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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 4:13PM
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will
oppose the health care reform bill expected to be considered this
weekend in the House.
The South Dakota Democrat says the plan falls short of her goals
for health care reform and could threaten exist
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| Former VP hunts pheasants in SD Nov 6 2009 9:34AM
This time as a private citizen, former Vice
President Dick Cheney hunted pheasants in the Pierre area this
week.
In past years, Air Force II would touch down at the Pierre
airport when Cheney arrived.
Officials say Cheney, a longtime visit
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Hunting the Refuge Nov 5 2009 7:22PM
Are you chomping at the bit to get into the field and harvest your deer this year, but don't have a spot to hunt on yet?
Your answer may be the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.
Once again this year, hunting is open on about 5000 acres of refuge land
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| Investigation under way in woman's hunting death Oct 27 2009 5:02PM
The Gregory County Sheriff's office is
investigating a hunting-related death that officials are calling an
accidental shooting.
A 26-year-old woman died Saturday.
Sheriff's officials say she was a passenger in a vehicle. Her
friend was get
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 23 2009 6:46AM
This weekend, [[kxtopic:pheasant:t[pheasant]:t]] hunters gather in the
Pierre area for the annual Governor's Hunt, which state officials
use to promote South Dakota's economic development climate. Gov.
Mike Rounds says 700-800 people are expected fo
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| Governor's pheasant hunt this weekend Oct 23 2009 5:36AM
This is the weekend that invited pheasant
hunters gather in central South Dakota for the annual Governor's
Hunt, an event officials use to promote the state's economic
development climate.
Several property owners are opening their land for the e
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 22 2009 2:13AM
South Dakota's state climatologist, Dennis
Todey, says he agrees with Midwest forecasts from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that predict a
warmer-than-average winter for much of the western and central U.S.
Todey says factor
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| Pierre mayor seeks airport business Oct 21 2009 11:33AM
Pierre's mayor says it's a busy time at the
city's airport with the start of hunting season, but the airport
has seen fewer passengers overall this year.
Mayor Laurie Gill says the city continues to hold discussions
with Delta Airlines, which co
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| Standing crops hurt hunter success Oct 19 2009 11:54AM
State Game, Fish and Parks officials
say two weeks of precipitation before the opening weekend of South
Dakota's pheasant season helped limit the places where hunters
could chase their wily prey.
The weather cleared up Saturday and Sunday, but g
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 2:14AM
Gov. Mike Rounds says there are signs of
optimism in the business community but that the recovery from the
recession remains slow.
After meeting with business people in eastern South Dakota this
week, Rounds said South Dakotans are cautious abou
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 16 2009 4:13PM
A state health official says South Dakota
should have about 160,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine by the first
week of November. But he says seasonal flu vaccine is delayed and
people should be patient. South Dakota is one of 37 states where
H1N1 is cons
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| Tourism offering pheasant hunt with Vikings star Oct 16 2009 3:52PM
While South Dakota cities welcome
hunters from around the nation for Saturday's opening day of the
79-day pheasant hunting season, a crew from the state Department of
Tourism will be at the Minnesota Vikings football game in
Minneapolis on Sunday to
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 16 2009 11:12AM
State Sen. Ben Nesselhuf of Vermillion
has filed paperwork to seek the Democratic nomination for secretary
of state next year.
The office is now held by Republican Chris Nelson, who is
prevented by term limits from seeking re-election.
Nes
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| Hunters to get welcome in SD Oct 16 2009 9:06AM
Pheasant hunters flying into South
Dakota are getting warm welcomes.
Officials with the convention and visitors bureaus in Sioux
Falls and Pierre are holding welcoming events at local airports
Friday.
The events provide hunters with refres
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| Good weather for pheasant opener Oct 16 2009 5:22AM
Crops still in the field could add to the
difficulty for hunters in the start of South Dakota's pheasant
season, which opens at noon Saturday and runs through Jan. 3.
Last year the season drew just over 176,000 hunters.
A summer brood surve
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| Hunters to get welcome in Sioux Falls Oct 16 2009 5:15AM
Pheasant hunters flying into Sioux
Falls are getting a warm welcome.
Officials with the Convention and Visitors Bureau and local
businesses are holding a welcoming event at the Sioux Falls airport
Friday.
