68-year-old Helena man has drowned in the Missouri River
near Tower Rock State Park.
The Great Falls Tribune reports that the man's son has come
forward to identify him as Jerry Pohlman, the chairman of
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Sep 6 2010 3:44AM
A 68-year-old Kalispell man accused of
attacking another man with a hatchet and throwing a knife at a
police officer has pleaded not guilty to two assault charges.
Police say Jerome Hamous tried to attack a 74-year-old man with a
hatchet, then slit
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 6 2010 2:13AM
A state regulator says oil transportation
bottlenecks cost North Dakota's treasury about $17 million in tax
collections during the last year. From July 2009 through June, oil
producers got lower prices than normal because of the
transportation shorta
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 5 2010 4:27PM
A state regulator says oil transportation
bottlenecks cost North Dakota's treasury about $17 million in tax
collections during the last year.
North Dakota is producing 315,000 barrels of oil a day, and
pipelines are already taking as much crude
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| Marmarth dike decertified by feds Sep 5 2010 11:54AM
Federal officials have decertified a dike
that for half a century has protected the southwest North Dakota
town of Marmarth from flooding by the Little Missouri River.
That means Marmarth will be mapped as a flood plain, and lenders
might requir
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| Helena man drowns in Missouri River Sep 5 2010 11:47AM
The Cascade County Sheriff's office
says a 68-year-old Helena man has drowned in the Missouri River
near Tower Rock State Park.
Authorities say the man, his wife, and two others were in a
rubber raft that capsized Saturday after hitting a pillar
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Dorgan Calls on Canada for Water Talk Sep 4 2010 7:08PM
Meanwhile, Senator Byron Dorgan says he's optimistic talks between the United States and Canada can re-start the stalled NAWS project.
Last month, Dorgan proposed bringing together representatives of Manitoba and North Dakota.
Canadian officials worry a
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 4 2010 6:46AM
U.S. Senate candidate Tracy Potter says
large cutbacks in America's military force size is needed to
decrease federal spending. But he says the reductions should not
mean shutting down the state's two U.S. Air Force bases. The
Democrat is running aga
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 4 2010 2:13AM
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is optimistic
about the prospect for talks between the United States and Canada
on water and flood control issues.
Last month, Dorgan proposed bringing together representatives of
both countries and representatives
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| Dorgan optimistic about prospect for water meeting Sep 3 2010 6:33PM
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is optimistic
about the prospect for talks between the United States and Canada
on water and flood control issues.
Last month, Dorgan proposed bringing together representatives of
both countries and representatives
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South Central Water Treatment Facility Aug 30 2010 7:08PM
Good water will soon be as easy to find as turning on the faucet in southcentral North Dakota...
Officials break ground today on the new South Central Regional Water District's Water Treatment facility near Linton.
The project will increase the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 29 2010 4:13PM
Fargo property owners were not able to muster
the required amount of protests to fend off large special
assessment fees to help pay for infrastructure work associated with
the new Fargo Davies High School.
Twenty percent of landowners in the dis
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| Noxious weed found in Missouri River in Mont. Aug 29 2010 10:44AM
A noxious weed that can entangle
swimmers, fish and boat propellers has been discovered for the
first time at two separate locations of the Missouri River.
Montana Department of Agriculture weed coordinator Dave Burch
says the Eurasian watermilf
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| Noxious weed found in Missouri River Aug 29 2010 10:16AM
A noxious weed that can entangle
swimmers, fish and boat propellers has been discovered for the
first time at two separate locations of the Missouri River.
Montana Department of Agriculture weed coordinator Dave Burch
says the Eurasian watermilf
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 27 2010 2:13AM
An inmate at a minimum-security
correctional center in Bismarck is being disciplined for leaving
the prison grounds this week. Prison officials say they don't
believe the man was trying to escape the Missouri River
Correctional Center. He has since b
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 27 2010 2:13AM
Environmental groups say power plant coal
ash dumps in North Dakota and South Dakota are polluting
groundwater within a few miles of drinking water wells.
The groups want the federal Environmental Protection Agency to
regulate coal ash disposal.
