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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 17 2009 2:14AM
Federal Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano says she won't start any new border construction
projects while her department reviews how those projects were
chosen.
Homeland Security already has signed many construction
contracts, includ
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| First cattle anthrax case reported in ND Sep 16 2009 6:54PM
Cattle have tested positive for anthrax in
southwestern North Dakota, the first case in the state this year.
State Veterinarian Susan Keller says the case was reported along
the Hettinger-Slope county line. She says it's the first confirmed
case
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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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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 9 2009 2:15AM
A new report shows [[kxtopic:slope-county-nd:t[Slope County]:t]] in
southwestern [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] had the highest annual wages among the
state's counties last year. The Job Service North Dakota summer
report shows the county
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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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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 24 2009 11:12AM
A federal appeals court has ruled that the
Interior Department must account for century-old land royalties
owed to American Indians, reversing a lower court's ruling that the
task is impossible.
A 2008 decision by U.S. District Judge James Rober
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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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| Company finds scarce mineral in ND coal seam Aug 26 2008 5:59PM
An Australian company drilling test holes
for uranium in southwest North Dakota says it also has found a
scarce and valuable substance known as germanium
(jer-MAY'-nee-uhm).
That's a mineral used in making semiconductors, transistors and
infrar
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| Company finds scarce mineral in ND coal seam Aug 26 2008 5:59PM
An Australian company drilling test holes
for uranium in southwest North Dakota says it also has found a
scarce and valuable substance known as germanium.
That's a mineral used in making semiconductors, transistors and
infrared equipment.
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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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| Exploratory drilling for uranium under way in North Dakota... Jul 3 2008 4:56PM
Exploratory drilling for uranium is under
way in southwest North Dakota.
It's being done by an Australian company and it's the first
search for the radioactive element in North Dakota in three
decades.
Bismarck-based Formation Resources i
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| Bismarck company seeks permit to explore for uranium... Apr 25 2008 11:47AM
The state geologist says a Bismarck
company has made the first application to the state since 1980 to
explore for uranium.
Formation Resources of Bismarck wants to explore in southeastern
Billings County and north central Slope County.
Geo
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| Report says Slope County saw the greatest percentage drop in... Apr 24 2008 5:58PM
A report out today says Slope County
showed the great percentage drop in county personal income from
2005 to 2006.
The report from the federal Commerce Department's Bureau of
Economic Analysis says Slope County's personal income dropped 43
perc
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| Obama wins ND Democratic presidential caucuses Feb 5 2008 9:23PM
Barack Obama has won North Dakota's
Democratic presidential caucuses over Hillary Clinton.
Rural returns favored the Illinois senator, and Obama easily won
Fargo.
With 42 of North Dakota's 47 precincts reporting, Obama had
11,381 votes, or
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| Counties with most, least white residents Aug 9 2007 7:12AM
The counties that had the highest and lowest percentage of
non-Hispanic whites in 2006:
Highest
County White
Slope County, N.D. 99.3
Scott County, Ill. 99.2
Wheeler County, Neb. 99.1
Han
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| Tiny Slope County has wages above the state average... Aug 8 2007 10:12AM
Two years ago, Slope County ranked 42nd
among the state's 53 counties in the average wage for workers. Now
it's among the top 10 counties.
Oil development has made a difference.
Slope County is North Dakota's smallest in population, with
a
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| Homes reported damaged in White Shield Jul 10 2007 8:21AM
Damage is reported to manufactured homes in the
White Shield area after high winds last night.
The National Weather Service says it got a report of at least
one injury during the storm.
Meteorologist Rich Leblang says trees that were one-an
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| Slope County crash claims second victim Jul 9 2007 4:13PM
A second person has died as the result of a
pickup crash in North Dakota last week.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Thomas Owens
from Baker, Montana, died at a Bismarck hospital Saturday
afternoon.
He was a passenger in th
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| Slope County crash claims second victim Jul 9 2007 2:21PM
A second person has died as the result of a
pickup crash in Slope County last week.
The Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Thomas Owens from Baker,
Montana, died at a Bismarck hospital Saturday afternoon.
He was a passenger in the pickup that
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| Authorities identify Montana woman killed in N.D. crash... Jul 7 2007 1:21PM
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a
Montana woman killed in a pickup crash there early Thursday.
Authorities say 26-year-old Tandra Allen of Baker, Montana, was
a passenger in a pickup that rolled over along on U-S Highway 12 in
Slo
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| Authorities identify Montana woman killed in pickup crash... Jul 6 2007 2:51PM
The Highway Patrol has identified a Montana woman
killed in a pickup crash in Slope County early yesterday morning.
