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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 27 2009 2:14AM
Federal statistics show North Dakota and
Minnesota car dealers ranked high in their participation in the
"cash for clunkers" program.
The two states were in the top five in a per-capita tabulation
of money requested through the program, which en
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| Utility plans ND power line to serve wind farm Aug 26 2009 12:01PM
A utility is planning construction of a
22-mile power line to feed wind-generated electricity into North
Dakota's transmission system.
The state Public Service Commission has agreed to shorten the
time Minnesota Power must wait before filing a s
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Oliver County Fair Aug 14 2009 7:10PM
It's four big days for the Center community.
The Oliver County Fair is underway.
This is the fair's 19th year.
Today is the 4-H livestock compeition.
55 exhibitors were up bright and early this morning getting their animals ready for their few minute
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 9 2009 11:12AM
Valley City officials are suspending
the design of their water plant expansion to make sure the system
can handle saltier water from the nearby Sheyenne River.
The state Health Department has issued an emergency rule that
raises the level of sul
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| Slope County moves to the top in wages Aug 8 2009 5:51PM
Southwestern North Dakota's Slope County
is at the bottom when it comes to population. But a new report says
it tops the state's counties when it comes to average annual wages.
The summer report from Job Service North Dakota says Slope
ranked fi
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Sex Offenders Jul 16 2009 6:55PM
Bismarck Police release information on four sex offenders moving into the community.
Raphael Byzewski Junior is now living at 309 South 12th Street.
In May of 1993 he was convicted of having sexual contact with a fourteen year old girl and for
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| Morton County considering turbines Jun 30 2009 11:12AM
Morton County commissioners are considering
Minnesota Power's request for a special use permit to put up 17
wind turbines
The company, based in Duluth, Minn., plans 33 turbines in south
central North Dakota within the next two years. A permit
app
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| Morton County considering turbines Jun 30 2009 11:12AM
Morton County commissioners are considering
Minnesota Power's request for a special use permit to put up 17
wind turbines
The company, based in Duluth, Minn., plans 33 turbines in south
central North Dakota within the next two years. A permit
app
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 13 2009 1:38AM
Two experienced climbers fell more than
2,000 feet to their deaths on Alaska's Mount McKinley, raising this
year's death toll on the mountain to four.
Doctors Andrew Swanson, of Minneapolis, and John Mislow, of
Newton, Massachusetts, were roped
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Burcham Court Appearance Jun 12 2009 7:09PM
He may have confessed to the murder but Clarence Burcham is not willing to turn himself into Minnesota authorities so easily.
The Center man accused of a 1993 Murder in Moorhead makes his first court appearance this afternoon...
Clarence Burcham
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 12 2009 4:49PM
A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash for
a man who seemed confused at a hearing over whether he would fight
a return to Minnesota to face a murder charge.
Clarence Burcham of Center is charged with second-degree murder
in the death of Sharon St
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| Bail for 1993 murder suspect set Jun 12 2009 4:28PM
A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash for
a man who seemed confused at a hearing over whether he would fight
a return to Minnesota to face a murder charge.
Clarence Burcham of Center is charged with second-degree murder
in the death of Sharon St
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| Bail for 1993 murder suspect set Jun 12 2009 4:28PM
A judge has set bail at $100,000 cash for
a man who seemed confused at a hearing over whether he would fight
a return to Minnesota to face a murder charge.
Clarence Burcham of Center is charged with second-degree murder
in the death of Sharon St
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 29 2009 11:26AM
Browns Valley, Minnesota a small
town along the South Dakota-Minnesota border is embarking on a
flood-control plan that's some 80 years in the making.
Flood waters last hit Browns Valley two years ago, when melting
snow and ice jams caused the
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| New wildlife management area being dedicated May 29 2009 6:46AM
North Dakota's newest wildlife management
area is being officially dedicated.
The state Game and Fish Department says it will manage Smith
Grove, about 25 miles north of Mandan, and the area will be open to
public access.
The new wildlife
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 19 2009 11:19AM
A Fargo company has signed a deal to
handle health payment claims for residents of a region in
east-central China.
