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Burleigh County Update Mar 21 2010 10:59PM
Closer to home now...
Flood forecasters say their main concerns are still Apple Creek and Beaver Creek... But a slow warmup has really helped this weekend.
Meteorologist Todd Hamilton, with the National Weather Service in Bismarck says Beaver Creek has
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| Goehring gets chance to run for ND ag commissioner Mar 21 2010 10:44AM
[[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] [[kxtopic:agriculture:t[Agriculture]:t]] Commissioner Doug
Goehring (GORE'-ing) is getting his third chance to be elected to
his job.
North Dakota Republican convention delegates on Sunday endorsed
Goeh
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Apple Creek Update Mar 21 2010 10:30AM
Cooler temperatures appear to have been a good thing for residents living along Apple Creek.
Water levels reached 15-point one-three feet early today and those levels are only expected to drop over the next couple of days.
Flood stage along Apple Creek i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 18 2010 3:38PM
The National Weather Service is
predicting a Red River crest in Grand Forks at between 47 and 49
feet, between Monday and Wednesday.
City officials are preparing to close two of the three bridges
connecting the city with neighboring East Grand F
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| Missing sex offender back in custody in Fargo Mar 18 2010 9:55AM
Fargo police say a high-risk sex offender who
cut off an electronic monitoring device he was wearing and
disappeared on Monday has been arrested.
Sgt. Mark Lykken says Thomas Eppler was taken into custody
Thursday after making arrangements to tu
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| Missing sex offender back in custody in Fargo Mar 18 2010 9:55AM
Fargo police say a high-risk sex offender who
cut off an electronic monitoring device he was wearing and
disappeared on Monday has been arrested.
Sgt. Mark Lykken says Thomas Eppler was taken into custody
Thursday after making arrangements to tu
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| Judge sets $500K bond for man charged with beating wife to death... Mar 13 2010 5:43AM
A Bismarck man who's accused of beating
his wife to death at the couple's home says he feels horrible about
what happened.
Derek Bollinger made his first appearance in South Central
District Court in Bismarck yesterday. Judge Sonna Anderson set
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| Legislator free on $500 bond after assault charge Mar 13 2010 4:40AM
A Bismarck state lawmaker is out of jail
on $500 bond for a charge of hitting his estranged wife.
Dave Weiler faces up to a year in jail. He has pleaded not
guilty, and he told [[kxtopic:south-central-district-judge:t[South Central District Judge
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Domestic Violence Turns Murder Mar 12 2010 7:08PM
A 30 year old woman is dead and police say the murder is the result of domestic violence.
27 year old Derek Bollinger is in jail charged with murdering his wife Jessica.
Donnell Preskey has the story...
Derek Bollinger called 9-1-1 at 12:1
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Man Charged in Death of his Wife Mar 12 2010 7:01PM
A 30 year old woman is dead and police say the murder is the result of domestic violence...
27 year old Derek Bollinger is in jail for murdering his wife Jessica...
Police were called to the couples home shortly after midnight.
Donnell Preske
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| Judge sets $500K bond for man charged with beating wife to death... Mar 12 2010 5:30PM
A judge set a $500,000 bond today for a
Bismarck man who is accused of beating his wife to death in front
of the woman's 3-year-old son.
Derek Bollinger made his first appearance in South Central
District Court in Bismarck this afternoon. He's c
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 12 2010 4:20PM
Gov. John Hoeven says oil companies will
be able to tap more than 5 million gallons of Missouri River water
daily for drilling operations beginning this summer.
The state and a water district in McKenzie County will share the
cost of a $7 millio
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| Bismarck man charged with murdering wife Mar 12 2010 3:03PM
Authorities say a Bismarck man beat his
wife to death in front of the woman's 3-year-old son.
Derek Bollinger was charged Friday with murder and abuse and
neglect of a child. His wife, Jessica Bollinger, was found at the
couple's Bismarck home.
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Derek Bollinger charged with murder Mar 12 2010 2:10PM
A 27-year-old Bismarck man is charged with murder and child abuse after officers found his wife unresponsive at their south Bismarck home.