It's the 16th year for the event,
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| Hunter shoots charging grizzly bear near Choteau Oct 14 2009 10:16AM
The Teton County sheriff's office says
a pheasant hunter shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear
about 10 miles northwest of Choteau.
Undersheriff Denny Blauer says the grizzly, which had three
cubs, charged the man in heavy brush Monday
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 14 2009 4:05AM
Authorities are looking for a small
airplane that took off from Wyoming but did not land at its final
destination in southern Montana.
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services duty officer Monique Lay
says the Cessna aircraft left Sheridan, Wyo.,
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Tree Colors Oct 12 2009 7:08PM
It's only the beginning of October and the snow is already flying.
Many plants aren't sure how to respond.
As you look around you have to ask"Where are all the fall colors and will they ever arrive?
Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin went out to find an answer.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 12 2009 11:12AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish
Department says rising water in Devils Lake has helped produce the
largest natural walleye hatch that fisheries crews have ever
documented.
Randy Hiltner, the northeastern district fisheries supervisor,
says the a
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 12 2009 11:12AM
Authorities say a reporter for the Aberdeen
American News was killed in the collision of a semitrailer and a
car on U.S. Highway 12 near Mina.
The Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Russell Keen died in the
crash that happened shortly before 7:30 p
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| Hunters disappointed by lack of pheasants Oct 12 2009 7:35AM
Many South Dakota hunters who took to
the fields in search of pheasant over the weekend returned home
empty-handed and frustrated.
They say standing crops that farmers haven't been able to
harvest because of poor weather made it difficult to fin
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Pheasant Hunting Oct 11 2009 11:55PM
Thousand of people braved the cold weather this weekend as they headed out for the opening of pheasant hunting season.
According to North Dakota-based outfitters, the rough national economy hasn't impacted their bottom line as much as it has for colleagu
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Hunting Economy in North Dakota Oct 10 2009 11:27PM
Despite today's conditions... thousands of people will make their way to North Dakota this hunting season. The North Dakota Game and Fish officials expect around 100-thousand hunters.
Last year, North Dakota saw their highest numbers. 107-t
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Pheasant Season Opens Oct 10 2009 11:27PM
Pheasant season opens today across the state of North Dakota....
Many hunters brave the cold weather as they head out for the first time this hunting season.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Braddock to find out how the bird population and wea
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Pheasant Economic Impact Oct 10 2009 8:56PM
Despite today's conditions, thousands of people will make their way to North Dakota this hunting season. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department expects around 100-thousand hunters.
Last year, North Dakota saw their highest numbers. One-hun
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Pheasant Open Oct 10 2009 8:56PM
Pheasant season opens today across the state of North Dakota.
Many hunters braved the cold weather as they head out for the first time this hunting season.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Braddock to find out how the bird population and wea
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Pheasant Economic Impact Oct 10 2009 7:23PM
Despite today's conditions, thousands of people will make their way to North Dakota this hunting season. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department expects around 100-thousand hunters.
Last year, North Dakota saw their highest numbers. One-hun
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Pheasant Open Oct 10 2009 7:23PM
Pheasant season opens today across the state of North Dakota.
Many hunters braved the cold weather as they head out for the first time this hunting season.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Braddock to find out how the bird population and wea
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 10 2009 4:13PM
Rescuers used a cell phone signal to
locate a Belvidere man who was severely hurt in a horse-riding
accident.
The 54-year-old man was rounding up cattle on Thursday morning
in a remote part of Jackson County when his horse stepped in a hole
and
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 10 2009 4:13PM
A Bismarck man has been charged with abuse
or neglect of a child after his 3-month-old son suffered head
injuries that may have left him brain dead.
Aarin Paul Cratty appeared Thursday in South Central District
Court. The 20-year-old's bond was
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 10 2009 2:42PM
Defense lawyers for a Marion man
charged with killing a Turner County deputy sheriff want to know if
prosecutors plan to pursue the death penalty. Attorneys for Ethan
Johns are asking for an answer by the end of the month so they can
prepare a defens
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| Hunters hit the fields for pheasants Oct 10 2009 5:50AM
North Dakota hunters are taking to the
fields with forecasts of fewer pheasants this season, after a long,
hard winter.
