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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 7 2010 4:48PM
North Dakota has the lowest unemployment
in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune
has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job
seekers flow into the state looking for work.
Officials say shelters are
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| ND Game and Fish completes waterfowl survey Feb 7 2010 6:04AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department
says harsh winter conditions beginning in mid-December pushed most
waterfowl out of the state.
The agency's annual midwinter waterfowl survey found only 25,400
Canada geese wintering on the Missouri Rive
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 2:13AM
President Barack Obama has appointed South
Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds to a newly created Council of Governors.
Members will meet occasionally to offer views and advice on
military and homeland defense matters.
Rounds is one of 10 people on the
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 6 2010 2:13AM
The National Weather Service says a
weather system has moved into the Northern Plains that could bring
half a foot of snow to some areas. But ice and strong winds that
can lead to downed power lines aren't in the forecast.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP)
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 5 2010 10:58AM
Members of a Yankton church destroyed by
what officials say was an intentionally set fire say an arrest in
the incident is bringing closure.
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is charged with first-degree
arson and third-degree burglary in the fi
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| GF&P Building in Pierre nearly ready Feb 5 2010 8:45AM
The state Game, Fish and Parks Department
says a $2 million building project in Pierre should be completed by
spring despite some weather setbacks.
Work began last summer on the facility next to the existing
Missouri River Fisheries Center. It w
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 5 2010 6:46AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams. The
[[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-eng
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| Ice storm in Dakotas affected dams Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams.
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-o
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| Ice storm in Dakotas affected dams Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams.
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-o
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| Ice storm in Dakotas affected dams Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams.
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-o
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Flood Preparedness Feb 4 2010 6:54PM
Record flooding and wide-spread damage opened the eyes of many North Dakotans last year.
As we approach springtime this year, many of those people are doing what they can now to avoid a repeat later.
Reporter Kate Schell explains.
Melting snow and ic
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 4:27PM
Gov. Mike Rounds says he pushed for steps
that would help South Dakota develop ethanol plants and wind power
when he met this week with President Barack Obama and other federal
officials.
The governor says he was assured that rules taking into a
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| Rounds says he pushed for SD in energy meeting Feb 4 2010 2:28PM
Gov. Mike Rounds says he pushed for steps
that would help South Dakota develop ethanol plants and wind power
when he met this week with President Barack Obama and other federal
officials.
The governor says he was assured that rules taking into a
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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
[[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] and about
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Moving Williston Water Out Feb 3 2010 7:23PM
The system that works to keep the city of Williston dry is getting a big shot in the arm...
The town is protected from Lake Sakakawea by a system of levees and pumps...and that system will soon be stronger.
Perry Olson shows us how it works...and what u
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 3 2010 4:27PM
Governor John Hoeven and North Dakota
National Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk (SPRIN'-suh-NAH'-tik)
are visiting a contingent of North Dakota soldiers in Kosovo this
week. The 620 soldiers are part of a multinational force of about
2,200 troops.
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 3 2010 4:13PM
Nearly a year after a natural gas
explosion destroyed half a city block in downtown Bozeman, two
businessmen have a plan for a building that would fill part of the
void.
Ralph Ferraro and Mike Hope have submitted a proposal to the
city to build
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 3 2010 11:05AM
North Dakota regulators have given the OK
for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health
insurance in the state.
Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to
get its insurance products and rates approved.
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| Weather Service warns of risk of spring flooding Feb 3 2010 9:55AM
The National Weather Service says heavy,
wet snow has caused a high probability of spring flooding in parts
of western and central North Dakota.
Allen Schlag, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in
Bismarck, says some flooding is expec
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| River search suspended due to cold Feb 3 2010 9:27AM
A search of the Missouri River near
Great Falls for a man reported missing and feared drowned has been
suspended due to cold weather.
Bob Wojciechowski (wo-ja-how-skee) is a Cascade County sheriff's
corporal and Search and Rescue commander. He s
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 2 2010 4:13PM
Campaign finance reports show that
Republican Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (DOO'-gahrd) leads all South
Dakota candidates for governor in raising money.
