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(Following Advance for Use Wednesday, March 10) Mar 1 2010 9:13AM
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, March 10, the 69th day of 2010. There are
296 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over
Alexander Graham Bell's te
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Feb 18 2010 2:41AM
The husband of one of the eight Americans
released yesterday from a Haitian prison says God has helped the
families get through a difficult couple of weeks.
Eric Thompson spoke with reporters in Meridian, Idaho, as Carla
Thompson and her fellow
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 21 2010 4:13PM
North Dakota Republican U.S. House
candidate Kevin Cramer says Congress needs to vote down its health
care overhaul package and start over.
Cramer says incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy has been sending
"mixed messages" on whether he believes the
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| Fargo center for the homeless closes Jan 21 2010 8:03AM
A drop-in center for the homeless in North
Dakota's largest city has closed, in the dead of winter.
The Rev. Rich Zeck with First United Methodist Church in Fargo
says no one will be left out in the cold. A sign on the Wesley
Center's door direc
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| Salvation Army in SC gets help after check fraud Jan 13 2010 11:47AM
A Salvation Army chapter in South
Carolina says it is receiving donations from as far away as
California after it was victimized by a hoax involving a fake
check.
Capt. Anthony Juliana said Wednesday the agency had received
over $75,000 from mo
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| SC charities hit by fake checks in Christmas hoax Jan 6 2010 9:55AM
Somebody mailed fake holiday checks to
several South Carolina charities, and now a Salvation Army chapter
may have to cut services for the needy.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Wednesday that the
Salvation Army received a $25,000 ch
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Kiwanis Club Donates Jan 5 2010 8:26PM
Local youth-related charities picked up some nice checks today, thanks to the Minot Kiwanis Club.
Members of the group raised funds through a special Santa's Night in December.
Money from that effort was donated to groups such as the Boy Scouts and Sal
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Kettle Drive for 2009 Jan 5 2010 7:17PM
With a struggling economy the local Salvation Army was looking for help this holiday season.
The Annual red kettle drive aims to help those in need.
With the help of volunteers donations were collected from Mid-November until Christmas eve.
And...Base
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| More security...Passengers may have foiled attack...Highways... Dec 25 2009 8:04PM
Federal officials say additional security
measures are being taken, in response to what's described as an
effort by a Nigerian man to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane as
it was about to land in Detroit today on a flight from Amsterdam.
Witnesses
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 25 2009 5:02PM
A Delta Airlines official says a passenger
aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport set off firecrackers
aboard the plane, causing a commotion and some minor injuries.
Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott says Flight 253, an Airbus 330
carrying
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| Plane disturbance...Questions about video...Cardinal hospitalized... Dec 25 2009 3:03PM
A Delta Airlines official says a passenger
aboard a plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport set off firecrackers
aboard the plane, causing a commotion and some minor injuries. The
plane was arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam when the incident took
plac
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| Salvation Army major shot in front of children Dec 25 2009 2:21PM
Arkansas police are looking for two men
who shot and killed a Salvation Army major in front of his three
young children outside the organization's community center in North
Little Rock.
Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper says two men accosted
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Dec 24 2009 7:42AM
The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a
jury verdict in the case of a Park County sheriff's deputy who won
a wrongful termination lawsuit after being fired for
insubordination. The allegations stemmed from Blake Blatter's
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 23 2009 4:06PM
Two high school football players in a
rural Montana town are accused of assaulting another player in what
their coach describes as hazing.
The Yellowstone County attorney's office is weighing possible
criminal charges.
Law enforcement and
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| Helena Salvation Army gets gold coin Dec 23 2009 9:27AM
An anonymous donor placed a gold coin in a
Salvation Army kettle at a Helena grocery store over the weekend.
Capt. Kathleen Johnson says the half-ounce Liberty coin is worth
at least $565. She says donations to the kettles have been down
this ye
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| Agency meets fundraising goal Dec 22 2009 5:22AM
The Salvation Army at Watertown has put
its bells and red kettles away for the year.
Lieutenant Tony Bowers says the organization surpassed its
$73,000 fundraising goal this Christmas season and decided to end
its bell-ringing campaign a few day
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Salvation Army Blows its Horn Dec 21 2009 7:17PM
The sound of ringing bells has become a well-known trademark of the Salvation Army throughout the holidays.
