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Linton might be spared major flood damage Mar 18 2010 6:46AM
Beaver Creek continues to rise and threaten
the south central North Dakota town of Linton, but the National
Weather Service expects it to crest much lower than it did last
year.
The creek is expected to crest over the weekend at 14.3 feet,
abou
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| Interstate floods in southeast ND Mar 18 2010 6:46AM
A portion of Interstate 94 in southeast
North Dakota is covered by water from overland flooding.
The Highway Patrol is urging motorists to slow down on that
stretch of the highway.
The patrol says about four inches of water is covering both
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 18 2010 5:36AM
City spokeswoman Karena Carlson says Fargo
has spent $7.4 million buying 25 homes in low-lying neighborhoods
since last year, and an additional seven homes are expected to be
purchased by Sunday. The Red River is expected to crest on Sunday
up to 20
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| ND GOP House race moved up to help Fargo delegates Mar 18 2010 2:27AM
The U.S. House contest at North Dakota's
state Republican convention is being held earlier Saturday to help
some delegates deal with Red River flooding.
The convention opens at 9 a.m. Saturday in Grand Forks. At first
the House contest was expec
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 18 2010 1:17AM
A proposed constitutional amendment would
abolish property taxes in North Dakota, starting in 2012.
The measure says the Legislature would have to replace local
governments' property tax income with state tax revenues. Lawmakers
would have to co
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CWD in North Dakota Mar 17 2010 10:10PM
Chronic wasting disease has been found in
North Dakota for the first time.
The state Game and Fish Department says a mule deer killed by a
hunter last fall in western Sioux County tested positive.
CWD affects the nervous system of members of the
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Tax petition Mar 17 2010 10:10PM
How would you like to own a home and pay zero property taxes?
A group called Empower the Taxpayer is pushing to abolish property taxes.
Today they turn in the needed paperwork to start getting signatures to put the issue on the November ball
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| 4 players named finalists for ND Mr. Basketball Mar 17 2010 7:29PM
Four high school players have been
selected as finalists for the North Dakota Mr. Basketball award.
This year's finalists are Bryan Kielpinski of Mandan, Adam
Randall of Kidder County, Nik Savageau of Fargo North and Grant
Singer of Turtle Lake-
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Pomeroy Unsure of Health Care Vote Mar 17 2010 6:06PM
The US House of Representatives could vote soon on a health care bill, but North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy says he still hasn't seen the details of the bill and can't say how he'll vote.
But he's getting plenty of pressure.
The airwaves are full
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Minot Woman Killed in Florida Accident Mar 17 2010 6:06PM
A spring break volunteer tour turned tragic for a North Dakota group this week.
21-year-old Sarah Martinsen of Minot, who was attending NDSU, was hit by an SUV and killed yesterday in Florida.
Martinsen was spending spring break with a group called "Stu
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| Grains prices rise on speculation about wet spring Mar 17 2010 4:06PM
DENVER (AP) Grain prices have risen amid
speculation that wet, cooler weather could slow spring planting.
Commodity prices rose across the board Wednesday as the dollar
slid against other currencies and the stock market rose, which set
a positi
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| Minn. activates center in response to floods Mar 17 2010 3:24PM
Minnesota has activated its emergency
operations center because of widespread flooding around the state.
The center opened Wednesday in downtown St. Paul.
State Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Kris
Eide (EYE'-dee) says r
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| Minn. activates center in response to floods Mar 17 2010 3:24PM
Minnesota has activated its emergency
operations center because of widespread flooding around the state.
The center opened Wednesday in downtown St. Paul.
State Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Kris
Eide (EYE'-dee) says r
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 17 2010 3:17PM
Fargo officials say they've reached their
goal of 1 million sandbags, to protect against Red River flooding.
Busloads of junior high students and other volunteers today
finished off the last 65,000 bags. Volunteers now are being asked
to place sand
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| ND AG: Surplus not enough for Dickinson library Mar 17 2010 3:03PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a
North Dakota budget surplus wasn't large enough to finance a
Dickinson State University library expansion project.
The Legislature said the Stoxen Library project could be built
if tax collections were run
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| AntiPomeroy ad suggests ND voters call NH Mar 17 2010 2:49PM
A television ad that opposes health care
legislation in Congress is urging viewers to call North Dakota Rep.
Earl Pomeroy at a telephone number in New Hampshire.
The ad is sponsored by a Washington group called the League of
American Voters.