Noridian Administrative Services says it will be building a data
center and a call center in China to handle the project in the ci
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| County officials trying to prioritize road repairs after flooding... May 19 2009 8:24AM
County officials are trying to set
priorities for repairing flooded roads, bridges and culverts. They
have a lot to look at.
In Mercer County, officials have counted 77 repair sites. McLean
County lists 200 while Oliver County has 400 sites.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Apr 13 2009 2:13AM
The National Weather Service has slightly
lowered its projection for a second Red River crest in Fargo.
The new projection is for a crest of less than 40 feet sometime
this week. It's a range of 38 feet to 39 feet.
Forecasters say the amoun
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Road Closures Apr 13 2009 12:00AM
County officials want drivers to be safe.
Due to high water over the Highway 10 roadway, Morton County Highway department has closed exit 97 off of interstate, and emergency managers say several county and township roads have water flowing over them.
Bu
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| ND drivers advised to use caution Apr 12 2009 7:36PM
North Dakota drivers returning from Easter
weekend trips faced flooded roads and detours.
In Oliver County, authorities said all secondary roads were
closed due to flooding.
In eastern North Dakota, state officials closed state Highway 13
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| Report shows average ND pay grows Mar 10 2009 5:43AM
Figures from the State Data Center show
North Dakotans' average pay increased 4.4 percent from 1998 to
2007, to about $40,800.
Inflation grew an average of 2.7 percent per year during that
time.
Data Center Director Richard Rathge says it
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Coal Mine Planned Dec 26 2008 8:28AM
North American Coal Corp. has applied to
open a new coal mine in western North Dakota.
A spokesman says North American wants to start operating the
Otter Creek mine in 2010. The permit application says the mine
would cover 5,400 acres. It would be locat
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| Company applies to open new ND coal mine Dec 25 2008 10:51AM
North American Coal Corp. has applied to
open a new coal mine in western North Dakota.
A spokesman says North American wants to start operating the
Otter Creek mine in 2010. The permit application says the mine
would cover 5,400 acres. It would
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Oliver County Fatal Dec 1 2008 12:44PM
Authorities say a pickup overturned in an Oliver County pasture and wound up in a slough, killing one of two men in the vehicle.
The Highway Patrol identified the victim as 43-year-old Locke Smith of Hensler.
The patrol said he was a passenger in
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| Man killed after pickup overturns in slough Dec 1 2008 10:23AM
Authorities say a pickup overturned in an
Oliver County pasture and wound up in a slough, killing one of two
men in the vehicle.
The Highway Patrol identified the victim as 43-year-old Locke
Smith of Hensler.
The patrol said he was a passe
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| Land purchase to benefit wild turkeys Nov 23 2008 10:23AM
Supporters of wild turkey hunting have
bought a 233-acre addition to the Smith Grove Wildlife Management
Area in central North Dakota's Oliver County.
The National Wild Turkey Federation says the area has some of
the best riverbank habitat along
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Sex offeners Addresses Oct 10 2008 7:11PM
Bismarck Police want you to know about a sex offender who's moved recently be released from prison and is now living in town...
Terry Kautzman is living at 330 West Indiana Avenue in Bismarck.
Kautzman is a moderate risk sex offender.
He wa
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Wage Study Shows Energy Impact Aug 18 2008 7:47PM
The highest average wages in North Dakota are centered on the state's energy industry.
Job Service reports Oliver County, a hub for coal mining and power generation, has the highest average annual wage at almost 49-thousand dollars.
Slope County, where
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| Energy counties tops in wages Aug 18 2008 10:03AM
Coal industry officials say energy
production and exploration played a key role in the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]
counties with the top average wages last year.
[[kxtopic:oliver-county-nd:t[Oliver County]:t]] ranked first with an
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| Another big wind project planned in Oliver County Jul 16 2008 8:25AM
Another big wind project is planned for
Oliver County. And coal company officials say they don't want wind
turbines to cover up coal reserves.
North American Coal Corp. says it plans to seek a permit for a
5,000-acre mine near Hanover, in Oliver
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Wind Farm Near Center Jun 24 2008 10:53PM
North Dakota is leading the push for more renewable energy sources.
