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Offender Nov 9 2009 10:59PM
Mandan Police want you to know about a moderate risk sex offenders new address.
27-year-old Neil David Houle is living at 201 1st Ave NE #11 in Mandan.
Houle was convicted in 1998 of gross sexual imposition in Rolette County. The victim was a
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 4:13PM
Gov. John Hoeven has directed all
government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota
flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of
the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings.
Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance
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| Authorities say 2 children unhurt in stolen car Nov 6 2009 9:55AM
Rolette County authorities say two young
children escaped injury when a teenager stole a car with them
inside.
Michelle Allery said she had buckled her 4-year-old son and
3-year-old daughter into their car seats Thursday morning in
Dunseith and
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:05AM
The search has resumed for three missing
Dickinson State softball players.
Dickinson Police Officer Thomas Grosz says at least three
airplanes are being used. He says the Dickinson Rural Fire
Department is taking a boat out to check Patterson La
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 3 2009 9:06AM
The father of one of three missing
college students in southwestern North Dakota says the women often
went star gazing in the Dickinson area, and he says police don't
suspect a crime in their disappearances. Lenny Gemar told ABC's
"Good Morning Ameri
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Rolette Co. Fatal Accident Sep 13 2009 11:27PM
Officers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol say a local man was killed this afternoon after driving his pickup into a ditch.
The Patrol identified the victim as 50-year-old Robert Rham of St. John in Rolette County.
Authorities say Rham was driving on
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 13 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota lottery director Randy Miller
says winter storms and statewide flooding contributed to the
decline in sale of lottery tickets the past year.
Financial statements show ticket sales for the state's four
lottery games have dropped by 4
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| Pickup driver killed near St. John Sep 13 2009 7:14AM
Authorities say a pickup went into a ditch
along a Rolette County road near St. John and struck an approach,
killing the driver.
The name of the 50-year-old man, from St. John, was not
immediately released.
The Highway Patrol says he was d
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Velva Hosts Rolette County Jul 7 2009 11:09PM
On the class "B" diamond tonight, Velva Post #39 was at home as they hosted Rolette County.
CLASS "B" LEGION BASEBALL:
VELVA POST #39 2
ROLETTE COUNTY 8
CLASS "B" LEGION BASEBALL:
MANDAN
BEULAH
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Red Cross Annual Meeting Tonight Jun 18 2009 7:23PM
It's been a busy year for Minot's Mid Dakota Red Cross chapter.
Their 'year' runs from July-to-June and the year now ending
began with a major tornado in Rolette County, continued with a busy hurricane season and busy times for the call center at the M
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Turcotte Pleads Guilty May 6 2009 7:37PM
Former Rolette County sheriff Richard Turcotte has pleaded guilty to charges of failing to perform his
duty as a public servant.
Judge Lee Christofferson gave 62-year-old Turcotte a one-year deferred sentence, which means that if he breaks no laws ove
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 6 2009 11:26AM
Former Rolette County sheriff Richard
Turcotte has pleaded guilty to charges of failing to perform his
duty as a public servant.
Judge Lee Christofferson gave Turcotte a one-year deferred
sentence. It means that if he breaks no laws over the nex
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| Former sheriff pleads guilty to misdemeanors May 6 2009 11:12AM
Former Rolette County sheriff Richard
Turcotte has pleaded guilty to charges of failing to perform his
duty as a public servant.
Judge Lee Christofferson gave Turcotte a one-year deferred
sentence. It means that if he breaks no laws over the nex
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| Former Rolette County sheriff to change plea May 6 2009 6:11AM
Former Rolette County sheriff Richard
Turcotte is changing his plea on charges of failing to perform his
duty.
Turcotte is accused of knowingly releasing a man despite a
warrant for his arrest, and of failing to follow a judge's order to
arrest
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| Autopsy ordered in infant's death Mar 21 2009 8:52AM
AP-NDBaby Death,0075
Autopsy ordered in infant's death
Eds: APNewsNow.
ROLLA, N.D. (AP) Authorities are investigating the death of a
3-month-old girl in Dunseith.
Rolette County Sheriff Tony Sims says an autopsy has been
ordered.
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| Former Rolette sheriff facing May trial Feb 18 2009 9:21AM
Former Rolette County sheriff Richard
Turcotte is scheduled for trial May 6 on charges of failing to
perform his duty as a public servant.