Derek Bollinger was taken into custody at a rural Bismarck County residence by members of the Burleigh County She
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| Flood watch issued on Red River Mar 12 2010 8:03AM
The National Weather Service has issued a
flood watch for the Red River, saying it will rise five feet in a
week in Fargo-Moorhead.
The river on Monday is expected to surpass minor flood stage of
18 feet in the neighboring cities. Major flood st
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| Flood watch issued on Red River Mar 12 2010 7:49AM
The National Weather Service has issued a
flood watch for the Red River, saying it will rise five feet in a
week in Fargo-Moorhead.
The river on Monday is expected to surpass minor flood stage of
18 feet in the neighboring cities. Major flood st
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| Bismarck, Burleigh County work on flood prep Mar 9 2010 6:53AM
The city of Bismarck and Burleigh County
are working together to prepare for potential spring flooding.
Under the agreement, the county is using a building at the city
landfill for sandbagging operations, along with city equipment and
manpower.
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Sex offender moves to Bismarck Mar 8 2010 7:08PM
A sex offender recently released from prison is making his home in Bismarck...
Elvert Mack is living at 303 Versailles Avenue.
Mack is a high risk sex offender.
He was convicted of forcing a 15 year old girl to have sex with him.
That of
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Volunteers Start Sandbagging Mar 6 2010 7:16PM
A slow start to the sandbagging season.
Volunteers make their way to the Baler Building, for the first day of sandbagging efforts in Burleigh County.
The turnout was small, but emergency management officials say they're not suprised.
Reporter Kate Sche
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 4 2010 4:13PM
A man wanted on charges related to a
loaded shotgun found at the Grand Forks Herald newspaper was
arrested after a six-hour standoff with police.
Authorities say 22-year-old Philip Manaigre was arrested without
incident just before midnight Wedn
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| Bismarck judge overturns rape conviction Mar 4 2010 8:45AM
A judge has overturned a jury's conviction
of a Bismarck man accused of raping a woman.
District Judge Sonna Anderson ruled that prosecutors did not
prove their case and did not disprove Mitchell Gross's testimony
that the woman he had sex with
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| Burleigh seeks sandbag volunteers Mar 4 2010 6:53AM
Burleigh County is looking for help to
fill sandbags in anticipation of spring flooding.
The American Red Cross is coordinating the volunteer schedule at
a building at the Bismarck landfill. The work is to be done over
the next two weekends.
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 4 2010 6:39AM
The only candidate for North Dakota's
Democratic U.S. Senate endorsement says he's expecting competition,
but he's unsure who it will be. Bismarck state Sen. Tracy Potter
says former Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp's decision not to run
gives him an
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Sandbag Volunteers Needed in Burleigh County Mar 3 2010 7:01PM
Burleigh County officials are calling on volunteers.
This weekend the county will begin pre-filling sandbags. They're hoping to have 10 to 15-thousand bags filled before the spring melt.
The American Red Cross is organizing the efforts.
Volunteers muc
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 2 2010 4:20PM
The McLean County Commission voted on
Tuesday to close the two oldest portions of the county's
century-old courthouse, after a second employee was diagnosed with
a serious illness caused by bat droppings.
Workers in the older portions of the cou
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| Burleigh County to prefill sandbags Mar 2 2010 9:34AM
Burleigh County plans to pre-fill sandbags
this year in anticipation of spring flooding.
Emergency Manager Mary Senger and County Engineer Marcus Hall
say flooding is expected along some creeks and rivers and from
overland snow melt.
Senge
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Bond Set for Owen Clair Adams Feb 24 2010 7:08PM
Bail is set at a half million dollars for a rural Wishek man accused of multiple crimes.
24-year-old Owen Clair Adams is charged with five counts in McIntosh County.
Chief Deputy Sheriff of McIntosh County Gerard Zlotkowski says Adams alledgedly
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Wind hearing Feb 23 2010 11:07PM
A proposed windfarm North of Bismarck makes for a full house tonight...
at the second public input meeting for Burleigh County residents...