But that's not stopping all of them.
Dennis Taylor of Buford, Ga., says the forecast won't stop him
from driving to sou
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| Residentonly pheasant season at hand Oct 10 2009 5:15AM
South Dakota hunters get an early shot
at pheasants this weekend.
A hunting season for state residents only is Saturday through
Monday. Hunting is allowed only on public land from noon to sunset.
There's a daily limit of three roosters.
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Pheasant Hunting in ND Oct 9 2009 11:06PM
Pheasant hunting season opens across the state tomorrow morning.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department expects roughly 100-thousand people to be hunting at some point this year.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Regent to find out how thos
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Hunting Apprentice Program Oct 9 2009 7:36PM
It's an exciting weekend for upland game hunters, as the first shots of the 2009 pheasant hunting season are fired.
Veteran sportsmen and women will be walking the fields in search of birds, but this season also offers a unique opportunity for first-time
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Hunting Apprentice Program Oct 9 2009 1:26PM
It's an exciting weekend for upland game hunters, as the first shots of the 2009 pheasant hunting season are fired.
Veteran sportsmen and women will be walking the fields in search of birds, but this season also offers a unique opportunity for first-time
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| Strip club planned in small town Oct 8 2009 5:15AM
Some residents of Mansfield don't like
the idea of a Main Street juice bar opening up that will offer nude
female dancers.
Venus Donley says she and her husband are addressing concerns
that people have about their business and believe it will at
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Youth Pheasant Hunt Oct 3 2009 7:15PM
This morning's soggy weather didn't stop a few groups in our area from heading outdoors...especially for those celebrating one of the biggest weekends of the year in North Dakota- the opening of pheasant hunting season.
And even though most hunters won
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 26 2009 5:02PM
Authorities are searching for a man who
robbed a Sioux Falls casino at knifepoint.
Sioux Falls police say the man was wearing sunglasses and a dark
bandanna over his face when he entered VIP Casino about 1:40 a.m.
Saturday. He displayed a larg
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 26 2009 2:42PM
Authorities are searching for a man who
robbed a Sioux Falls casino at knifepoint. Sioux Falls police say
the man fled VIP Casino early this morning with an undetermined
amount of money. No injuries were reported.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Th
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| Wildlife officials worry about loss of CRP acres Sep 26 2009 11:54AM
State wildlife officials say the
Conservation Reserve Program plays a big role in boosting South
Dakota's pheasant population, and they're concerned that fewer
acres could mean fewer pheasants.
The agriculture program pays farmers to set aside l
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| SD pheasant plan available for review Sep 24 2009 5:36AM
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Department says people can review the agency's five-year draft
management plan for pheasants.
The 84-page report covers how the department proposes to manage
the state bird through 2014. It's open for review
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| Pierre chef shines at Texas gathering Sep 18 2009 5:22AM
A culinary concoction by Pierre chef Carl
Hawkinson won the best in show and people's choice awards at a
gathering in Dallas last week.
Hawkinson's black mission pheasant over wild rice with organic
cherries and pecans won out over dishes by 14
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| Outdoors fund helps buy Pipestone County tract Sep 16 2009 5:15AM
Pheasants Forever has closed on a
233-acre parcel in Pipestone County using funds from the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Fund.
The land purchased last week connects to the existing 310-acre
Winter Wildlife Management Area in southwestern Minneso
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 10 2009 4:13PM
The Minnesota Twins failed today to keep the
pressure on Detroit in the American League Central division,
falling to Toronto 3-2. Brett Cecil got the win for the Blue Jays
and Jose Bautista homered. Minnesota was one-for-nine with runners
in scoring
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 10 2009 4:13PM
The Minnesota Twins failed today to keep the
pressure on Detroit in the American League Central division,
falling to Toronto 3-2. Brett Cecil got the win for the Blue Jays
and Jose Bautista homered. Minnesota was one-for-nine with runners
in scoring
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 10 2009 4:13PM
The Minnesota Twins failed today to keep the
pressure on Detroit in the American League Central division,
falling to Toronto 3-2. Brett Cecil got the win for the Blue Jays
and Jose Bautista homered. Minnesota was one-for-nine with runners
in scoring
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| Survey finds ND pheasant numbers down Sep 10 2009 12:15PM
The state Game and Fish Department says
roadside surveys show North Dakota's pheasant numbers are the
lowest in more than five years.
