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Sioux Case on Fast Track Feb 4 2010 7:16PM
The legal battle over when a decision will be made on the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo has been accellerated.
Attorneys will be ready for North Dakota Supreme Court arguments by March 22nd - much more quickly than a standard case before the court.
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| Lawyers agree on speedup for Fighting Sioux appeal Feb 4 2010 5:15AM
Attorneys have agreed on a schedule to
speed up the appeal of a lawsuit about whether the University of
North Dakota will continue using its Fighting Sioux athletics
nickname.
The lawyers say they'll be ready for North Dakota Supreme Court
argu
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Higher Ed Board Wants Fast Court Ruling Jan 21 2010 11:14PM
A lawsuit over the future of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo needs a speedy resolution.
That's the request of the state Board of Higher Education.
The board voted 5-to-3 today to ask the state Supreme Court to expedite the case.
The court is decid
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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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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 21 2010 4:13PM
North Dakota's Board of Higher
Education says the state should ask the Supreme Court to speed up
an appeal by Spirit Lake Sioux members who want to keep the
University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. The board
hopes to have a ruling within
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| Board delays decision on UND nickname Jan 21 2010 11:47AM
North Dakota's Board of Higher
Education says the state should ask the Supreme Court to speed up
an appeal by Spirit Lake Sioux members who want to keep the
University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
A state judge ruled last month tha
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Sioux Nickname Update Jan 16 2010 7:47PM
Members of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education say the fate of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname will likely be put on hold again.
The board planned to discuss the issue at a board meeting this Thursday,
but supporters of the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 16 2010 2:13AM
Supporters of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname are taking their case to the North
Dakota [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]].
An attorney for a group of [[kxtopic:spirit-lake-nd:t[Spirit Lake]:t]] Sioux tribal mem
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 16 2010 2:13AM
Supporters of the University of North
Dakota's [[kxtopic:fighting-sioux-nickname:t[Fighting Sioux nickname]:t]] are taking their case to the North
Dakota [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]]. A group of [[kxtopic:spirit-lake-nd:t[Spirit Lake]:t
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| Appeal filed in ND's Fighting Sioux nickname case Jan 15 2010 5:37PM
Supporters of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname are taking their case to the North
Dakota Supreme Court.
An attorney for a group of Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members
filed an appeal notice with the Supreme Court late Friday
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 8 2010 11:05AM
Extreme, dangerous cold is blanketing the
Dakotas for a second day.
The National Weather Service says overnight temperatures dropped
as low as 32 degrees below zero in North Dakota's capital city of
Bismarck. Wind chills in North Dakota and Sout
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| ND man sentenced for assaulting officer Jan 8 2010 6:46AM
A St. Michael man has been sentenced to 3 1/2
years in prison for assaulting a federal officer. Acting U.S.
Attorney Lynn Jordheim says 43-year-old Kenneth Demarce Sr. pleaded
guilty last October to kicking a police chief on the Spirit Lake
Reserva
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 20 2009 4:27PM
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee
says the House must stick close to the Senate's version of health
care reform or risk losing the 60 votes needed to pass it in the
Senate.
Sen. Kent Conrad, a Democrat from North Dakota, said on "Fox
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| More families get free toys in Grand Forks, SD Dec 20 2009 3:24PM
A record number of families in the
Grand Forks area are benefiting from Toys for Tots this holiday
season.
Coordinator Pat Berger says the campaign distributed presents to
about 600 children younger than 12 during its three-day
distribution. Th
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Fighting Sioux Nickname Dec 19 2009 8:11PM
Supporters of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname say they'll appeal a court ruling
that allows the Board of Higher Education to drop the name.
Grand Forks attorney Patrick Morley represents Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who su
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Fighting Sioux Nickname Dec 19 2009 7:23PM
Supporters of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname say they'll appeal a court ruling
that allows the Board of Higher Education to drop the name.
Grand Forks attorney Patrick Morley represents Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who su
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 19 2009 4:27PM
A woman accused of taking part in a
police standoff that ended in a barrage of gunfire has pleaded
guilty to two lesser charges.
Jacquelin Mink entered the plea Friday to charges of reckless
endangerment and conspiracy to commit robbery. She had
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Dec 19 2009 6:46AM
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem is pleased with a judge's ruling that the Board of Higher
Education has authority to decide whether to change the University
of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. The judge concluded a
group of Spiri
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| Fighting Sioux nickname supporters to appeal Dec 19 2009 5:15AM
Supporters of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname say they'll appeal a court ruling
that allows the Board of Higher Education to drop the name.