They met to share their thoughts on a wind turbine ordinance...
Many varying opinions...
If the wind t
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 23 2010 6:46AM
A state representative from Grand Forks
is holding news conferences in North Dakota's four largest cities
today to announce a run for secretary of state. Democrat Corey Mock
has served in the state House since 2008. Mock is the only declared
Democrat
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 23 2010 2:13AM
A state representative from Grand Forks
says he will announce Tuesday whether he plans to run for secretary
of state.
Democrat Corey Mock plans news conferences in Grand Forks,
Fargo, Bismarck and Minot.
The 25-year-old Mock has served in
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| Flood concerns prompt ND county's declaration Feb 22 2010 6:26PM
Burleigh County officials have declared a
flood emergency in preparation for coming months when rivers and
tributaries could overflow their banks.
The declaration gives officials access to resources to monitor
the situation and to take action if
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Wind Ordinance Feb 10 2010 7:01PM
The Wilton Wind Energy Center wants to expand.
Now the county is getting involved.
This evening the Burleigh County Planning Commission is considering a proposed ordinance that would regulate wind farms in townships that have county zoning.
Currently
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Fighting Fire in the Cold - South of Bismarck Feb 10 2010 7:01PM
Deep snow and limited road access, challenge fire crews as a blaze breaks out in South of Bismarck.
Reporter Kate Schell was there and has more on the hurdles firecrews faced when they arrived on scene.
They're known for fighting fires, but this mornin
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Jail space Feb 9 2010 10:52PM
The North Dakota State Prison is adding more beds for it's inmates...
And local jails say they're running out of room as well.
Commissioners from Bismarck and Burleigh County get an update on the lack of jail space this afternoon.
Donnell P
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Sex Offender Address Feb 5 2010 6:55PM
Mandan authorities want you to know about a sex offender who has moved in town.
Arlen Pochant is living at 100 6th Ave Southeast.
Pochant was convicted of having sexual contact with a 19 year old girl in 2005.
The crime happened in Burleigh
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Flood Preparedness Feb 4 2010 6:54PM
Record flooding and wide-spread damage opened the eyes of many North Dakotans last year.
As we approach springtime this year, many of those people are doing what they can now to avoid a repeat later.
Reporter Kate Schell explains.
Melting snow and ic
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On the Run 1-29 Jan 29 2010 7:01PM
He's only 21... but he has quite the rap sheet...
Donnell Preskey has more on this months On The Run criminal...
In the past two years Devin Wynne has been charged with long list of crimes involving theft of property, burglary, possession of s
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 24 2010 2:14AM
A 5-year-old boy has been pulled from the
Souris River in Minot after falling through the ice. Minot police
say Rudolph Wall spotted the boy walking on the ice in Oak Park and
yelled at him to stop. The boy continued toward the dam and fell
through t
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 23 2010 4:34PM
Icy weather has brought down power lines in
the Dakotas and thwarted efforts to fix them.
The South Dakota Rural Electric Association reports 11,500
customers without power at 10 this morning.
The association says 15 of the state's 28 elect
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| Popular ND recreation area finally gets name Jan 23 2010 3:25PM
A popular water recreation area near
Bismarck has been given an official name 34 years after people
first began using it.
The Burleigh County Water Resource District has formally
designated the McDowell Dam site as the McDowell Dam Recreation
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Stevie Buckley Sentenced Jan 19 2010 2:44PM
19 year old Stevie Buckley is sentenced today in Burleigh County Court.
In October Buckley was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her six month old daughter.
Kyra died of starvation in February 2009.
Judge Bruce Haskell says si
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Feland runs for new job Jan 13 2010 12:59PM
There will be competition for a Judge's seat in the South Central District...
Good Afternoon I am Sarah Gustin, thanks for joining us.
Long time prosecutor Cynthia Feland announces today she'll run for the job.
The Judgeship will be vacated b
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H1N1 Vaccines Jan 12 2010 7:01PM
The demand for the H1N1 vaccine across the state is beginning to slow down.