But today, one man was supporting the same cause in a slightly different way...
Tim Parker is a Salvation Army member stationed in Minneapolis,
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December 21 Salvation Army Dec 21 2009 2:57PM
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Firefighter Collections Dec 19 2009 8:26PM
Firefighters respond to Wal-mart and Central Market today for a call of their own.
They're helping the Salvation Army with their red-kettle campaign.
Although, these firefighters are using something more appropriate to catch the cash.
For the
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Salvation Army Toy Distribution Dec 18 2009 7:24PM
We see the bell ringers outside stores and throughout the community, but have you ever wondered where the money they collect ends up?
Today, Dan Erdmann caught up with our local Salvation Army as they brightened the holidays for hundreds in need.
(Dan E
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Charitable Giving Helps Dec 18 2009 7:23PM
Whether you donate at church, give to the United Way, drop change in the Salvation Army kettles, or make a major donation to a foundation, you're making a difference in people's lives.
That's the message Ken Kitzman of the Minot Area Community
Foundat
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Horn Player Bell Ringer Dec 18 2009 7:03PM
He's spreading the spirit of the season one note at a time.
(music plays)
Major Tim Parker works for the Salvation Army in the Twin Cities area.
This season Parker is traveling the state bringing Christmas cheer to every kettle location he plays at.
S
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| Gold coin dropped in Salvation Army kettle Dec 15 2009 7:07AM
Workers who emptied a Salvation Army
kettle in Aberdeen found more than just small bills and change.
Officials say someone dropped a 1982 Canadian 1-ounce gold coin
worth about $1,000 into the donation kettle.
Salvation Army Capt. Michael C
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Salvation Army Working For Needy Dec 7 2009 7:15PM
Giving the gift of time can be more appreciated than any other present this time of year.
As Catherine Ross explains, one local charity needs the community's help this month to keep others from getting left out in the cold.
The familiar sound of bell
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| Browns get blackout lifted for Sunday Dec 4 2009 3:31PM
The Cleveland Browns have avoided a blackout
for Sunday's game against San Diego by joining with a TV station
and several local businesses to guarantee a sellout.
The game will be shown in the Cleveland area on WOIO-TV.
The remaining ticket
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Giving Back Dec 3 2009 7:03PM
It's beginning to look a lot more like Christmas, especially as snow covers most of the area.
With just 22 days until Santa arrives, many local businesses are gearing up to give to those less fortunate.
Reporter Kate Schell has more.
They're
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| Ohio bell ringer back after red kettle stolen Dec 2 2009 9:55AM
A Salvation Army bell ringer whose red
kettle was stolen last weekend is back on the job outside a
northwest Ohio store.
Brenda Webb says she won't let the theft frighten her.
Police have charged Shawn Krieger of Toledo with swiping the
ke
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Dec 1 2009 2:41AM
Actress Sandra Bullock says meeting Leigh
Anne Tuohy (lee ann TOO'-ee), who she portrays in "The Blind
Side," showed her there really are some Christians who "walk the
walk."
The film presents the true story of the Tuohys a well-off
white family
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| First orders...Manhunt in Seattle...Party crashers Dec 1 2009 1:03AM
President Barack Obama has already sent his
first orders in his revised Afghan war plans. At least one group of
Marines will be in place by Christmas, the first of as many as
35,000 troops to be deployed over the year. They'll bolster a force
of 71,0
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 30 2009 10:17PM
President Barack Obama has already sent his
first orders as he prepares to spell out a new and expanded
strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
At least one group of Marines will be deployed and in place by
Christmas, the vanguard of a force number
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| Afghan deployments coming...Manhunt update...Party crashing probe... Nov 30 2009 9:56PM
At least one group of Marines will be in place
in Afghanistan by Christmas. It's President Barack Obama's first
order as he prepares to expand the U.S. military presence there by
as many as 35,000 troops. He'll present his revised war strategy to
the
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| Stocks weaken...Help for homeowners...Fed reeling in cash... Nov 30 2009 1:11PM
Stocks have been mostly lower since the opening
bell. Investors are continuing to monitor developments linked to
Dubai's massive debt load, as well as the latest news about the
start of the holiday shopping season.
WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama a
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| Police: Christmashating Ohioan swipes red kettle Nov 30 2009 11:54AM
Police in northwest Ohio have arrested a man
who they say swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full of donated
money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to the ground.
Police in Maumee (maw-MEE') say 44-year-old Shawn Krieger of
Toledo gr
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| Christmashating Ohioan nabs Salvation Army kettle Nov 30 2009 7:35AM
Police in northwest Ohio say a man who
claimed to hate Christmas swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full
of donated money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to
the ground when she tried to take it back.
Police in Maumee (maw-MEE') say
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Salvation Army Bell Ringers Nov 28 2009 7:10PM
The holiday season is also the season of giving, and as we do our shopping to give gifts to family and friends, a familiar sound helps to remind us, there are others in need of some giving as well.
The Salvation Army bell ringers are a group of volunteer
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Nov 27 2009 3:04AM
St. Paul police have two suspects in
custody after the shooting death of a 15-year-old male. A police
spokesman tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press the shooting may have
been unintentional, but says the circumstances are still under
investigation.
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 27 2009 2:41AM
The nation has given thanks for its collective
and singular blessings.
In the nation's capital, President Barack Obama said the
country's thoughts and prayers were with the many families
"marking Thanksgiving with an empty seat."
The day was
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 27 2009 1:45AM
St. Paul police have two suspects in
custody after the shooting death of a 15-year-old male.
The victim has not been identified. Police found him with a
gunshot shortly after 10 a.m when they responded to a residence on
the city's east side. He
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Stuffing Contest Nov 25 2009 7:15PM
It's a staple of many Thanksgiving meals across the country, and over the past several years it's also become a tradition at Minot's Parker Senior Center.
Stuffing is the featured item in an annual taste-tested competition at the center.
The KX stuffin
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 25 2009 4:13PM
President Barack Obama will be talking about
bolstering the war in Afghanistan, but his spokesman says he'll
also be looking ahead to a way out.
Obama will be telling the nation about his plans for the war
there during a speech Tuesday night fro
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| Salvation Army's iconic kettles going high tech Nov 25 2009 1:11PM
Those old-fashioned Salvation
Army kettles may be getting more high-tech donations.
The charity's bell-ringers are testing red kettles that take
debit and credit cards. The test of electronic payments comes at a
time when people are carrying les
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| Stocks rise...New home sales jump...Plastic donations... Nov 25 2009 9:41AM
Stocks are firming in the first hour of trading.
The market will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving and Wall Street
will be open for a-half session on Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) The number of newly laid-off workers filing
first-time unemploym
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November 23 Salvation Army Dinner Nov 23 2009 12:50PM
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| Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving Nov 20 2009 11:47AM
The [[kxtopic:salvation-army:t[Salvation Army]:t]] plans to serve 10,000 free
dinners across New York City this Thanksgiving. The meals are being
planned by a star chef, will be cooked by one of New York's
ritziest caterers and will cleaned up by empl
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Food Drive For Troops Nov 14 2009 7:29PM
The holiday season is fast approaching, but the season of giving is already upon us.
Minot's Fairfield Inn is asking for your help in making this, a year to remember for those in need.
Over the next several weeks, the hotel will serve as a drop-off poin
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November 4 Salvation Army busy season ahead Nov 4 2009 2:35PM
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 30 2009 11:05AM
Pierre officials are working to bring a
firearms business to the area.
The executive director of the city's Economic Development Corp.,
Jim Protexter, says the company currently is in another state and
is interested in the Pierre area.
Pro
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| Nonprofit groups worry about Sioux Falls tax hike Oct 30 2009 10:02AM
Non-profit groups in Sioux Falls are
worried about how to pay for a new multimillion dollar events
center.
Salvation Army Maj. Betty Bender is a member of a group of
non-profits that is asking the events center task force to rule out
a sales ta
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| First lady holds a coat drive in Billings Oct 14 2009 6:46AM
First lady Nancy Schweitzer is holding a
coat drive Wednesday in Billings to help get more winter coats for
charity.