Grand Forks attorney Patrick Morley represents Spirit Lake Sioux
tribal members
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 19 2009 2:14AM
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem says he's pleased with a judge's ruling on the University
of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
The ruling says the Board of Higher Education has authority
under the North Dakota Constitution to
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Judge Rules on Sioux Issue Dec 18 2009 7:23PM
A lawsuit to keep the Univeristy of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname has been thrown out.
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant decided to throw out the lawsuit by a group of Spirit Lake tribal members.
The tribal members wanted the state Boar
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| ND attorney general pleased with nickname ruling Dec 18 2009 6:26PM
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem says he's pleased with a judge's ruling on the University
of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
The ruling says the Board of Higher Education has authority
under the North Dakota Constitution to
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Dec 18 2009 4:13PM
A district judge has thrown out a lawsuit by
a group of Spirit Lake tribal members who want the University of
North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname. The state Board
of Higher Education has voted to abolish the nickname. Northeast
District
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| Board member: 'Fighting Sioux' ruling justified Dec 18 2009 3:45PM
The vice president of North Dakota's Board
of Higher Education says a judge's ruling on the University of
North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is the right one.
The ruling says the board has authority to decide whether to
change the nickname,
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| Judge throws out Sioux nickname lawsuit Dec 18 2009 3:24PM
A district judge has thrown out a lawsuit by
a group of Spirit Lake tribal members who want the University of
North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.
The state Board of Higher Education has voted to abolish the
nickname. Some members w
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 10 2009 2:13AM
A storm system that moved eastward
across the Plains brought dangerously cold weather to the Dakotas.
The National Weather Service on Wednesday morning said the
combination of cold temperatures and wind made it feel as cold as
40 below zero in s
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Fighting Sioux Nickname Dec 9 2009 10:59PM
The dispute over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname could be ruled on sooner than later.
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant says he will rule by Christmas in the dispute between the state and Spirit Lake Sioux.
North D
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Dec 9 2009 4:13PM
Northeast District Judge Michael
Sturdevant says he'll rule by Christmas in a dispute between the
state and the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe over the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. North Dakota's Board of Higher
Education wants Stur
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| Judge to rule soon in UND nickname dispute Dec 9 2009 12:43PM
Northeast District Judge Michael
Sturdevant says he will rule by Christmas in a dispute between the
state and the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe over the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education wan
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 21 2009 4:34PM
Five North Dakota ranchers and farmers
have been named to serve on the state's Farm Service Agency
committee.
North Dakota's Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep.
Earl Pomeroy announced the appointments on Friday.
The new FSA co
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 21 2009 6:46AM
North Dakota is seeking to dismiss a
lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who want the
University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem filed the motion yesterday. A
judge has barred the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 21 2009 2:13AM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed
a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal
members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its
Fighting Sioux nickname.
Stenehjem filed the motion on Friday. He met with the
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| ND seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Sioux nickname Nov 20 2009 6:05PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed
a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal
members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its
Fighting Sioux nickname.
Stenehjem filed the motion on Friday. He met with the
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 20 2009 2:13AM
The state Board of Higher Education says it's
resolved a dispute on cost overruns for new presidents' houses at
North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
The board approved a plan that calls for the balance to be paid
from N
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Higher Ed Board on Sioux Nov 19 2009 7:19PM
North Dakota's attorney general says his office is ready to respond to an restraining order regarding the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo at the University of North Dakota.
Wayne Stenehjem met in executive session with the Board of Higher Education th
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Nov 19 2009 4:48PM
Minnesota Vikings coach Brad
Childress says he's reviewing the team's offer to extend his
contract. His current deal runs through next season. ESPN.com
reports an extension would keep Childress with the Vikings through
2013.
MINNEAPOLIS (A
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Nov 19 2009 4:48PM
Minnesota Vikings coach Brad
Childress says he's reviewing the team's offer to extend his
contract. His current deal runs through next season. ESPN.com
reports an extension would keep Childress with the Vikings through
2013.
MINNEAPOLIS (A
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Nov 19 2009 4:48PM
Minnesota Vikings coach Brad
Childress says he's reviewing the team's offer to extend his
contract. His current deal runs through next season. ESPN.com
reports an extension would keep Childress with the Vikings through
2013.
MINNEAPOLIS (A
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 19 2009 4:27PM
The American Cancer Society says it
will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South
Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote.
Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director,
says the societ
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 19 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota's attorney general says the
state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux
tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its
Fighting Sioux nickname.
The Board of Higher Education has said it will r
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| State seeks dismissal of lawsuit over nickname Nov 19 2009 2:56PM
North Dakota's attorney general says the
state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux
tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its
Fighting Sioux nickname.
The Board of Higher Education has said it will r
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| State seeks dismissal of lawsuit over nickname Nov 19 2009 2:56PM
North Dakota's attorney general says the
state will seek to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux
tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its
Fighting Sioux nickname.