The former sheriff is accused of releasing a man for whom an
arrest warrant had been issued, and of failin
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Former Sheriff Charged Jan 31 2009 7:51PM
Former Rolette County Sheriff Richard Turcotte plead not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of ailing to perform his duty.
Turcotte was accused of knowingly releasing a man with a warrant for his arrest, and of failing to follow a judge's order to put a w
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| Exsheriff pleads not guilty to misdemeanors Jan 31 2009 9:55AM
Former Rolette County sheriff Richard
Turcotte has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of
failing to perform his duty.
Turcotte is accused of knowingly releasing a man with a warrant
for his arrest, and of failing to follow a judge's or
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| Former Ransom County sheriff facing charges Jan 21 2009 5:03PM
Former Ransom County sheriff Jim Klinicke
(KLIN'-skee) has been charged with a pair of misdemeanors.
LaMoure County State's Attorney Kim Rademacher (ROD'-ah-mock-er)
says Klinicke is charged with misapplication of entrusted property
and refusing
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| Former sheriff facing criminal charges Jan 21 2009 11:26AM
A former sheriff removed from office
last year is now facing criminal charges.
Former Rolette County Sheriff Richard Turcotte is charged with
two counts of refusing to perform his duties while sheriff.
Court documents say Turcotte allegedly
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| Rolette County joining 911 system Dec 31 2008 11:05AM
Rolette County plans to start the New
Year with a new 911 system.
Starr Klemetsrud is the director of communications at the Lake
Region Law Enforcement Center. She says the center will handle 911
calls from Rolette County starting Jan. 7.
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| Billings County reports highest voter turnout Nov 9 2008 1:05PM
The secretary of state's office says
Billings County had the highest voter turnout among North Dakota's
counties last Tuesday, with 514 ballots cast or 78.6 percent.
Neighboring Slope County was close, with 78.1 percent turnout.
In the east
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| 4 ND properties added to National Register Aug 31 2008 10:44AM
Four more North Dakota properties have
been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Register is the federal government's list of properties it
considers worthy of preservation and recognition.
The new listings are the United
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| Bottineau man killed in rollover Aug 10 2008 4:27PM
The Highway Patrol says a car left a
Rolette County gravel road and struck some trees, killing the
driver.
The name of the 43-year-old Bottineau man was not immediately
released.
Authorities say the crash happened about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, t
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| Rolette County sheriff resigns Aug 1 2008 3:24PM
Rolette County Sheriff Richard Turcotte
has resigned.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem removed Turcotte from office
earlier this week, pending a hearing on allegations that include
misconduct or gross incompetence.
Stenehjem announced Turc
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Rolette County Sheriff Removed Jul 29 2008 11:28PM
After less than two years as the Rolette County Sheriff, Richard Turcotte has been temporarily removed from the position.
That action was taken late yesterday by Governor Hoeven, following the filing of a complaint by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
S
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| Rolette County sheriff removed pending hearing Jul 29 2008 9:07AM
Rolette County Sheriff Richard Turcotte
has been removed from office pending a hearing on a complaint filed
by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
The attorney general says in a statement that he filed the
complaint seeking Turcotte's removal afte
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| Rolette County tornado damage continues to climb Jul 25 2008 4:55PM
The number of homes found damaged or
destroyed in tornado-ravaged Rolette County continues to rise.
The state Department of Emergency Services says 12 homes have
been destroyed and 18 have been damaged in Rolla from the July 7
tornado.
The
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Rolla Tornado Damage Over a Million Jul 17 2008 9:07PM
Damage from last week's tornado in Rolla has topped one million dollars.
The Rolette County tax director expects the damage from the E-F-3 tornado to keep rising as people find new problems as they move back into homes and apartments.
Diane Schwandt say
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Updated Tornado Estimates Jul 17 2008 1:08PM
A preliminary estimate of damage from the
tornado that struck Rolla last week now tops $1 million.
Rolette County Tax Director Diane Schwandt expects that estimate
to grow.
Schwandt says property owners are finding more damage as they insp
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| Preliminary Rolla damage estimate tops $1 million Jul 17 2008 9:34AM
A preliminary estimate of damage from the
tornado that struck Rolla last week now tops $1 million.
[[kxtopic:rolette-county-nd:t[Rolette County]:t]] Tax Director Diane Schwandt expects that estimate
to grow. Schwandt says property owners are find
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Fund Established for Tornado Victims Jul 15 2008 7:30PM
Dozens of families in Rolette County are still trying to recover from last
Monday's devastating tornado that hit north of Belcourt and in the northern part of Rolla.