Authorities say 26-year-old Tandra Allen of Baker, Montana was a
passenger in a pickup that rolled over along on U-S Highway 12 in
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| Montana woman killed in pickup crash Jul 5 2007 1:42PM
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Montana
woman was killed early this morning, when the pickup in which she
was riding crashed on U-S Highway 12 in Slope County, just east of
the Montana state line.
The victim was 26-years old, from Baker M
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| Montana woman killed in pickup crash Jul 5 2007 12:34PM
The [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says a woman was killed early
this morning after the pickup in which she was riding crashed on
U-S Highway 12 in Slope County, just east of the Montana state
line.
The victim was 26-years old, f
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| Organizers say companies renege on promise of toys Dec 21 2006 8:12AM
A Hettinger woman has spent the past week
getting ready for truckloads of toys that were to be delivered from
companies through a "Today" show toy drive.
Kim Schalesky says some toys came but some companies have
reneged.
The "Today" show
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| Minot warden seeking suspects in killing of bull moose... Nov 15 2006 11:33AM
Authorities are looking for suspects in the
killing of a young bull moose near the town of Norwich.
Minot-area game Warden Alan Howard says the moose was seen alive
Sunday morning but was found dead that night. He says the "Report
All Poachers"
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| Forest Service taking comments on Maah Dahh Hey expansion... Sep 27 2006 4:12PM
The Forest Service is considering a 46-mile
expansion of the Maah Daah Hey Trail in southwestern North Dakota.
The agency is taking comments on the idea through next Monday.
Engineer Curt Glasoe says the expansion would be called "Maah
Daah
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| Large disaster exercise planned in Slope County Sep 9 2006 7:51AM
A large-scale disaster exercise is being
conducted today in northwestern Slope County.
The mock disaster scenario involves a missing airplane that
might contain terrorists with biological weapons.
Bowman County Emergency Manager Dean Pearso
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| Hoeven Appoints William A. Herauf To Southwest Judicial District Bench Aug 2 2006 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today appointed Dickinson attorney William A. Herauf to serve on the Southwest
Judicial District bench. He expects to assume the position upon the retirement of Judge Ron Hilden.
Herauf has practiced law in Dick
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| Four western counties get higher federal payments for leases May 24 2006 12:00AM
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. - Four western North Dakota counties have more money for schools and roads, thanks to Forest Service checks covering mineral and grazing leases and oil royalty income on the Little Missouri National Grasslands.
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| Slope County leads in concealed weapons permits Aug 22 2005 12:00AM
Slope County may be the least populated county in North Dakota. But it has more concealed weapons permits per capita than anywhere else in the state.
Figures from the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation show the county had 33 regi
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| School closing Apr 18 2005 12:00AM
The Bowman Cottage School is closing next month after 98 years of classes.
The one-room school only has two students. It's located about ten miles north of town in Bowman County, in southwest North Dakota.
State officials say it'
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| MORTON COUNTY VOTERS TO GIVE OPINION ON CLOUD SEEDING PROJECT. Oct 23 2004 12:00AM
But one county official says he thinks voters may oppose the measure, because they don't understand it.
Andy Mork is chairman of the Morton County water board. He says another challenge for the project is the likelihood that the coun
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| Change in weather helps firefighters Sep 3 2004 12:00AM
A change in the weather has helped firefighters battling a four-thousand-acre grasslands blaze in southwestern North Dakota.
But officials aren't calling it contained yet.
Colleen Reinke with the Forest Service says officials are
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| Cloud Seeding Could Add Another County Oct 24 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ On Election Day, Morton County voters will be asked for their opinion on joining a state cloud-seeding project. But one county official says he thinks voters may oppose the measure, because they don't understand it.
Andy Mork
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| Tractor May Have Ignited Fire Sep 3 2004 12:00AM
(AP) _ Firefighters in southwestern North Dakota are looking at a tractor as the possible cause of a grass fire that's burned about four-thousand acres since Wednesday.
Forest Service spokeswoman Colleen Reinke says a tractor burned
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| Oil worker killed near Marmarth May 1 2003 12:00AM
Authorities say a 23-year-old oil worker was killed yesterday near Marmarth.
Slope County Sheriff Pat Lorge says a steel pipe rack fell on the worker and crushed him. Lorge says the man was taken a hospital in Baker, Montana, where h
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| NOXIOUS WEED INFESTATIONS DECLINE IN NORTH DAKOTA Apr 27 2006 12:00AM
BISMARCK – Leafy spurge
edged out Canada thistle as North Dakota’s
worst noxious weed in 2005, but the reported acreage for both weeds was down
slightly from 2004, according to a new report from the North Dakota Department
of A
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