The event at First Interstate Bank launches a six-week coat
drive across Montana, and is part of an effort in the Governor's
Of
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| Spearfish burglar gets 18year sentence Oct 2 2009 9:34AM
A man who admitted to burglarizing
several Spearfish businesses has been sentenced to 18 years in the
state penitentiary.
Twenty-year-old Nicholas Howell pleaded guilty in August to
seven counts of third-degree burglary in a plea deal with
pros
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| Terror probe...Yale case autopsy...Stocks climb...Comic actor Henry... Sep 16 2009 5:02PM
FBI agents are searching the home of a
Colorado man identified by law enforcement as having a possible
al-Qaida link. FBI agents and sheriff's deputies entered the home
of Najibullah (NAH-gee-bull-ah) Zazi (ZAH-zee) in suburban Denver
today to execut
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| Woman denies spanking stranger's toddler Sep 16 2009 4:34PM
A woman accused of spanking a stranger's
toddler is denying that she did anything wrong.
Gloria Ballard says she simply gave the boy a hug and gently
patted his backside because he was upset.
But police in Cincinnati say she took the boy ov
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| Ohio woman arrested for spanking stranger's child Sep 16 2009 1:04PM
Police say a woman has been arrested for
allegedly spanking another person's 2-year-old son in a Cincinnati
store.
Gloria Ballard was due in a Hamilton County on Wednesday to face
an assault charge.
Cincinnati police say the toddler said s
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Vehicle Strikes Child Sep 3 2009 7:03PM
A car pedestrian accident in south Bismarck sends a child to the hospital.
A child is struck by a car on south Washington this afternoon.
It happened near the Salvation Army around 3:15.
Witnesses say two kids were crossing the street he
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| Former Simpson codefendant completes drug program Aug 26 2009 5:30PM
A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's
completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead
of prison for a probation violation.
Charles Cashmore said Wednesday he's looking for work after a
nearly six-month Salvation Army tr
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| Former Simpson codefendant completes drug program Aug 26 2009 4:20PM
A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's
completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead
of prison for a probation violation.
Charles Cashmore said Wednesday he's looking for work after a
nearly six-month Salvation Army tr
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| Former OJ codefendant completes drug program Aug 26 2009 4:13PM
A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's
completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead
of prison for a probation violation.
Charles Cashmore said Wednesday he's looking for work after a
nearly six-month Salvation Army tr
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Fill The Bus Aug 14 2009 9:23PM
Over the next two weeks, school buses throughout the area will be filling with students headed back to class.
Recently, one bus in Minot was already filling-up-
with supplies for dozens of those students.
It was all part of the "Fill the Bus" campai
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August 4 Salvation Army Back to School Aug 4 2009 1:26PM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Jul 14 2009 2:56AM
The leader of the Episcopal Church says
19,000 more members die each year than are born or baptized into
the church a trend she hopes to reverse through evangelism.
In a news conference at the church's General Convention,
Presiding Bishop Katha
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 14 2009 2:16AM
A Crookston, Minn., man is accused of
trying to lure a minor in Devils Lake through an Internet chat
room.
Authorities say Gerald Pride had online chats with a Ramsey
County deputy posing as an underage girl and allegedly offered to
pay for sex
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| About 450 Dickinson homes damaged Jul 13 2009 8:04PM
The city of Dickinson says about 450
homes have some kind of damage from last Wednesday's tornado.
Officials say cleanup continues. They gave an update Monday on
some of the numbers.
The Red Cross has served about 5,000 meals since Thursday
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| Hoeven Provides Aid to Dickinson in Response to Storm Jul 9 2009 12:00AM
Governor Says Residents to Qualify for FEMA Individual Assistance
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today was in Dickinson to provide aid to city leaders in the aftermath of severe damages incurred in last night's storm. The Governor and local offic
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| Charities say need is up while giving is stressed Jun 16 2009 3:39PM
Charitable giving is down nationwide,
and the effects are being felt in Rapid City.
The assistant director of the Corner Stone Rescue Mission, Greg
Palmer, says costs and the number of people served are going up
but that income is down about $
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| Amid meltdown, charitable gifts in US fell in 2008 Jun 9 2009 11:34PM
A survey shows the recession took a toll on
charitable giving in 2008, a year that saw only the second
year-to-year decline in giving in more than 50 years.