The department says pheasant numbers are down 50 percent from
last year, and brood observations are down 31 per
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Sep 10 2009 7:14AM
Governor Tim Pawlenty and South Dakota
Governor Mike Rounds are holding an "exclusive" health care
briefing by phone. The teleconference tonight requires participants
to sign up in advance. Pawlenty has criticized President Barack
Obama's health care
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| Minnesota pheasant hunting prospects decline Sep 10 2009 6:25AM
Minnesota pheasant hunters are expected
to shoot fewer birds this fall.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says its pheasant
index is down 27 percent from last year and 27 percent below the
10-year average. The index had been above av
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| Deer, pheasant numbers down slightly Aug 31 2009 5:50AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department
says hunters might have to work harder to find deer and pheasants
this year.
Biologists say pheasant and deer numbers are down slightly due
to a harsh winter.
Big game biologist Bill Jensen says No
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 29 2009 2:14AM
A Dallas company looking to build a $10
billion oil refinery in southeastern South Dakota says it will
renew options on more than 6,300 acres in Union County while
releasing another 6,000 acres.
Preston Phillips, project executive for Hyperion R
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 28 2009 4:13PM
The Texas company wanting to build an oil
refinery in South Dakota will renew options on more than 6,300
acres in Union County while releasing another 6,000 acres. Hyperion
Refining is notifying landowners letting them know whether their
property wil
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| Survey shows fewer pheasants per mile Aug 28 2009 3:24PM
This year's summer pheasant survey
shows fewer birds per mile than last year. Still, game officials
say the 6.3 pheasants per mile is the fourth highest statewide
count in 45 years.
The Game, Fish and Parks Department has conducted the summer
b
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 26 2009 11:40AM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is touting hunting
opportunities in the state as he readies for the big game and bird
seasons.
Schweitzer bought his tags for deer, elk and upland birds on
Tuesday and talked with Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Joe Mau
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| Governor touts hunting season Aug 26 2009 6:39AM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is touting hunting
opportunities in the state as he readies for the big game and bird
seasons.
Schweitzer bought his tags for deer, elk and upland birds on
Tuesday and talked with Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Joe Mau
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Hunters Can Expect Good Year Aug 17 2009 11:06PM
Did the crisp morning have you thinking of a little time in the outdoors?
If you are a hunter this morning's cool temps may have had you feeling like putting on the blaze orange for a little time in North Dakota's wide open spaces.
And while most sea
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 17 2009 11:12AM
An inmate who escaped from a
minimum-security prison in Rapid City and was captured the next day
is accused of stealing three vehicles.
Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun says 20-year-old Matthew
Long Fox allegedly stole one vehicle in Rapid Ci
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| Panel OKs shooting more pheasants at preserves Aug 17 2009 7:42AM
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has
voted to increase the daily bag limit from 15 roosters to 20 for
part of the year at commercial pheasant preserves.
The privately run preserves release pen-raised pheasants and
allow hunting from Sept. 1 t
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 17 2009 1:59AM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will host a
round-table discussion on Monday for those who care for the
elderly.
Klobuchar is pushing legislation in Congress aimed at supporting
family caregivers and protecting consumers from abuses in long-term
care insura
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Aug 16 2009 3:10PM
Lutherans from all over the United States are
converging on Minneapolis. The main action of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America biennial convention begins tomorrow, but
there are several preliminary events at the Minneapolis Convention
Center
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 16 2009 1:53PM
Three young brothers are dead in a
shooting in western Wisconsin that also left two people critically
injured.
Menomonie Police Chief Wayne Stolpa says gunfire was reported at
about 10:23 p.m. on Saturday at a Menomonie trailer park.
Stolp
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| Deadline nearing for Minn. youth pheasant hunt Aug 16 2009 11:40AM
Time is running out for young hunters who
want to take part in a mentored pheasant hunt in Minnesota this
fall.
Applicants for the hunt lottery have until 4 p.m. Monday, Aug.
24, to apply with the Minnesota DNR. Applicants must specify a
firs
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 10 2009 2:14AM
The cooler weather that slowed bugs in North
Dakota also affects the growth of toads, salamanders and other
creatures.