Today, developers of the Oliver County Wind Farm near Center are dedicating the fifty-four towers.
Brad Feldman shows us why this dedication ceremony might just be the beginnig
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| No DUI charge in fatal Oliver County crash Jun 4 2008 3:17PM
Oliver County State's Attorney Mike Liffrig
says he will not file a [[kxtopic:drunken-driving:t[drunken driving]:t]] charge against a Center man
in a rollover crash that killed two people near that town.
Earlier reports said 23-year-old Cody Barg
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| Two men killed in crash near Center Mar 22 2008 9:13AM
Two men are dead after a pickup rollover on
a dirt road about five miles northeast of Center.
The Highway Patrol hasn't identified the victims of the crash.
It happened shortly after midnight Friday.
The patrol says there were six people
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| Oliver County state's attorney says license fee paid... Jan 11 2008 12:02PM
The Oliver County state's attorney says he's
paid the fee to renew his law license.
Mike Liffrig of Center was listed on the Supreme Court Web site
as being unlicensed since the first of the year.
Liffrig says he was waiting to see if the c
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| Center attorney practiced without a license Jan 11 2008 8:45AM
An attorney who ran for the job of Oliver
County prosecutor says getting a law license was something that
fell through the cracks.
Mike Liffrig of Center was listed on the [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] Web site
as being unlicensed
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| Texas company eyeing new lignite mine in Oliver County... Aug 20 2007 5:25PM
A Dallas company that runs the two largest
lignite mines in North Dakota is eyeing a site for a third.
North American Coal is doing exploratory drilling north and west
of the community of Center.
Officials say it would be North Dakota's fir
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| Documents say more than 450 claims filed in body parts... May 15 2007 2:54PM
A national body parts scandal has grown
to more than 450 people nationwide claiming they received possibly
diseased bone or tissue.
That's according to court documents in a case filed by Charles
Geigle (GY'-gul) of Oliver County, North Dakota. H
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| Documents say more than 450 claims filed in body parts scam... May 15 2007 1:06PM
A national body parts scandal has grown
to more than 450 people nationwide claiming they received illegally
obtained and possibly diseased bone or tissue.
The Food and Drug Administration says it's concerned the body
parts could be infected with
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| Former Senate candidate settles FEC dispute Apr 18 2007 7:16PM
A legal dispute between a former U-S Senate
candidate and the Federal Election Commission has been resolved.
Republican Mike Liffrig filed a civil rights complaint after the
F-E-C imposed a 14-thousand-dollar fine in 205 for failing to file
fina
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| Man sues over illegal body parts allegedly used in transplant... Mar 30 2007 5:24PM
A North Dakota man has filed a federal
class-action lawsuit as part of a national body parts scandal
claiming he received transplanted bone tissue in South Dakota that
might be diseased.
According to the complaint, Charles Geigle of Oliver Coun
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| Man sues over illegal body parts Mar 30 2007 4:06PM
A North Dakota man has filed a federal
class-action lawsuit as part of a national body parts scandal
claiming he received transplanted bone tissue in South Dakota that
might be diseased.
According to the complaint, Charles Geigle of Oliver Coun
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| Hoeven, FPL Energy Announce Plans For Oliver II Wind Energy Center New Facility Will Double Output Of Oliver County Wind Farm Feb 6 2007 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven and officials of FPL Energy today announced plans to build the Oliver II Wind
Energy Center, a 48 megawatt wind facility near Center, North Dakota. With the company’s adjacent 50.6 megawatt
Oliver Wind I Energ
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| Energy company expanding Oliver County wind farm Feb 6 2007 11:45AM
A Florida utility says it is expanding its
wind farm in Oliver County in west-central North Dakota.
F-P-L Energy says today it will build a 48-megawatt wind farm in
Oliver County this summer. The company hopes the turbines will be
operating by J
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Mike Liffring needs to get law license again Nov 10 2006 1:13PM
The newly elected Oliver County prosecutor now has to get his law license back.
Mike Liffrig beat incumbent prosecutor John Mahoney this week for the job of Oliver County state's attorney.