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| ND penitentiary says inmate didn't escape Aug 26 2010 4:55PM
North Dakota prison officials say an
inmate who walked from the penitentiary grounds to the parking lot
of a nearby nursery wasn't trying to escape.
State corrections spokesman Tim Tausend says the inmate had been
working on the prison grounds a
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| Flying fish knocks paddler from Mo. river race Aug 26 2010 12:01PM
A fish out of water has sent a Texas
kayaker onto dry land instead of the finish line at an annual
Missouri River endurance race.
Houston resident Brad Pennington was considered one of the
favorites among men's solo racers in the Missouri River
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 25 2010 2:13AM
Bismarck attorney Tim Purdon has been
sworn in as North Dakota's U.S. attorney.
Purdon was sworn in Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel
L. Hovland in chambers at the William Guy Federal Building in
Bismarck.
The former Democratic n
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 25 2010 2:13AM
State animal health officials are
continuing to urge ranchers to have their cattle vaccinated against
anthrax. New cases have been confirmed in northeast North Dakota's
Pembina County. Earlier cases were confirmed in Barnes, Dickey and
Sioux counties
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| Dorgan wants meeting on water issues Aug 24 2010 1:46PM
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is calling for
negotiations between the United States and Canada on water and
flood control issues.
Dorgan's proposal calls for talks to be held in Washington,
D.C., in late September. He says the meeting should in
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 24 2010 11:05AM
North Dakota's 2010 waterfowl season has
been set, with details similar to last year's.
The state Game and Fish Department says the only significant
changes are an increase in the limit on pintails from one to two
per day, and the elimination of
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| Southwest Pipeline to start work on plant Aug 24 2010 9:27AM
The Southwest Pipeline is preparing to build
a treatment plant north of Zap, paving the way for delivery of
treated Missouri River water to the final three of 12 counties in
southwest North Dakota.
The $95 million plant and distribution system i
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| Oglala water pipeline reaching Kyle Aug 18 2010 4:47AM
Treated water is reaching the heart of the
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation thanks to completion of a new portion
of the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System.
System director Frank Means says the section from Hisle Junction
to Kyle has been compl
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| Corps extends Missouri River navigation Aug 12 2010 4:33AM
Extra water in the Missouri River
reservoirs this summer means a longer commercial navigation season
downstream of Sioux City, Iowa.
The Army Corps of Engineers said it extends the season under
those circumstances so it can drain more water from
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 11 2010 12:01PM
The attorney for former Montana State
football coach Mike Kramer says Kramer has settled the lawsuit he
filed against the university after his May 2007 firing.
Attorney Triel Culver of Billings said Wednesday that Kramer has
agreed to a $240,000
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| Craig approves resort tax Aug 11 2010 9:41AM
Residents of Craig, a popular fly-fishing
destination on the Missouri River, have approved a 3 percent resort
tax to help pay for a sewer system.
Lewis and Clark County elections supervisor Marilyn Bracken said
Wednesday the resort tax was appro
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 10 2010 6:46AM
The Corps of Engineers expects runoff
into the Missouri River system to be 53 percent above average this
year and possibly the third highest on record. The agency plans to
discharge more water through dams this month to lower the system's
six reservo
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 10 2010 6:46AM
The Corps of Engineers expects runoff
into the Missouri River system to be 53 percent above average this
year and possibly the third highest on record. The agency plans to
discharge more water through dams this month to lower the system's
six reservo
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| Missouri River runoff well above normal Aug 10 2010 4:26AM
The Army Corps of Engineers expects
runoff into the Missouri River system to be 153 percent of average
this year and possibly the third highest on record.
The six reservoirs will be storing 64 million acre-feet of water
at the end of August. Tha
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| Missouri River runoff well above normal Aug 10 2010 4:26AM
The Army Corps of Engineers expects
runoff into the Missouri River system to be 153 percent of average
this year and possibly the third highest on record.
The six reservoirs will be storing 64 million acre-feet of water
at the end of August. Tha
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 6 2010 10:51AM
The South Dakota Republican Party says
former Brookings mayor and one-time gubernatorial candidate Scott
Munsterman will run for the state House in District 7.