Ken Cabarle of Minot is a University of North Dakota graduate
student working on an amphibian growth project. He says bugs hav
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| Cooler weather delays insects, affects growth of birds, toads... Aug 9 2009 8:25PM
The cooler weather that slowed bugs in North
Dakota also affects the growth of toads, salamanders and other
creatures.
Ken Cabarle of Minot is a University of North Dakota graduate
student working on an amphibian growth project. He says bugs hav
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 6 2009 6:39AM
The Highway Patrol says a man it
describes as a "central figure" in a double homicide in Alabama
has been arrested on Interstate 90 near Kennebec. Troopers say
24-year-old Adrian E. Glass was taken into custody Wednesday
morning on a felony warrant o
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| GF&P panel meets in Mobridge Aug 6 2009 5:15AM
Pheasants and waterfowl are on the agenda
for a two-day meeting of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission that
starts Thursday in Mobridge.
The commission is scheduled to finalize the fall hunting season
for ducks and waterfowl. It also will consid
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 4 2009 6:39AM
The South Dakota Board of Regents holds
its annual planning meeting and regular monthly meeting today
through Thursday at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.
During its monthly meeting on Thursday, the regents are expected to
approve their b
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| Pheasant hunt campaign to feature Greenway Aug 4 2009 5:29AM
The South Dakota Tourism Office is enlisting
the help of Mount Vernon native and NFL player Chad Greenway to
promote fall pheasant hunting.
In a release, the Tourism office says its comprehensive
marketing campaign is called the Rooster Rush and
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 30 2009 11:12AM
The South Dakota Supreme Court has
overturned the death sentence of one of three men convicted of the
March 2000 slaying of a Spearfish man.
The high court unanimously ruled that Briley Piper of Anchorage,
Alaska, did not validly give up his rig
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2009 1:45AM
Police in St. Peter along with state
investigators are looking into the suspicious deaths of two people
whose bodies they found about 12 hours apart.
Police say they went to a trailer park at 4 p.m. Saturday
afternoon as part of a missing person
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| For wildlife artists, stamp contests a mustwin Jul 26 2009 2:00PM
Deadlines are coming up to submit
entries for Minnesota's lengthy list of habitat stamp competitions.
Success in such contests can make or break aspiring wildlife
artists.
Minnesota has five habitat stamp contests: walleye, trout and
salmon,
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 8 2009 2:14AM
South Dakota's lone U.S. House member,
Democrat Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, says she plans to run for
re-election. Herseth Sandlin had said earlier that her 2010 choices
included running for re-election, an open governor's seat or the
U.S. Senate.
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 8 2009 2:14AM
South Dakota's lone U.S. House member,
Democrat Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, says she plans to run for
re-election.
Herseth Sandlin had said earlier that her 2010 choices included
running for re-election, an open governor's seat or the U.S.
Sen
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| SD panel looks at changes for shooting preserves Jul 7 2009 1:25PM
State Game, Fish and Parks Commission member
Randy Kemink says the tags placed on pheasants shot at commercial
shooting preserves should be changed to distinguish between wild
pheasants and the pen-raised birds the preserves release.
Kemink, of
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| Mmmm. Them's eats Jul 3 2009 5:15AM
In response to an inquiry from a national
Web site that's collecting information from all the nation's
governors, Gov. Mike Rounds' staff has released his menu for the
Independence Day holiday weekend.
Rounds and family members plan to go campin
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| Governors don't have to look far for Fourth fare Jul 2 2009 1:46PM
It's the day Americans celebrate the land
of the free, and now a man from Maine wants governors to live off
that land.
A sustainable food advocate who campaigned for the Obamas to
plant a garden at the White House has now received pledges from
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| Governors don't have to look far for Fourth fare Jul 2 2009 12:57PM
It's the day Americans celebrate the land
of the free, and now a man from Maine wants governors to live off
that land.
A sustainable food advocate who campaigned for the Obamas to
plant a garden at the White House has now received pledges from
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| Governors don't have to look far for Fourth fare Jul 2 2009 12:57PM
It's the day Americans celebrate the land
of the free, and now a man from Maine wants governors to live off
that land.
A sustainable food advocate who campaigned for the Obamas to
plant a garden at the White House has now received pledges from
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