Liffrig has a law degree.
But he says he hasn't had a law l
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| Liffrig elected prosecutor, needs to get law license back... Nov 9 2006 7:21PM
The newly elected Oliver County prosecutor
now needs to renew his law license.
Mike Liffrig beat incumbent prosecutor John Mahoney for the job
of Oliver County state's attorney. The vote was 463 to 434.
Liffrig has a law degree. But he says
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| Oliver County prosecutor opposed after 24 years Nov 3 2006 10:51AM
Oliver County State's Attorney John Mahoney
is campaigning for two offices this year.
Mahoney is opposed in his bid for re-election as the county's
top prosecutor, for the first time in 24 years. His challenger is
Mike Liffrig, a former Republic
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| Man ordered to prison for terrorizing Nov 1 2006 8:33AM
A man has been ordered to serve three years
in prison for terrorizing and raping a woman in an attack that
authorities said left her unconscious for about two days.
Terry Kautzman of Center also will be on supervised probation.
He was sentence
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| Company exploring for more coal in Oliver County Oct 11 2006 7:30AM
Oliver County could be seeing another coal
mine.
The North American Coal Company is exploring in a
140-thousand-acrea northwest of Center. It was known as the Otter
Creek mine area.
The company had applied to mine coal there 20 years ago,
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Dead Black Bear Discovered Sep 20 2006 8:06PM
A black bear has been found dead along Interstate 94 in southwest North Dakota.
Game and Fish officials say it is likely the same bear that was spotted in Oliver County last week.
On Monday, Luke Simons and his wife Aliesha were driving from Bismarck to
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What will become of the bear? Sep 20 2006 7:18PM
A black bear was spotted in Oliver County last week and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it's likely that the it is the same black bear that was found along Interstate 94 near Hebron.
On Monday Luke Simons and his wife Aliesha were d
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Bear found dead on I-94 Sep 20 2006 12:45PM
Game and Fish Department officials say a black bear found dead along Interstate 94 near Hebron likely was the same one spotted in Oliver County last week.
These pictures were taken by Annette Tomac of Mandan.
The carcass was found by Luke Simons and hi
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| Dickinsonarea couple finds dead black bear on side of interstate... Sep 20 2006 7:33AM
Game and Fish Department officials say a
black bear found dead along Interstate 94 near Hebron likely was
the same one spotted in Oliver County last week.
The carcass was found by Luke Simons and his wife, Aliesha, when
they were driving home to
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| PSC allows wind farm transmission line, pipeline pumps... Aug 23 2006 5:41PM
North Dakota's Public Service Commission
has granted an oil pipeline operator permission to install four new
pumps. They'll allow the line to pump more crude at a time when
producers are clamoring for pipeline space.
Separately, the commission g
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| New Power Line Gets OK Jul 26 2006 12:00AM
(AP) _ North Dakota regulators have given the go-ahead for a short power transmission line in Oliver County in west-central North Dakota.
The new line is only 542 feet long. But the Public Service Commission says it's needed to put
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| Commission gives goahead for new power line Jul 26 2006 11:35AM
North Dakota regulators have given the
go-ahead for a short power transmission line in Oliver County in
west-central North Dakota
The new line is only 542 feet long. But the Public Service
Commission says it's needed to put about 50 megawatts o
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| Drought conditions spreading east; west battles fires Jul 13 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
FARGO, N.D. - With drought spreading into eastern North Dakota, city officials have started to enforce restrictions on outdoor watering.
Fargo's restrictions have been on the books for more than a decade but have been rarel
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| Radar study didn't delay Oliver County project, spokesman says Jun 14 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. - A federal study of whether wind turbines interfere with military radar has not delayed construction of an Oliver County wind farm, a spokesman said.
FPL Energy, of Juno Beach, Fla., is developing the farm,
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| Oliver County wind project may proceed Jun 14 2006 12:00AM
Two federal agencies say a North Dakota wind farm won't interfere with radar systems.
The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have delayed some wind development nationally because of concerns about their effect
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| Wind Farms; Radar Jun 14 2006 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Two federal agencies say a North Dakota wind farm won't interfere with radar systems.