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| Chronic wasting disease found in ND Mar 17 2010 2:49PM
Chronic wasting disease has been found in
North Dakota for the first time.
The state Game and Fish Department says a mule deer killed by a
hunter last fall in western Sioux County tested positive. The
county is in south central North Dakota.
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| Measure would abolish ND property taxes in 2012 Mar 17 2010 2:28PM
A proposed constitutional amendment would
abolish property taxes in North Dakota, starting in 2012.
The measure says the Legislature would have to replace local
governments' property tax income with state tax revenues. Lawmakers
would have to co
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21-year-old Minot woman killed in Florida Mar 17 2010 2:25PM
A spring break volunteer tour turned tragic for a North Dakota group this week.
21-year-old Sarah Martinsen of Minot, who was attending NDSU, was hit by an SUV and killed yesterday in Florida.
Martinsen was spending spring break with a group called
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| NDSU student killed in Florida Mar 17 2010 12:22PM
A Minot native attending North Dakota State
University in Fargo has died after being hit by a vehicle in
Florida.
NDSU says 21-year-old Sarah Martinsen was a junior majoring in
sociology. She was killed Tuesday evening when she he was hit by a
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 17 2010 10:16AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans
a visit to Fargo.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy say
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is scheduled to get a
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| FEMA administrator coming to Fargo Mar 17 2010 9:27AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans
a visit to Fargo.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy say
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is scheduled to get a
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| FEMA administrator coming to Fargo Mar 17 2010 9:27AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans
a visit to Fargo.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy say
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is scheduled to get a
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| Extent of Verety cuts in North Dakota revealed Mar 17 2010 9:06AM
The jobs of 230 mostly part-time workers
across North Dakota will end when a company that processed remote
drive-through restaurant orders goes out of business in the state.
Verety spokesman Ken Cordes says the final day of business will
be May
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| Ranchers urged to move animals from low areas Mar 17 2010 7:56AM
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug
Goehring is urging ranchers in flood-prone parts of the state to
move animals from low-lying areas to higher ground.
More than 90,000 cattle died last year because of severe spring
flooding and the prev
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| Down to the wire on health care...Senate to pass jobs bill... Mar 17 2010 3:51AM
Democratic Party chairman Tim Kaine says the
full-court press to pass health care is on. President Barack Obama
is making calls and having private chats with House Democrats who
voted no last time on health care reform. He's also touching base
with t
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| Health care debate intense...Jobs bill expected to pass... Mar 17 2010 1:59AM
As he tries to change minds and keep wavering
Democratic lawmakers on his side on health care, President Barack
Obama is promising they won't stand alone in the next election.
House Democratic leaders are still short of the 216 votes they
need. Ad
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| Sandbagging under way in Red River communities Mar 17 2010 1:31AM
One of the people coordinating volunteer
sandbaggers near the Red River in North Dakota says today is going
to be a "critical day" for getting people to help.
Officials say volunteer turnout on the first day of sandbagging
was steady in Fargo, N
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 17 2010 1:10AM
A CNN analyst and top adviser to former
President Bill C[[kxtopic:linton-nd:t[Linton]:t]] will be a featured speaker at the North
Dakota Democratic convention. Paul Begala will give the
convention's keynote speech on March 27. The convention is being
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DECA Students Award State Honors Mar 16 2010 6:26PM
The event may only last 3 days, but those involved were hoping to gain many tools for the rest of their lives.
The State DECA Career Development Conference
brings high school students from throughout North Dakota to one location, and this year, that lo
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Flood Insurance Sales Rise in ND Mar 16 2010 6:26PM
Last year's flooding in North Dakota has apparently prompted more people in the state to buy flood insurance.
Federal officials say the number of flood insurance policies sold in the state more than tripled this year over last year.
In 2009, there were
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Snow Melt Mar 16 2010 5:58PM
Expect to see water running in the next couple days...
The melt will be on in most of North Dakota.
During the next couple days temperatures are expected in the upper 40's to 50.
Hydrologist Allen Schlag with the National Weather Service
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| ND Supreme Court won't order new murder trial Mar 16 2010 4:41PM
North Dakota's Supreme Court has refused
to order a new trial for a man convicted of murder in a Fargo
slaying 19 years ago.