Six homes were destroyed and 33 other homes were damaged by the storm.
State official
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Reports Show Six Tornados Touched Rolette County Jul 12 2008 7:08PM
Reports are finally starting to come in on how many tornados hit Rolette County and how many homes were damaged.
The National Weather Service says storms in
northeastern North Dakota earlier this week spawned at least six tornadoes, including one with a
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Disaster Training Helped During Tornado Jul 10 2008 7:23PM
Ever since terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, community leaders across the nation have been forcing themselves to think about the unthinkable and unimaginable.
That has involved everything from merely discussing options to r
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Government Offers Help with Housing For Tornado Victims Jul 10 2008 2:36PM
There is help coming down the pipeline from the government for Monday's Tornado victims.
Governor John Hoeven announced today that the federal government is helping secure temporary single-bedroom apartments for victims in Rolette County.
Hoeven says t
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Government Offers Help with Housing For Tornado Victims Jul 9 2008 10:59PM
There is help coming down the pipeline from the government for Monday's Tornado victims.
Governor John Hoeven announced today that the federal government is helping secure temporary single-bedroom apartments for victims in Rolette County.
Hoeven says t
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| Government aid coming to Rolette County Jul 9 2008 7:22PM
Governor John Hoeven says the federal
government is helping secure temporary single-bedroom apartments
for tornado victims in Rolette County.
Hoeven says the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
agency is providing money to pay the c
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| Damage assessment teams sent to Rolla, other areas Jul 8 2008 11:13AM
The National Weather Service has sent damage
assessment teams to various sites around North Dakota hit by storms
yesterday.
A team from the Bismarck office is headed to Rolla to check out
the damage left after a tornado touched down in the Rolet
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| Tornado damages homes in northern North Dakota Jul 8 2008 4:54AM
One building was destroyed and several others
have varying degrees of damage, after a tornado tore through
several towns in northern North Dakota Monday.
North Dakota's governor will be touring the damage this morning.
At least two people w
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Tornado Damages Areas from Belcourt to Rolla Jul 7 2008 7:38PM
A Severe storm has ripped through North Central North Dakota damaging houses and injuring at least two people.
According to an official with the Rolette County Sheriff's Department one man was trapped under his house north of Belcourt and is being airlif
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| Headon collision near Dunseith kills 1, driver arrested... Jun 16 2008 11:47AM
The [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says a head-on
collision north of Dunseith killed one man and led to charges
against another man.
The patrol says the Saturday night crash fatally injured
56-year-old Dennis McKenzie of Brandon
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| Wind project planned in Rolette, Towner counties May 15 2008 7:15AM
Rolette County officials say a Winnipeg
company is planning a wind project that could have as many as 90
turbines.
The Border Wind Energy Project is being developed by the Sequoia
Energy company in Rolette and Towner counties.
The director
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St. John Home Honored For Restoration May 5 2008 9:43PM
A century-old home in the community if St. John has won an award from Preservation North Dakota for outstanding achievement in historic preservation.
The Martineau House had become run down in recent years, but the Rolette County Historical Society embar
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| Five buildings nominated for historic status Apr 28 2008 2:35PM
The North Dakota State Historic
Preservation Review Board has nominated five buildings to the
National Register of Historic Places.
The board is seeking historic status for the United Methodist
Church of Devils Lake, the Westminster Presbyterian
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| Man sentenced to prison in Dunseith assault Feb 26 2008 2:35PM
A man has been sentenced to six years in
prison for assaulting a Dunseith woman who authorities say ran
barefoot in the snow in freezing weather to escape.
Thirty-year-old Geraldo Rodriguez, of Dunseith, was sentenced in
Rolette County on charge
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| Rolette County Jail temporarily closed Jan 9 2008 11:33AM
State officials have closed the Rolette County
Jail, saying its staff has not been trained.
State jail inspector Steve Engen says the jail in Rolla will
stay closed until Rolette County meets the training requirements in
state law.
Officia
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Rolette County Jail Closed Jan 8 2008 8:58PM
The Rolette County Jail In Rolla has been temporarily closed by the North Dakota Department of Corrections.
According to official documents the County Jail was in violation of century code that required all staff be trained by the Department of Correcti
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Reservation Death Confirmed Nov 8 2007 7:45PM
The FBI confirms an investigation is going on into the death of a woman in Rolette County over the weekend.