Daugaard raised more than $750,000 last year and had nearly $1.3
million on hand at the end of D
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 2 2010 4:06PM
The Office of Public Instruction says that
budget cuts being considered at the request of the governor could
lead to higher local [[kxtopic:property-tax:t[property tax]:t]]es.
The potential impact of the 5 percent budget cut plans ordered
by Gov
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| Lewis and Clark funding proposal worries official Feb 2 2010 12:36PM
President Barack Obama's administration
is proposing $2 million next year for the Lewis and Clark Regional
Water System.
Executive Director Troy Larson says that amount "won't even
keep the lights on."
Larson says officials were hoping for a
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| Lewis and Clark funding proposal worries official Feb 2 2010 12:36PM
President Barack Obama's administration
is proposing $2 million next year for the Lewis and Clark Regional
Water System.
Executive Director Troy Larson says that amount "won't even
keep the lights on."
Larson says officials were hoping for a
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| Crews search river for potential drowning victim Feb 2 2010 11:26AM
Members of Cascade County Search and
Rescue are searching the Missouri River in Great Falls for a man
who may have drowned over the weekend.
Bob Wojciechowski (wo-ja-how-skee) is a sheriff's corporal and
search and rescue commander. He says clue
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 1 2010 3:45PM
An opposition faction within the
Little Shell Tribe says two amendments to the Montana tribe's
constitution have been overwhelmingly approved by mail-in vote,
paving the way for a February council election.
The president of the landless tribe sa
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| Police investigating after tracks found in river Feb 1 2010 8:17AM
Emergency workers in Great Falls say
they were called out to the icy Missouri River for a dog rescue but
the case has turned into a search for a missing person.
Shane Klippenes with Great Falls Fire/Rescue says someone called
Sunday evening to r
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 31 2010 4:27PM
The South Dakota Legislature will take up a
bill that would create lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for
South Dakota residents.
The fees would vary based on the age of the person when they
apply, starting at $325 for a lifetime fishing lice
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| Contract awarded for Meridian Bridge work Jan 31 2010 3:24PM
The South Dakota Transportation Commission
has awarded a $4.8 million contract to turn the Meridian Bridge at
Yankton into a pedestrian and bicycling trail.
PCiRoads of St. Michael, Minn., submitted the low bid. It was
more than 10 percent below
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| SD city gets Neb. approval for well project Jan 31 2010 12:57PM
The city of Yankton has gotten approval
from Nebraska to draw water from wells on the Nebraska side of the
Missouri River.
South Dakota environmental officials also have given the city
final approval to move ahead with the wells.
Reduced f
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 30 2010 4:13PM
Power crews in the Dakotas continue to
repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service
to thousands of customers.
The most recent estimate from the South Dakota Rural Electric
Association puts the number of customers without po
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 30 2010 2:56PM
Power crews in the Dakotas continue to
repair lines damaged in a recent ice storm that disrupted service
to thousands of customers. The most recent estimate from the South
Dakota Rural Electric Association puts the number of customers
without power b
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| Missouri River uses to be reviewed Jan 30 2010 1:04PM
A five-year study will examine the
authorized uses of the Missouri River reservoirs and whether it's
time for a reshuffling of priorities or some new uses.
Congress told the Army Corps of Engineers to review the 1944
Flood Control Act that creat
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 29 2010 6:32AM
Several legislators are sponsoring bills to
restrict outside income that could be earned by presidents of South
Dakota's six public universities. A bill in the Senate would
prohibit any outside work resulting in salary or financial
incentive. A versi
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 28 2010 4:27PM
A bill filed in the South Dakota Legislature
would require the state to get rid of its investments in three oil
companies that do substantial business in Iran.
One of the main sponsors, Rep. Dan Lederman of Dakota Dunes,
says the South Dakota Re
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 28 2010 4:13PM
The Montana Board of Regents approved a
framework that would allow for cuts of up to 5 percent in the
university system.