Munsterman will take the place of Rep. Carol Pitts on the
November ballot.
Pitt
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| Money headaches continue for water system Aug 6 2010 10:16AM
The executive director of the Lewis and
Clark Regional Water System says it will take decades to complete
the project if congressional funding continues at its current pace.
Troy Larson says critical water needs would get unmet for too
long a ti
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| Money headaches continue for water system Aug 6 2010 10:16AM
The executive director of the Lewis and
Clark Regional Water System says it will take decades to complete
the project if congressional funding continues at its current pace.
Troy Larson says critical water needs would get unmet for too
long a ti
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 2 2010 2:41AM
Three grizzly bear cubs whose mother
killed one person and mauled two others in a late night attack at a
Montana campground were malnourished and still in their winter
coats.
The cubs have arrived at their new home at ZooMontana in
Billings. Zo
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Missouri River Baptism Aug 1 2010 11:07PM
The high tide isn't the only thing making waves on the Missouri.
This morning, boaters could see a Sunday service on the shore.
And three young people... fully-submerged in their faith.
It's not your typical Sunday on the river...
(Tatyana Marchuk/18-
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 1 2010 4:41PM
Rivers and lakes swollen with rain and
untreated wastewater continue to plague residents in southeast
South Dakota.
The state Department of Transportation says it's had to close a
greater section of South Dakota Highway 19 south of Centerville
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 1 2010 4:41PM
Recreational boaters are back and the fish
are biting in the upper reaches of the Missouri River system.
Hundreds of miles downstream, fully laden barges are again plying
the Big Muddy without worry of hitting bottom.
Low river levels caused b
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| Trail between Meridian Bridge, dam still in works Aug 1 2010 4:13PM
Plans for a trail connecting Meridian
Bridge with Gavins Point Dam are moving forward, albeit slower than
expected.
Deana McKinstry, project manager for Lincoln, Neb.-based
Sinclair Hille Architects, says bids for the first phase of the
project
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| Conflict ebbs as Missouri River rises Aug 1 2010 1:25PM
Recreational boaters are back and the fish
are biting in the upper reaches of the Missouri River system.
Hundreds of miles downstream, fully laden barges are again plying
the Big Muddy without worry of hitting bottom.
Low river levels caused b
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| Conflict ebbs as Missouri River rises Aug 1 2010 1:25PM
Recreational boaters are back and the fish
are biting in the upper reaches of the Missouri River system.
Hundreds of miles downstream, fully laden barges are again plying
the Big Muddy without worry of hitting bottom.
Low river levels caused b
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| Conflict ebbs as Missouri River rises Aug 1 2010 1:25PM
Recreational boaters are back and the fish
are biting in the upper reaches of the Missouri River system.
Hundreds of miles downstream, fully laden barges are again plying
the Big Muddy without worry of hitting bottom.
Low river levels caused b
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 31 2010 4:41PM
Several roads in southeast South Dakota
are closed in the wake of storm-related flooding.
The state Department of Transportation says the Vermillion River
broke through dikes and spilled onto several roads, including South
Dakota Highway 19 sout
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 31 2010 2:42PM
Heavy rain in southeast South Dakota
has led to the closure of several streets. State transportation
officials say the Vermillion River broke through dikes and spilled
onto several roads, including South Dakota Highway 19 south of
Centerville and U.S
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| Corps warns of Missouri River flooding near Omaha Jul 31 2010 12:15PM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning
residents in the Omaha area of possible Missouri River flooding.
The corps' Robert Ruch says the river is expected to rise to
28.5 feet this weekend, which could cause lowland flooding in parks
and cam
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| High water limits tern, plover nesting Jul 31 2010 5:22AM
High water on the Missouri River system
could reduce nesting success of two birds this summer.