Reginald Tweed was convicted of tying up Terry Dorff, of Fargo,
and bashing Dorff's head with a rock. Tweed and David Su
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| ND patrol IDs 2 killed in crash near Jamestown Mar 16 2010 4:34PM
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has
identified two Michigan men killed in a crash along a frosty
stretch of Interstate 94 in southeast North Dakota.
The Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Harold Mattmiller Jr. from
Mendon, Mich., and 55-year-old Wi
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| CNN analyst Begala to speak at ND Dem convention Mar 16 2010 4:20PM
A CNN analyst and top adviser to former
President Bill Clinton will be a featured speaker at the North
Dakota Democratic convention.
Paul Begala will give the convention's keynote speech on March
27. The convention is being held at the Fargo Civ
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| Health care push...Red River rising...Dental care Mar 16 2010 3:59PM
The high stakes game of hardball politics
continues in the drive to pass or block President Barack Obama's
health care legislation. Business groups are spending $1 million a
day to cast the bill as a job killer. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski
used a b
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| Red River expected to crest on Sunday Mar 16 2010 3:24PM
The flooding's not expected to be as bad this
year, but communities along the Red River are ready just in case.
Volunteers in North Dakota continue to fill sandbags, and
contractors have built clay levees to protect homes from the
fast-rising ri
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 16 2010 3:10PM
Joe Mauer returned to the Minnesota
Twins' lineup today and got two hits but the Baltimore Orioles beat
the Twins 3-1. Mauer is hitting .600 this spring despite a sore
right shoulder. Scott Baker threw four shutout innings for the
Twins.
ST.
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 16 2010 3:10PM
Joe Mauer returned to the Minnesota
Twins' lineup today and got two hits but the Baltimore Orioles beat
the Twins 3-1. Mauer is hitting .600 this spring despite a sore
right shoulder. Scott Baker threw four shutout innings for the
Twins.
ST.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 16 2010 3:10PM
Officials say volunteer turnout for flood
fighting is steady in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn. but slow outside
the cities.
Cass County volunteer coordinator Chip Ammerman says about 50
people signed up to help with sandbagging in the county, which
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 16 2010 3:10PM
Joe Mauer returned to the Minnesota
Twins' lineup today and got two hits but the Baltimore Orioles beat
the Twins 3-1. Mauer is hitting .600 this spring despite a sore
right shoulder. Scott Baker threw four shutout innings for the
Twins.
ST.
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| Lesson learned: More buy flood insurance after '09 Mar 16 2010 1:32PM
Thousands of people in flood-prone areas
of North Dakota and Minnesota are purchasing flood insurance after
last year's floods along the Red River.
The number of policies obtained through a government-backed
program has ballooned since the 2009
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| Lesson learned: More buy flood insurance after '09 Mar 16 2010 1:32PM
Thousands of people in flood-prone areas
of North Dakota and Minnesota are purchasing flood insurance after
last year's floods along the Red River.
The number of policies obtained through a government-backed
program has ballooned since the 2009
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| Hamm issues order against Bismarck men Mar 16 2010 12:50PM
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam
Hamm has barred two Bismarck men and their entities from acting as
an insurance agency.
The cease and desist order was issued against Jay Fettig and
Danny Weigand, along with The Medicare Agency, The Foun
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| Curling Nationals coming to Fargo Mar 16 2010 10:44AM
The premier curling event in the United
States will be in North Dakota next year.
The Urban Plains Center in Fargo will host the 2011 Curling
National Championships Feb. 12-19.
Fargo beat out Mankato, Minn.; Fairbanks, Alaska; and New Haven
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| Curling Nationals coming to Fargo Mar 16 2010 10:44AM
The premier curling event in the United
States will be in North Dakota next year.
The Urban Plains Center in Fargo will host the 2011 Curling
National Championships Feb. 12-19.
Fargo beat out Mankato, Minn.; Fairbanks, Alaska; and New Haven
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| Seahawks release former NDSU standout Mar 16 2010 9:55AM
Former West Fargo and North Dakota State
running back Tyler Roehl has been released by the Seattle Seahawks.
Roehl signed as a free agent with the Seahawks after the NFL
Draft in April 2009.
He missed last season after injuring a knee in pr
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| Volunteers along Red River in floodfighting mode Mar 16 2010 9:34AM
Volunteers are filling sandbags and building
dikes while contractors construct clay levees along the fast-rising
Red River to help protect nearby homes from the murky waters.