A spokesman says the FBI is working with the Turtle Mountain Police to figure out what happened.
The identity of the woman who died has not been
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| Canadian company planning five ND wind farms Nov 1 2007 12:16PM
A Canadian company says it has secured 16
million dollars in financing for a wind farm in Rolette County and
four others in North Dakota.
Winnipeg-based Sequoia Energy is developing the 32,000-acre
Border Winds site near the international border
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| Five more sentenced in Dunseith sting Oct 13 2007 12:36PM
Five more people have been sentenced in
connection with a Rolette County sting that led to the arrests of
dozens of people on drug and weapons charges.
The yearlong sting operation was at a thrift store ERATURE.........MAX 38.
RH..............
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Dunseith Men Sentenced on Gun and Drug Charges Jun 26 2007 11:48PM
Two Dunseith men have been sentenced in federal court on drug and illegal gun charges.
21-year-old Mitchell Nielsen pleaded guilty in March to possession and sale of a stolen firearm and has been sentenced to three years probation.
69-year-old Alfred Da
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| Tribal board upholds Fort Berthold chairman's race Nov 19 2006 10:33AM
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
elections board says new Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Marcus
Wells Junior did NOT violate election rules.
Wells denies the charges brought by former tribal chairman Tex
Hall.
Hall accused Wells of g
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Large Drug Bust in Rollette County Oct 27 2006 11:30PM
An 18-month investigation in Rolette County has resulted in drug and firearms related charges against at least 10 people, according to the state's attorney's office.
A press release today says that 10 people were wanted on a total of 36 Class A and Clas
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| Ten face drug, weapons charges in Rolette County Oct 27 2006 8:30PM
Authorities say 10 people are facing
drugs and weapons charges in Rolette County.
Authorities says an 18-month investigation resulted in the
arrests and the seizure of narcotics, firearms and stolen
property worth more than 120-thousand dollars
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| State House Democratic leader seeks treatment for alcoholism... Aug 25 2006 3:11PM
North Dakota's state Democratic House
leader says he is seeking treatment for alcoholism.
Merle Boucher (boo-SHAY') entered an inpatient treatment
facility and he says he expects to stay there for four weeks.
Boucher issued a statement tod
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| Shigellosis Outbreak in Rolette County Jul 27 2006 12:00AM
(AP) _ State health officials say 13 cases of the intestinal disease shigellosis have been confirmed in Rollette County this month
State epidemiologist Kirby Kruger says 12 of the cases involve children. He says six people have been
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ND Tribes Seek Casino License Jul 9 2006 12:00AM
(AP) _ Two North Dakota American Indian tribes are among several groups seeking casino licenses to operate the proposed Myriad World Resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.
Myriad World Entertainment and Resorts' one-point-nine billion-doll
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| N.D. Indian tribes to seek casino licenses for Tunica resort Jul 6 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
TUNICA, Miss. - Two North Dakota American Indian tribes are among groups hoping to operate casinos as part of the proposed $1.9 billion Myriad World Resorts in Tunica.
Myriad World Entertainment & Resorts' development c
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| Rolla police chief scheduled for trial on misdemeanor charge Jun 24 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
ROLLA, N.D. - Police Chief Christopher Lee, who is a candidate for Rolette County sheriff, is facing a charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.
A jury trial is scheduled Nov. 8 on the misdemeanor charge.
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| Counties to share in PILT money Jun 21 2006 12:00AM
UNDATED (AP) _ North Dakota counties will get about 946-thousand dollars to offset the loss of revenue from tax-exempt federal land within their borders.
The Interior Department issues
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| Counties to receive $946k in PILT money Jun 21 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota counties will receive $946,429 to offset the loss of revenue from tax-exempt federal land within their borders.
The Interior Department issues the money each year. Last year, North Dakota count
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| Glance at highlights of North Dakota's primary election Jun 11 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
Some local and statewide highlights of North Dakota's primary election:
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BALLOT MEASURES: Measure 1 would remove the North Dakota Constitution's age, gender and residency references about who may serve in the National Gu
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| With statewide outlook dull, local races dominate primary Jun 11 2006 12:00AM
DALE WETZEL
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. - Local contests for mayor, sheriff and judge, along with sales-tax debates in North Dakota's two largest cities, are likely to influence how many voters go to the polls Tuesday, Secretary of State
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| At $4 per bushel, North Dakota farmers can make money on wheat Jun 1 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota's leading crop is making money for farmers now that the price is up to $4 per bushel, a farm management specialist says.