The Board of Higher Education has said it will r
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| Chancellor: No Standing Rock nickname vote Nov 19 2009 11:54AM
The chancellor of the state university system
says the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has not discussed the
possibility of a reservation-wide vote on the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
The state Board of Higher Educati
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| Chancellor: No Standing Rock nickname vote Nov 19 2009 11:54AM
The chancellor of the state university system
says the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has not discussed the
possibility of a reservation-wide vote on the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
The state Board of Higher Educati
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| ND chancellor to meet Standing Rock tribal chairman... Nov 12 2009 5:23PM
The chancellor of North Dakota's
university system is meeting tomorrow with the chairman of the
Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
Bill Goetz says he and Charles Murphy will be discussing the
University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and whet
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 12 2009 4:14PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and North
Dakota higher education officials are discussing how to respond to
a judge's order that bars a change in the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
Stenehjem said he talked over the issue
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| ND officials discuss Fighting Sioux lawsuit Nov 12 2009 12:01PM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and North
Dakota higher education officials are discussing how to respond to
a judge's order that bars a change in the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
Stenehjem said he talked over the issue
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Fighting Sioux Court Case Nov 10 2009 9:42PM
The North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname will remain so until after a December 9th hearing.
Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau barred the state Board of Higher Education from doing away with the nickname.
Monday's order was in response to a lawsuit
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| Judge blocks UND from changing nickname Nov 10 2009 8:11PM
A judge has temporarily blocked higher
education officials from changing the University of North Dakota's
Fighting Sioux nickname.
The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education,
Richie Smith, said Tuesday that the order could delay t
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 10 2009 4:13PM
The president of North Dakota's Board of
Higher Education says a judge's order on the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is "bizarre."
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant has barred the board
from changing the nickname be
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| Board pres: Judge order on UND nickname 'bizarre' Nov 10 2009 3:31PM
The president of North Dakota's Board of
Higher Education says a judge's order on the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is "bizarre."
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant has barred the board
from changing the nickname be
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| Board pres: Judge order on UND nickname 'bizarre' Nov 10 2009 3:31PM
The president of North Dakota's Board of
Higher Education says a judge's order on the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is "bizarre."
Northeast District Judge Michael Sturdevant has barred the board
from changing the nickname be
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 10 2009 7:07AM
A judge has issued a temporary
restraining order that bars the state Board of Higher Education
from retiring the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux
nickname until after a hearing next month. Judge Michael Sturdevant
of Bottineau ruled in a l
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 10 2009 2:14AM
A judge is barring the state Board of
Higher Education from doing away with the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a Dec. 9 hearing.
Monday's order from Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau is in
response to a laws
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| Order bars retiring nickname until after hearing Nov 9 2009 11:13PM
A judge is barring the state Board of
Higher Education from doing away with the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a Dec. 9 hearing.
Monday's order from Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau is in
response to a laws
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| ND chancellor seeks meeting with tribal chairman Nov 9 2009 7:57PM
The chancellor of North Dakota's
university system has asked Standing Rock Sioux tribal Chairman
Charles Murphy to meet with him to talk about the University of
North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
Chancellor William Goetz, in a letter to Mur
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| Standing Rock chairman wants no nickname deadline Nov 2 2009 12:36PM
Standing Rock tribal Chairman Charles
Murphy says the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux
nickname is not at the top of his administration's priorities right
now but he's willing to talk about it if no deadlines are imposed.
In a letter
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| Standing Rock chairman wants no nickname deadline Nov 2 2009 12:36PM
Standing Rock tribal Chairman Charles
Murphy says the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux
nickname is not at the top of his administration's priorities right
now but he's willing to talk about it if no deadlines are imposed.
In a letter
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| Man who bought bald eagle sentenced Oct 27 2009 7:14AM
A man who bought a bald eagle that was
shot on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation has been given two years
probation.
Authorities said 52-year-old Kim Robertson pleaded guilty Monday
to purchasing the bird from his brother, James. The 44-year-ol
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 27 2009 7:00AM
North Dakota State University researchers
say much of this year's hard red spring wheat and durum crop in the
Upper Midwest made top quality. A big reason is good weather during
the growing season.
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) The Red River Basin Co
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 23 2009 2:13AM
A Fort Totten woman has been sentenced to
six-and-a-half years in prison on a voluntary manslaughter charge
for stabbing her boyfriend to death. Authorities say Rebecca Brown
stabbed the man in January on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.
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| Woman sentenced to 6 1/2 years for boyfriend's death... Oct 22 2009 8:32PM
A woman has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in
prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death.
Rebecca Brown of Fort Totten was sentenced Thursday on a
voluntary manslaughter charge.