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven on Tuesday commended the community
for i
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| Volunteers along Red River in floodfighting mode Mar 16 2010 9:34AM
Volunteers are filling sandbags and building
dikes while contractors construct clay levees along the fast-rising
Red River to help protect nearby homes from the murky waters.
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven on Tuesday commended the community
for i
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| Volunteers along Red River in floodfighting mode Mar 16 2010 9:34AM
Volunteers are filling sandbags and building
dikes while contractors construct clay levees along the fast-rising
Red River to help protect nearby homes from the murky waters.
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven on Tuesday commended the community
for i
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| Sandbags piling up in Linton Mar 16 2010 8:52AM
Sandbags are piling up in the south central
North Dakota town of Linton as residents work to hold off a repeat
of the devastating flooding that occurred last year.
Beaver Creek is expected to rise to 14.8 feet later this week,
causing major floo
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| WCHA suspends UND's Frattin 1 game Mar 16 2010 8:45AM
The Western Collegiate [[kxtopic:hockey:t[Hockey]:t]]
Association has suspended [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] forward Matt Frattin for one
game.
The junior will not play Thursday when North Dakota faces
[[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minneso
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| Beulah leaders vote no on levee Mar 16 2010 8:31AM
The Beulah City Council has voted to not
accept an offer from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a
temporary levee to protect homes from flooding on the south side of
the western North Dakota city.
The unanimous vote Monday came after a public
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| WCHA suspends UND's Frattin 1 game Mar 16 2010 8:03AM
The Western Collegiate Hockey
Association has suspended University of North Dakota forward Matt
Frattin for one game.
That means the junior will not be in uniform for UND's WCHA
Final Five play-in game against Minnesota-Duluth on Thursday night
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| WCHA suspends UND's Frattin 1 game Mar 16 2010 8:03AM
The Western Collegiate Hockey
Association has suspended University of North Dakota forward Matt
Frattin for one game.
That means the junior will not be in uniform for UND's WCHA
Final Five play-in game against Minnesota-Duluth on Thursday night
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| ND EOC ramps up in response to flooding Mar 16 2010 6:25AM
With spring flooding becoming a real
threat in North Dakota, the state emergency operations center in
Bismarck is kicking into high gear.
State Emergency Manager Greg Wilz says officials with about a
dozen state agencies are staffing the center,
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| ND Info Tech Dept getting $5 million grant Mar 16 2010 6:11AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation
says the state's Information Technology Department is getting a
federal grant of more than $5 million.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy say the
federal stimulus money will be used t
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| Doordie on health care...Will the Fed drop a hint? Mar 16 2010 5:50AM
The make-or-break vote this week on health
care is expected to be tight and the president is trying to woo
freshman Democrats in the Oval Office. Aides to two lawmakers
invited say the one-on-one sessions in the past few days never
appeared on his of
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 16 2010 5:43AM
Residents and officials in Fargo-Moorhead say
they're better prepared for flooding this year than they were last
year. Officials credit early stockpiling of sandbags and the
building of stronger levees across the region. The Red River is
expected to
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| Turnout double for archery tourney in Bismarck Mar 16 2010 5:29AM
The state Game and Fish Department says
this year's National Archery in the Schools Program state
tournament drew 160 student archers to Bismarck.
Coordinator Jeff Long says that was more than double the turnout
last year, in the tournament's fi
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 16 2010 4:19AM
The end could be in sight for rainy weather
that's plagued the Northeastern U.S.
A low pressure system lingering off the East Coast is expected
to continue pushing moisture over New England and the Northeast in
the form of showers. Less than a q
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| Water rises in North Dakota and the Northeast ...Fedwatching... Mar 16 2010 2:13AM
Residents of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
are in flood fighting mode. The crest is expected to top out
Saturday at 20 feet above flood stage. Police escorted convoys of
flatbed trucks loaded with sandbags into neighborhoods along
Fargo's Red Ri
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| Berg campaign manager resigns, admits using GOP email list... Mar 16 2010 1:52AM
Republican U.S. House candidate Rick Berg
says his campaign manager has quit.
Berg says Sorenson admitted to using parts of an electronic mail
list that he got while working as director of the North Dakota
Republican Party.
GOP state chair
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| Flood fears...Northeast saturated Mar 16 2010 1:31AM
Residents in Fargo, in eastern North Dakota
and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., are waiting to see what Saturday
brings from the rising Red River. Palates of sandbags have been
trucked in and the stacking operation to protect neighborhoods will
be start
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 16 2010 1:10AM
Republican U.S. House candidate [[kxtopic:rick-berg:t[Rick Berg]:t]]
says his campaign manager has quit.