The waterway from Sioux City, Iowa to Fort Peck, Montana is
designated as critical habitat for the piping plover, which is a
threatened species, and t
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Jul 31 2010 3:44AM
A wildlife official says the three cubs
of a grizzly bear euthanized after it went on a deadly rampage
Wednesday in Soda Butte Campground will be sent to ZooMontana in
Billings. Chris Servheen of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says
the zoo and wi
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 31 2010 3:44AM
Wildlife officials say a grizzly bear has
been euthanized after tests determined it was responsible for a
triple mauling in a Montana campground.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim said
Friday DNA tests determined the sow kil
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| Great Falls man who drowned in Missouri River ID'd Jul 30 2010 10:03PM
Authorities have released the name of
an 18-year-old Great Falls man who died after jumping into the
Missouri River in the Hardy Creek area.
The Cascade County Sheriff's office says Devin Erick Spriggs
jumped off a 20-foot cliff into the river W
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 30 2010 12:15PM
Four grizzly bears believed involved in
the fatal mauling of a Michigan man at a campground near
Yellowstone National Park are being trucked to a state wildlife lab
in Bozeman.
A sow and two of her three cubs had been trapped by Thursday
while
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 30 2010 10:51AM
Heavy rain in southeast South Dakota
has led to problems.
The National Weather Service said Friday morning that up to 7
inches of rain had fallen overnight. That led to flooding of
streets and roads, and water and sewer backups in some home
bas
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| Corps takes comments on river study Jul 30 2010 5:22AM
The Army Corps of Engineers will hold
meetings Friday in southeast South Dakota to take public comment on
a five-year study of the Missouri River and its reservoir system.
Congress wants to know if changes are needed in the 1944 law
that set eig
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| Body found of man who jumped into Missouri River Jul 29 2010 8:53PM
Cascade County officials say they have
recovered the body of an 18-year-old man who went missing after
jumping into the Missouri River in the Hardy Creek area.
Sheriff's Capt. Ray Hitchcock says search and rescue crews were
called Wednesday even
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 29 2010 4:13PM
Montana wildlife officials have
identified the man killed in a bear mauling near Yellowstone
National Park as a 48-year-old Michigan man.
Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim (AHS'-hym) says
the body of Kevin Kammer of Grand Rapids, Mi
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| Man missing after jumping off cliff into Missouri Jul 29 2010 10:16AM
Cascade County official say an
18-year-old man missing and presumed drowned after jumping into the
Missouri River in the Hardy Creek area.
Sheriff's Capt. Ray Hitchcock says search and rescue crews were
called Wednesday evening after the young m
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2010 2:13AM
Senator Byron Dorgan has introduced a bill
that would set up a commission to resolve problems associated with
Missouri River flooding of American Indian tribal lands the past
seven decades. The bill would form a commission to hold hearings,
study out
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| ND senator wants commission to settle flood claims Jul 27 2010 5:51PM
The chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee has introduced a bill that would set up a commission to
resolve problems associated with Missouri River flooding of
American Indian tribal lands the past seven decades.
Sen. Byron Dorgon, D-N.D
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 4:34PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 4:13PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says
North Dakota's crime rate dropped slightly last year, but the
number of violent crimes rose.
A new report on Tuesday provides North Dakota statistics for a
number of crimes, including murder, aggravated assa
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| Dorgan bill aims to help tribes hurt by dams Jul 27 2010 11:26AM
The chairman of the U.S. Senate's Indian
Affairs Committee says he wants to resolve claims by seven American
Indian tribes whose lands were flooded when Missouri River dams
were built.
Sen. Byron Dorgan has introduced a bill that would establish
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| Dorgan bill aims to help tribes hurt by dams Jul 27 2010 11:26AM
The chairman of the U.S. Senate's Indian
Affairs Committee says he wants to resolve claims by seven American
Indian tribes whose lands were flooded when Missouri River dams
were built.
Sen. Byron Dorgan has introduced a bill that would establish
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| Little Missouri River Crossing Jul 23 2010 1:46PM
There's a large part of western North Dakota that's hard to get to...
And Billings County is looking at changing that...
There was a public meeting last night on alternative routes for a crossing over the Little Missouri River in the Badlands.