Authorities said the 49-year-old Brown stabbed 36-year-old Dere
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| ND marks First Nations Day Oct 9 2009 3:45PM
On First Nations Day, state and tribal
leaders said it was time to reflect on the contributions of Native
Americans.
Gov. John Hoeven signed a First Nations Day proclamation during
a special ceremony Friday at the state Capitol.
Spirit Lak
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Sioux Nickname Deadline Delayed Oct 2 2009 11:47AM
The debate over the UND Fighting Sioux logo and nickname isn't over.
The State Board of Higher Education says it needs more time to make a decision about keepingor dropping the indian head logo.
The board today voted to extend the deadline for a de
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UND - Extension Oct 1 2009 7:08PM
The UND Fighting Sioux nickname stays...for now.
Today, the North Dakota Board of Higher Education voted to approve a thirty day extension.
The decision gives the Standing Rock tribal council time to decide if it will support the nickname.
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Charles Murphy Wins Oct 1 2009 12:58PM
The Board of Higher Ed's vote comes a day after the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council election...
Former Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Charles Murphy defeated incumbent Ron His Horse
Is Thunder to win back the job.
Unofficial resu
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 29 2009 11:12AM
The post office in the northeast North Dakota
town of Crary is closing and its future is uncertain.
U.S. Postal Service spokesman Pete Nowacki says the postmaster
resigned and no one applied to fill the job. Service at the post
office was being
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| Antinickname rally set at UND Sep 29 2009 7:42AM
Opponents of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo are planning
a rally at the university's American Indian center.
The Wednesday rally will come a day before the state Board of
Higher Education is schedul
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Sioux Deadline Approaching Sep 28 2009 11:00PM
Will the University of North Dakota have to banish its "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo?
As of right now, the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe has given its approval to keep the Sioux but the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has not.
The tribal council chairman there
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Fighting Sioux Nickname and Logo Sep 28 2009 10:59PM
The future of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname is a fiery debate exploding from the UND campus in Grand Forks... to different reservations and communities around the country.
Reporter Amber Schatz travels to the one place where approval is still needed to k
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 26 2009 2:13AM
Three Fargo police officers are being credited
with helping save people in an apartment building from a Wednesday
night fire that killed one of the residents.
The fire broke out after 11 o'clock at night, when many in the
building were asleep.
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| Fighting Sioux nickname may get new deadline Sep 25 2009 4:41PM
The state Board of Higher [[kxtopic:education:t[education]:t]] will
discuss whether to extend an Oct. 1 deadline for changing the
University of [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s Fighting Sioux nickname.
The board has scheduled a teleph
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 25 2009 11:12AM
Authorities have identified a man who died in
an apartment building fire in Fargo.
Authorities say 27-year-old William Nelson was found in the
hallway outside his third-floor apartment late Wednesday. They say
he died as a result of the fire.
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| Official Spirit Lake nickname support opposed Sep 25 2009 7:35AM
Members of the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe
who oppose the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname
say they will seek reversal of a Tribal Council resolution
supporting the moniker.
Erich Longie says opponents plan to meet with the Counc
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 20 2009 2:13AM
The Spirit Lake Sioux tribe has passed
a resolution supporting the University of North Dakota's Fighting
Sioux nickname. A tribe spokeswoman says the council hopes the
resolution prompts the Standing Rock Sioux tribe to support UND's
nickname. The No
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| Spirit Lake tribe OKs measure supporting UND Sep 19 2009 6:40PM
The Spirit Lake Sioux tribe has passed
a resolution supporting the University of North Dakota's Fighting
Sioux nickname.
Tribal council members adopted the measure on Friday. The vote
was unanimous.
The resolution confirms the results of a
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Sioux Nickname Gets Positive Vote Sep 17 2009 7:38PM
The deadline for the Fighting Sioux nickname at UND is two weeks away, and there's news today that the name and logo got support from one of two Sioux tribes in the state.
The Spirit Lake Tribal Council has formally acknowledged that 67-percent of its me
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 17 2009 4:34PM
The Minnesota Wild have signed right wing
Petr Sykora to a one-year contract. Sykora was fourth on the
Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins last season with 46 points
in 76 games. He has 300 career goals and has been in the Stanley
Cup finals fiv
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 17 2009 4:34PM
The Minnesota Wild have signed right wing
Petr Sykora to a one-year contract. Sykora was fourth on the
Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins last season with 46 points
in 76 games. He has 300 career goals and has been in the Stanley
Cup finals fiv
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 17 2009 4:34PM
The Minnesota Wild have signed right wing
Petr Sykora to a one-year contract. Sykora was fourth on the
Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins last season with 46 points
in 76 games. He has 300 career goals and has been in the Stanley
Cup finals fiv
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