Berg says Paul Sorenson on Monday admitted to using parts of an
e-mail list he got when he served as the party's executive
director.
T
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| Sandbags delivered ahead of expected Fargo flood Mar 16 2010 12:00AM
Officials in Fargo, in eastern North Dakota
and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., say they are better prepared for
the Red River's floods this year.
They say previous sandbagging efforts and the building of
stronger levees has helped.
Convoys o
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Deer Problems Mar 15 2010 9:50PM
Ranchers work hard all year making hay for their livestock.
So when you see something else taking advantage of your hay supply it can be more than a little frusterating.
Tonight Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin shows us how one rancher is protecting his feed su
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Fargo Flood Preps Mar 15 2010 9:50PM
The North Dakota National Guard is mobilizing
soldiers and airmen to help with flood fighting in eastern North
Dakota.
Col. Ronald Solberg says up to 400 guardsmen will be mobilized by Tuesday for work in Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steel
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Energy Symposium Mar 15 2010 6:13PM
Energy has long-been a popular topic for discussion and controversy, but as local potential continues to grow in several different energy fields, discussions of self-sufficiency are also on the rise.
Dan Erdmann paid a visit to a first-time workshop in M
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Friends of Sakakawea Ask for Public Input Mar 15 2010 6:13PM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a long-term study of the Missouri River.
And a local group says it's important for North Dakotans to speak out about the future of the water supply in our area.
A major part of that planning concerns Lake
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New Load Restrictions on Highways Mar 15 2010 6:13PM
Many state roadways will experience some changes starting today.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation has implemented additional load restrictions as of this morning.
At 7am, the new restrictions became effective on all highways south of I-94,
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55th Street Project On Hold Mar 15 2010 6:13PM
A multi-million dollar road project is on hold for the city and county.
The 55th street project that was designed to stream-line industrial traffic on Minot's east side ran into a road block recently when a funding source fell through.
Shaun Sipma has m
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Restricted Feedlot - Update Mar 15 2010 6:05PM
One feedlot's request to feed Canadian cattle...raises many concerns throughout North Dakota.
Last week we reported...
The state board of animal health voted to approve moving forward with a restricted use feedlot.
The Carrington operation wants to fee
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 15 2010 3:31PM
Kevin Kubel had a home run and three RBI
but the Florida Marlins beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 today in the
Grapefruit League. Twins' starter Francisco Liriano allowed four
hits and three runs over three innings, striking out six.
ST. PAUL, Min
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 15 2010 3:31PM
Kevin Kubel had a home run and three RBI
but the Florida Marlins beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 today in the
Grapefruit League. Twins' starter Francisco Liriano allowed four
hits and three runs over three innings, striking out six.
ST. PAUL, Min
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Mar 15 2010 3:31PM
Kevin Kubel had a home run and three RBI
but the Florida Marlins beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 today in the
Grapefruit League. Twins' starter Francisco Liriano allowed four
hits and three runs over three innings, striking out six.
ST. PAUL, Min
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 15 2010 3:10PM
A five-day flood fight is on in eastern North
Dakota. Convoys of trucks delivered loads of sandbags to the lowest
areas of Fargo this morning as the [[kxtopic:red-river:t[Red River]:t]] continued its rapid
rise. The river is expected to crest on Satur
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| KISS to play North Dakota State Fair Mar 15 2010 12:50PM
The legendary rock 'n' roll band KISS is
coming to the North Dakota State Fair.
Fair general manager Renae Korslien (KORS'-leen) says the fair
is excited to have KISS as the first rock group on the new
grandstand at the fairgrounds in Minot.
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| WCHA Final 5 field is set, minus Minnesota Mar 15 2010 12:50PM
The field for the WCHA Final Five is set,
and for the first time since 1998 it won't include Minnesota.
The Gophers lost to North Dakota on Sunday night in the third
game of their first-round playoff series, ending their season with
an 18-19-2 r
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| WCHA Final 5 field is set, minus Minnesota Mar 15 2010 12:50PM
The field for the WCHA Final Five is set,
and for the first time since 1998 it won't include Minnesota.
The Gophers lost to North Dakota on Sunday night in the third
game of their first-round playoff series, ending their season with
an 18-19-2 r
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