The board says it will honor Gov. Brian Schweitzer's request to
start planning for such a cut, even though it has constituti
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| River rescuers commended by SD governor Jan 28 2010 2:14PM
Gov. Mike Rounds has commended three men who
rescued a hunter from the frigid Missouri River on Jan. 3 at
Pierre.
Sioux Falls father and son Rick and Jarad Otten, along with
Pierre hunter Lance Roberts, helped pull Kyle Potter from the water
af
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| Oil and gas leases sold on 50K acres in MT, ND Jan 28 2010 6:46AM
The federal government has sold oil and
gas leases on more than 50,000 acres of public lands in Montana and
North Dakota in an auction that brought the government $8.5 million
in bonus bids.
The Jan. 26 sale included 59 parcels in Montana prima
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| Oil and gas leases sold on 50K acres in MT, ND Jan 28 2010 6:46AM
The federal government has sold oil and
gas leases on more than 50,000 acres of public lands in Montana and
North Dakota in an auction that brought the government $8.5 million
in bonus bids.
The Jan. 26 sale included 59 parcels in Montana prima
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Ice Fishing Warning Jan 27 2010 7:16PM
Power outages from the weekend storm may make ice fishing on the Missouri River near Williston dangerous.
The Army Corps of Engineers has drastically increased water output from Fort Peck Reservoir in Montana to provide more power to supply areas that ha
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| Comments taken on Missouri River study Jan 26 2010 5:22AM
A meeting in Pierre sponsored by the Army
Corps of Engineers on Tuesday will help lay the groundwork for a
later review of the 1944 law that spells out the purposes of the
Missouri River reservoir system.
The study was approved by Congress and i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 24 2010 5:59PM
Repair crews in the Dakotas have been
working round-the-clock to restore power to thousands of customers
who lost service during icy weather.
South Dakota officials say about 10,000 customers were without
power there Sunday morning. While in Nor
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 24 2010 4:34PM
Repair crews in the Dakotas have been
working round-the-clock to restore power to thousands of customers
who lost service during icy weather.
South Dakota officials say about 10,000 customers were without
power there Sunday morning. While in Nor
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| Bald eagles down in ND survey Jan 24 2010 7:42AM
North Dakota wildlife officials say the
number of bald eagles observed in early January along a stretch of
the Missouri River was down significantly from past years.
Game and Fish Department nongame biologist Patrick Isakson says
12 bald eagles
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Business Beat - January 21 Jan 21 2010 7:16PM
It is decision that Cindy Yale hopes will be a sweet one! Yale purchased Mikey's Country Candy and moved it from Bismarck to Burlington...and now the company is totally up and running out of this facility near the Hacienda. This day Cindy and her partne
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 17 2010 3:44AM
The sponsor of a benefit women's rodeo
clinic that raised $50,000 for breast cancer victims at the Western
Montana Fair says it is quitting the event following allegations
the fair manager groped women.
Shannone Hart is co-founder of Chicks n Ch
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| Private land purchased inside wildlife refuge Jan 16 2010 2:42PM
An official with the Charles M.
Russell National Wildlife Refuge says a 177-acre private in-holding
within the refuge has been purchased and is being added to the
refuge.
Bill Berg is deputy project leader for the refuge. He says the
seller o
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 11 2010 4:34PM
The chairman of South Dakota's Crow Creek
Tribe says the tribe has been contacted by people in 16 countries
about the government auction of reservation land.
Brandon Sazue says the support has been overwhelming. But he
says there are no developm
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 11 2010 3:45PM
The Justice Department is ordering prosecutors
in 33 states to step up efforts to combat crime on Indian
reservations, particularly offenses against women and children.
Attorney General Eric Holder was announcing the effort after his
deputy, Dav
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 11 2010 11:12AM
North Dakota regulators say that although
a proposed power plant has been canceled, utilities will be asking
ratepayers to foot the bill for development costs.
Otter Tail Power Co. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. were
partners in the Big Stone
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| Lakes Oahe, Sakakawea higher than normal Jan 11 2010 10:58AM
The amount of water in reservoirs behind
Oahe and Garrison dams in the Dakotas remains above normal.
The Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Oahe ended December at
1,607.4 feet, 14 1/2 feet higher than a year ago. It is expected to
fall less than
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| Lakes Oahe, Sakakawea higher than normal Jan 11 2010 10:58AM
The amount of water in reservoirs behind
Oahe and Garrison dams in the Dakotas remains above normal.
The Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Oahe ended December at
1,607.4 feet, 14 1/2 feet higher than a year ago. It is expected to
fall less than
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| Man drowns trying to save dog Jan 11 2010 8:45AM
A 58-year-old Great Falls man drowned
after falling through the ice into the Missouri River while trying
to rescue his labrador. The dog survived.
Cascade County Sheriff David Castle says Garry E. Wallace was
bird hunting with a friend when his
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 11 2010 6:46AM
A Custer man says he's circulating a
nominating petition to run as an independent candidate for South
Dakota's U.S. House seat in November. The 61-year-old B. Thomas
Marking says he's a North Dakota native who spent 28 years working
in the federal go
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 10 2010 4:48PM
Legislative leaders say they hope to make
substantial cuts in Gov. Mike Rounds' proposed budget to get a head
start on handling the more severe budget gap the state is expected
to face a year from now.
Rounds has proposed using $32 million in re
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| Groundwork laid for Missouri River study Jan 10 2010 3:25PM
An upcoming meeting in Pierre will help lay
the foundation for a review of the 1944 law that laid out the
purposes of the Missouri River reservoir system.
Congress approved the study, which is expected to take several
years.
Participants c
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 9 2010 4:27PM
South Dakota legislators appear cool to the
idea of allowing 19- and 20-year-olds to drink beer in bars that
have a special license.
About 60 percent of lawmakers responding to an Associated Press
survey said they oppose the idea, which might su
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| 2009 Missouri runoff above normal again Jan 9 2010 5:15AM
The Army Corps of Engineers said
mountain snowpack that feeds the Missouri River reservoirs is 83
percent of normal, while snowpack on the plains is above normal.
Normally, about 42 percent of the mountain snowpack is in place
by the first of th
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 9 2010 2:13AM
South Dakota Corrections Secretary Tim
Reisch (RYSCH) says state officials hope to cut in half the number
of released inmates who get in trouble and wind up returning to
prison. A project funded with federal grant money will target some
inmates who l
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 9 2010 2:13AM
A survey shows many state lawmakers support
a plan to change South Dakota's registry of sex offenders so those
convicted of less severe crimes get a chance to get their names
removed from the list.
Nearly two-thirds of the legislators responding
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| Sioux Falls rescuers go public Jan 8 2010 11:26AM
A father and son from Sioux Falls who
helped rescue a man from the frigid Missouri River near Pierre say
they reacted on instinct.
Rick and Jarad Otten, along with Pierre hunter Lance Roberts,
helped pull Kyle Potter from the frigid waters last
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 7 2010 4:34PM
South Dakota lawmakers appear reluctant to
raise taxes and fees to support construction and maintenance of the
state's highways and bridges.
Only a quarter of those who responded to a survey by The
Associated Press said they would support a legi
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| Record visitation at SD state parks in 2009 Jan 7 2010 11:54AM
2009 was a record year for camping and
visitation at state parks and recreation areas in South Dakota.
State Parks Director Doug Hofer (HOH'-fur) says the higher
numbers came in spite of a shaky economy and higher park entrance
fees.
Campg
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 5 2010 4:27PM
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
has approved a settlement that would allow Xcel Energy to increase
its overall electric rates by about 7.4 percent for its 81,000
customers in the state.
However, the commission made a minor change to
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| Pierre man rescued from river talks about ordeal Jan 5 2010 11:12AM
A Pierre hunter who was rescued from the
frigid Missouri River over the weekend says the ordeal won't stop
him from venturing back out on the ice but he plans to better
equip himself so he's prepared for such situations.
Thirty-three-year-old K
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 3 2010 4:13PM
An Associated Press survey finds that
Democratic legislators want to increase financial aid to schools,
but Republican legislators question if the state can afford it.