"At these prices, you'll see more farmers making a profit on wheat, wh
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| Banished From the Reservation May 19 2006 12:00AM
(AP) _ The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa has used a new ``exclusion code'' for the first time, to banish a non-Indian man from the reservation.
Tribal officials say they ordered 39-year-old Calvin John Andrist removed from a home
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| Man banished from Turtle Mountain reservation May 19 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
BELCOURT, N.D. - The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa has removed a non-Indian man from the reservation under a new banishment code aimed at cracking down on drug abuse and other problems.
Calvin John Andrist, 39, was remov
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| Beating Death Arrest Dec 1 2005 12:00AM
Twenty-year-old Kippy Wilson is being held in the Rolette County Jail, awaiting extradition.
Authorities say Wilson is wanted in the death of 23-year-old Samuel Dow, who was found November Sixth in a basement in Cass Lake, Minnesot
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| Wind Farms Dec 1 2005 12:00AM
Border Winds Project hopes to have at least 23 turbines between Rolla and the Canadian border.
Frey Winds in Ward County south of Berthold would be smaller, generating about half the power of Border Winds.
George Youngerman i
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| Train-car wreck near Jamestown Mar 2 2005 12:00AM
Authorities say a convicted sex offender who triggered North Dakota's first statewide Amber Alert apparently killed himself just a half hour before he was to start serving an eleven-year prison sentence.
Stutsman County Sheriff Davi
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| Minot Attorney Reprimanded Jul 27 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ The state Supreme Court has reprimanded Minot lawyer Michael Ward.
The court also ordered Ward to repay $2,750 to James and Bonnie Mickelson and to pay the costs of his disciplinary proceedings.
The court said Ward failed
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| Man Who Triggered Amber Alert Killed Mar 2 2005 12:00AM
(AP) _ Authorities say a convicted sex offender who triggered the first statewide Amber alert apparently killed himself by parking his car on the railroad tracks, where it was struck by a coal train near Jamestown Tuesday morning.
St
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| Jobless Rate Still Low in ND Dec 2 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ North Dakota's unemployment rate for October was two-and-one-half percent. Job Service says that's unchanged from last year and down a tenth-of-a-percent from September.
The total state work force in October was 352-thousand-
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| Rolette County Teacher Gets National Honor Oct 16 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ A teacher in the Rolette County town of St. John has earned special recognition from the U-S Education Department.
First-grade teacher Arlene Vandal has received a ``No Child Left Behind American Star of Teaching'' award. Vand
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| Rolla Man Killed in Plane Crash Aug 13 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ The Highway Patrol has identified the pilot of a crop-spraying plane who was killed this week as 50-year-old Michael Gailfus of Rolla.
Authorities say Gailfus died when his plane crashed after hitting a windmill on the edge of
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| Crop Sprayer Crash Kills Area Man Aug 12 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ The Highway Patrol says the pilot of a crop-spraying plane was killed last night when the plane crashed after hitting a windmill on the edge of a Rolette County sunflower field.
The pilot's name has not yet been released.
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| Child Abduction Mar 8 2004 12:00AM
The 48-year-old man is being held today in the Stutsman County jail.
County prosecutor Fritz Fremgen says charges are being prepared and he expects to file them today. He wouldn't elaborate beyond that.
Fremgen says he doesn't
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| AMBER ALERT-Young girl still missing Mar 5 2004 12:00AM
Law enforcement officials are continuing their search for a missing 14-year-old Rolette County girl.
They believe Rachael Opstedal may have been abducted yesterday afternoon from her farm home possibly by a man and a woman who w
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| Amber Alert Mar 4 2004 12:00AM
The Highway Patrol says Rachel Opstadahl was abducted around 3:30 this afternoon by a male and a female from Rachel's home in Rolette. Rachel is described as a five-foot-four 230-pound white girl with long brown hair and brown eyes. S
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| Tribe Considers New Casino Jun 6 2004 12:00AM
(AP) The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is looking at plans for a casino outside the reservation, possibly in the Grand Forks area.
Plans have been in the works for several years, and the tribe has hired a casino expert to work on
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| Power Outages Continue-Disaster Declared May 14 2004 12:00AM
(AP) Officials with electric cooperatives estimate damage from this week's ice storm is in the millions of dollars.
Two local counties have filed disaster declarations with the state, and a third may do so soon.
Mountrail County f
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