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Riverboat Captains in Training Jul 22 2010 10:59PM
The Lewis and Clark River Boat is by far the largest vessel floating on the Missouri River in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
But in order for it to set sail, it must have someone qualified behind the wheel.
Reporter Kate Schell takes us onboard, where two lo
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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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| Gavins Dam reservoir increases spillway releases Jul 20 2010 7:21AM
The Army Corps of Engineers has increased
releases from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton.
Two of the spillway gates at Gavins Point Dam were opened Monday
afternoon as corps works to drain more than 9 million acre feet of
excess water from the Miss
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 20 2010 2:48AM
An investigation has found that
researchers who tranquilized and studied a grizzly bear hours
before the animal killed a hiker near Yellowstone National Park
removed warning signs as they left the site.
A report released Monday also says the vic
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| Red Lodge man convicted of illegal outfitting Jul 20 2010 12:07AM
A 48-year-old Red Lodge accused of
leading fishing trips along the Missouri River without a license
has been convicted of 38 misdemeanor counts of illegal outfitting.
Game wardens began investigating John Kebble in 2007 after
complaints by legal
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 13 2010 3:51AM
Authorities have recovered the body of
a 21-year-old Utah man missing in the Missouri River near Great
Falls since July 4.
Cascade County sheriff's officials say the body of Leroy Emack
of Hildale, Utah, was recovered from an intake at Rainbow D
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Williston's Mosquito Wars Continue Jul 12 2010 7:23PM
The annual battle against mosquitoes in the Williston area could be a tough one this year.
With the Missouri River over flood stage at Williston for yet another week,
there's more water than normal and more habitat to breed mosquitoes.
I was out with
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Jul 12 2010 5:51PM
A Montana legislative subcommittee wants to
make it tougher for a defendant to fight charges of illegal
marijuana use. Under current law, a defendant can argue that a
doctor has found them eligible to use medical marijuana, even
without a medical mar
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| Body of missing Utah canoeist found Jul 12 2010 5:44PM
The body of a 21-year-old Utah man
missing in the Missouri River near Great Falls since July 4 has
been found.
Cascade County sheriff's officials say the body of Leroy Emack
of Hildale, Utah, was recovered from an intake at Rainbow Dam
Monday m
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 10 2010 4:13PM
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is
trying to determine why a woman drove the wrong way on Interstate
229 and caused an accident that killed one Sioux Falls man.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. Saturday. The Highway Patrol
says 27-year-old Micha
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 9 2010 4:27PM
Brookings-based Daktronics Inc. will
build a video display system for baseball's Milwaukee Brewers.
The system will be installed at Miller Park before the start of
next season. Daktronics says that at 5,940 square feet it will be
the third-large
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| Missouri River reservoirs remain above normal Jul 9 2010 11:26AM
The Army Corps of Engineers says heavy
runoff from rain and mountain snow melt is keeping the Missouri
River's upstream reservoirs above normal this summer.
The corps' long-term plan is to move flood water out of Gavins
Point Dam at Yankton, but
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| Missouri River reservoirs remain above normal Jul 9 2010 11:26AM
The Army Corps of Engineers says heavy
runoff from rain and mountain snow melt is keeping the Missouri
River's upstream reservoirs above normal this summer.
The corps' long-term plan is to move flood water out of Gavins
Point Dam at Yankton, but
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 9 2010 6:46AM
Amateur athletes are gathering in
Bismarck-Mandan for the Prairie Rose State Games. Opening
ceremonies for North Dakota's annual Olympics-style multisport
festival are tonight at the Bismarck Community Bowl, with
competition over the weekend in nearl
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 9 2010 2:13AM
A Manvel man has been charged with
murder in the killing of his brother.
Rodney Chisholm appeared via video Thursday in state District
Court, where bail was set at $1 million.
The 45-year-old is being held in the Grand Forks County jail. He
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Parks update Jul 8 2010 7:03PM
Construction is about to wrap up on two parks being built underneath Memorial Bridge.
The parks are part of the Liberty-Memorial Reconstruction Project.
Interpretive signs describing the history of the bridge, as well as actual parts from the original
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