The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have delayed some wind development nationa
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| MDU shelving Gascoyne power plant; favors South Dakota expansion May 28 2006 12:00AM
DALE WETZEL
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. - In recent disclosures to state regulators, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. has left little doubt it intends to shelve plans to construct a new electric power plant near Gascoyne, in North Dakota's s
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| Man dies in Oliver County ATV accident May 21 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
MANDAN, N.D. - A Baldwin man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident crash near here.
Dennis Tipton, 54, was declared dead at the scene on Saturday, the Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened about 16 miles northwe
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| Center man charged with attempted murder Feb 15 2006 12:00AM
A Center man has been jailed on charges of attempted murder, gross sexual imposition and terrorizing.
Forty-five-year-old Terry Kautzman is accused of assaulting a woman after the two had been drinking in her apartment last Thursday
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| Victims in weekend fatals identified Dec 12 2005 12:00AM
Authorities have identified a man and a woman killed in separate weekend crashes in North Dakota.
The Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Marisa Jane Ironroad of Cannon Ball died after the car she was driving rolled and went into the dit
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| Florida company seeking permit for coal country wind farm Oct 26 2005 12:00AM
A company is seeking a permit from Oliver County officials to build a wind farm in coal country.
Florida Power and Light already has wind farms near Edgeley, Kulm and Wilton. It wants to build another one near the power plants in Cen
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| Agriculture Department scraps plans to close offices Oct 18 2005 12:00AM
The North Dakota state Farm Service Agency says some county offices may still close even though Washington is abandoning a plan to do that.
The federal plan was to streamline the USDA agency and close more than 700 offices across th
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| Florida company planning 33 wind turbines, transmission line May 24 2005 12:00AM
A Florida company is making plans for a big wind power project in Burleigh County.
FPL Energy plans to build 33 wind turbines, and sell electricity to the Minnesota Power Company. But it will have to send the power west across the Mi
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| Commission schedules hearings on power line location Apr 25 2005 12:00AM
The state Public Service Commission will be holding public hearings on the location of a big new power line.
A Florida company called FPL Energy wants to build the line. It would run about 28 miles, from northern Burleigh County to O
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| Pierce County Candidate Can Live Elsewhere Mar 29 2006 12:00AM
(AP) _ North Dakota sheriff candidates don't need to live in the county where they're running until Election Day in November.
So says Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
The North Dakota Constitution says a sheriff candidate has t
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| Senate candidate shows up 90 minutes early to vote Nov 2 2004 12:00AM
North Dakota's Republican U-S Senate candidate showed up bright and early to vote this morning.
The problem was, Mike Liffrig's polling place wasn't open yet.
Liffrig lives on a ranch northwest of Mandan. He votes at the Center C
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| Election results... Jun 9 2004 12:00AM
The incumbent state school superintendent Wayne Sanstead has survived a three-way race to earn a chance for his sixth term. Sanstead's general election opponent is New Salem school principal Keith Jacobson. He defeated Grand Forks teac
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| Local issues on the ballot... Jun 7 2004 12:00AM
There aren't many statewide contests on Tuesday's primary ballot. But local voters will decide some hot-button issues, including a smoking ban, tax measures and recalls. Dickinson residents are deciding whether smokers should be allowed
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| Oliver County Sheriff facing recall vote Apr 16 2004 12:00AM
The Oliver County sheriff is facing a June 8th vote on whether he can keep his job.
Opponents of Sheriff Dave Hilliard say he parked his personal pickup on a county road last fall, and it led to a truck crash. Hilliard denies the all
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| Cloud seeding Apr 1 2004 12:00AM
Officials from five North Dakota counties say they're not convinced that cloud seeding is a good thing. Officials from Burleigh, Oliver, Morton, Mercer and McLean counties heard a pitch this week for cloud seeding from the state's Atmosp
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| Two truck crash in Oliver County Nov 1 2003 12:00AM
The driver, Scott Maier of Center, was treated and released. He says Sheriff Dave Hilliard's vehicle was partly obstructing the county road.
Hilliard was off duty and checking traps when the crash happened Tuesday. He says the county
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