Gov. Mike Rounds' proposed budget calls for no increase in state
aid to schoo
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 3 2010 3:18PM
An Associated Press survey finds that
Democratic legislators want to increase financial aid to schools,
but Republican legislators question if the state can afford it.
Governor Mike Rounds' proposed budget calls for no increase in
state aid to scho
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| Man rescued from frigid Missouri River in SD Jan 3 2010 11:54AM
A hunter has been rescued from the frigid
Missouri River after becoming stuck in the water while trying to
save his dog.
Authorities say the man was goose hunting Sunday morning on the
ice-covered river when his yellow Labrador fell into the wat
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| Bridge conversion on track Dec 31 2009 5:22AM
A late-January bid letting is scheduled for
a project that would turn the Meridian Bridge at Yankton into a
pedestrian and bicycling trail.
The double-deck bridge over the Missouri River is 85 years old
and has been replaced by a new bridge.
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| ND wind project near Rugby completed Dec 31 2009 5:15AM
A $300 million wind energy project north of
Rugby has been finished.
Iberdrola Renewables developed the wind farm, which includes 71
turbines and is capable of generating up to 149 megawatts of
electricity. Construction first got started last ye
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Top ND News Stories of 2009 Dec 30 2009 7:17PM
2009 has been a year to remember.
The stories that have happened will be engrained in our minds for years to come maybe even forever...
The deaths of three DSU women's softball players who drowned in a Stark County Livestock pond.
Bobcat Compan
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| Flooding tops 2009 stories in ND Dec 27 2009 3:46PM
Flooding tops the list of North Dakota
news stories for 2008, as voted by broadcast and print members of
The Associated Press.
Here's a look at this year's top 10:
No. 1. Flooding in March and April that was spurred by heavy
rain, snow and i
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| 6 SD programs receiving gear from USA Football Dec 27 2009 3:04PM
Six football programs from across the
state have received $1,000 grants for equipment and uniforms from
the NFL's youth football development partner.
USA Football is giving the packages to Warner High School, youth
football programs in Hartford
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Around Town Dec 25 2009 11:20PM
As 2009 comes to a close...we look back on some of the stories that made headlines..specifically business news.
In this weeks edition of Around Town, Brad Feldman looks back on the big business stories of the year.
It's the last Friday of the yea
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| 79 pot plants seized from Wolf Creek property Dec 22 2009 4:26AM
A 54-year-old Missoula man faces felony
drug charges after authorities seized 79 marijuana plants and four
pounds of pot from a property in Wolf Creek.
Devin Wayne Piper is being held at the Lewis and Clark County
jail on charges of criminal pro
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 21 2009 11:12AM
The Bureau of Land Management says federal
oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in
fiscal 2009, with parcels in western North Dakota's booming oil
patch accounting for the overwhelming bulk of interest.
BLM spokesman G
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| Two cities, water district get Northwest Area Water Supply... Dec 21 2009 5:43AM
The North Dakota Water Commission has
approved service contracts that will provide water from the
Northwest Area Water Supply project to Mohall, Sherwood and the All
Seasons Water Users District.
The contracts set the amounts of water that they
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 20 2009 4:27PM
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee
says the House must stick close to the Senate's version of health
care reform or risk losing the 60 votes needed to pass it in the
Senate.
Sen. Kent Conrad, a Democrat from North Dakota, said on "Fox
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| Northwest Area Water Supply project lawsuit to linger into next... Dec 20 2009 6:46AM
A federal lawsuit against the Northwest Area
Water Supply project is not likely to be resolved until next year.
NAWS project engineer Michelle Klose (KLOH'-see) says the judge
in the case is seeking more information on whether installation of
pi
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| ND museum fire blamed on arson Dec 15 2009 9:41AM
The state fire marshal's office says a Nov. 9
blaze that gutted the museum at the Whitestone Hill Battlefield
State Historic Site in southeastern North Dakota was intentionally
set.
Chief Deputy Fire Marshal John Elstad says investigators found
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