The Giving USA Foundation's annual survey shows charitable
donations dropping by 2 perce
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| Update on the latest in religion news: May 27 2009 3:03AM
Two Washington-based Christian activists
say they're praying for Judge Sonia Sotomayor (SUHN'-ya
soh-toh-my-YOR') and for the senators who'll decide whether to
confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
Minutes after President Barack Obama ap
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 26 2009 3:37AM
A man whose body was recovered from a swift
stream southwest of Helena, after he left a campsite, has been
identified as 57-year-old Darrell Knowles of Helena.
The [[kxtopic:lewis-and-clark:t[Lewis and Clark]:t]] County coroner released the name.
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| Butte Salvation Army to reopen May 25 2009 11:27AM
The Salvation Army in Butte plans to reopen
on June 1, 11 days after closing for financial reasons.
Maj. Hendrik Aalders says privacy issues prevent him from
disclosing the details. In January, the Salvation Army closed its
Butte soup kitchen to
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 21 2009 11:33AM
A new report says that Native American
inmates were subjected to group strip searches before and after
sweat-lodge ceremonies at the private Crossroads Correctional
Center in Shelby.
The investigation followed complaints of discrimination at the
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... May 21 2009 10:11AM
A coroner's inquest has found that the
Pondera County Sheriff's Department was not responsible for the
death of 59-year-old Terry York of Conrad, who shot himself while
in custody. York was arrested in February, but the sheriff had
taken him back to
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 17 2009 2:06AM
The federal bankruptcy court in South
Dakota is seeing more cases than a year ago.
The number of personal and business filings through April was
581. That's 105 more than through the same four-month period last
year.
Tracy Gran is director
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| Aberdeen relief organizations seeing increase need May 16 2009 8:24AM
Relief organizations in Aberdeen say
they're seeing an increased need for everything from food stamps to
housing.
The Department of Social Services' Tarah Jahnig says all South
Dakota counties except Potter have recorded an increase in food
sta
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| Aberdeen relief organizations seeing increase need May 16 2009 8:17AM
Relief organizations in Aberdeen say
they're seeing an increased need for everything from food stamps to
housing.
The Department of Social Services' Tarah Jahnig says all South
Dakota counties except Potter have recorded an increase in food
sta
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| Clinton to promote memorial honoring 1995 bombing May 2 2009 6:40PM
Former President Bill Clinton visited the
memorial to the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City and says he will join
a new national board to promote the memorial's mission.
Clinton will serve on the Oklahoma City National Memorial's
Honorary National B
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Flood Fights for Non-Profits Apr 7 2009 7:17PM
When disaster strikes...we rely on each other to make it through.
In these times, certain organizations lead the effort to make sure you have what you need to keep living.
Brad Feldman talks with two organizations that have spent thousands of d
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Free food Apr 2 2009 7:16PM
Who doesn't like free food???
It is a way to say thanks to the many flood victims and volunteers...
The Little Caesars Love Kitchen is serving free pizza at the Civic Center tonight in cooperation with the Salvation Army.
They plan to
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| Unemployment as high as 7.3 percent in SD cities Mar 28 2009 4:13PM
February unemployment rates have been
released for South Dakota's largest cities, and Yankton had the
highest: 7.3 percent.
Watertown's rate rose to 7.2 percent, the second month in a row
it increased by a point and a half.
Here are the jo
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| Updated 2009 Flooding Incident Report - NDDES Mar 27 2009 10:24AM
ND Department of Emergency Services - Updated at 7:25am, March 27th, 2009
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| Minn., ND, flooding developments Mar 26 2009 7:16PM
By The Associated Press
Developments Thursday in spring flooding in Minnesota and North
Dakota:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty gives local governments and
licensed facilities authority to set up temporary care facilities
for ill, injured.
P
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Local Shelters Mar 25 2009 8:12PM
Shelters fill as more residents are forced out of their homes.
The American Red Cross has a shelter set up for flood evacuees.
The Shelter is located at First Free Evangelical located off North Washington Street.
Daytime Shelter Manager Diane Laub say
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