And because of that, the North Dakota Department of Health is no longer sending vaccines to public health units.
Those units are now reponsible for requesting their own supplies
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Sex Offender Address Jan 12 2010 7:01PM
Bismarck Police want you to know about a sex offender who has moved to town...
Chad Boroff is living at 3500 East Bismarck Expressway.
Boroff is a high risk offender.
He was convicted of sexually assaulting under age girls.
One case ha
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 12 2010 2:13AM
North Dakota Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] says he
decided to run for the U.S. Senate after the holidays ended, and
before incumbent Democratic Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]] decided to withdraw.
The Republican go
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 10 2010 4:48PM
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a
Wing woman is dead following a rollover crash two miles east of
Bismarck.
A news release issued by the patrol says the driver of a
westbound vehicle on Interstate 94 lost control and slid through a
median
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| ND's first adult drug court turns 9 Jan 8 2010 7:14AM
North Dakota's first adult drug court is
celebrating its ninth birthday.
District Judge Gail Hagerty is to be honored at a Friday
celebration at the Burleigh County Courthouse in Bismarck. She has
been part of the drug court team since the plann
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 2 2010 2:13AM
A Dickinson woman is praising a newspaper
carrier who saw smoke coming from the woman's house and awoke her
and her two children.
Rodney Hauck says he noticed smoke coming from a corner of the
house just before 7 a.m. Thursday.
Angie Brans
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| Charge dropped in Bismarck babydeath case Jan 1 2010 3:31PM
Prosecutors have dropped a manslaughter
charge that had been facing a Bismarck baby sitter suspected in the
death of a 3-month-old child in 2008.
But prosecutors also say Larena Doll could be charged again
later.
Doll had pleaded not guilt
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Alcohol Checks Dec 30 2009 7:16PM
Burleigh County Sherriff's Department conducts alcohol compliance checks...three businesses fail.
DJ's in Lincoln sold some beer to an eighteen year old female.
The Tumbleweed Bar in Lincoln and Lucky Spur in Wing served the same eighteen year
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 27 2009 4:27PM
The rest of Interstate 29 in North Dakota
has reopened, and state officials have lifted its no-travel
advisory.
The section of I-29 between Fargo and Grand Forks was opened on
Sunday morning. The rest of the interstate, along with I-91, had
bee
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| ND courtrooms getting wireless Internet coverage Dec 27 2009 8:18AM
Courtrooms in North Dakota's four largest
cities are likely to be equipped soon with wireless Internet
access.
Northwest District court administrator Carolyn Woolf says the
Ward County Commission requested the equipment earlier this month.
Sh
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| More than 3,200 North Dakota flu cases Dec 18 2009 5:15AM
North Dakota's confirmed number of flu
cases is at more than 3,200.
The highest number of the 3,226 are in Burleigh County, where
613 have been reported.
State influenza coordinator Michelle Fiest says the number of
cases has stabilized in
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Sex Offender Address Dec 17 2009 7:02PM
Bismarck Police want you to know the new address of a
27-year-old Stephen Alvin Wallace is living at 3500 East Bismarck Expressway.
Wallace is a lifetime high risk sex offender.
He was convicted of Luring a Minor by Computer on May 15,
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Glum Sentenced Dec 16 2009 8:54PM
A woman is sentenced to two years in prison for manslaughter.
Gennifer Glum and her attorney admit their is enough evidence to convict her in the December 2007 death of her newborn baby.
However, the case will not go to trial or be heard by a j
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 15 2009 4:14PM
Legislators say they won't endorse a $1.5
million cost overrun for building a new home for the president of
North Dakota State University.
However, lawmakers did approve a smaller overrun for building a
new home for the president of the Universi
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| ND Supreme Court won't give woman her dogs back Dec 15 2009 3:17PM
North Dakota's Supreme Court says a rural
Bismarck woman can't have her 47 Chihuahuas back.
The high court on Tuesday upheld a judge's ruling that Lila
Peterson can't provide adequate care for the dogs. The decision
says Burleigh County sheriff'
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Golden Citizen's Award Dec 10 2009 7:02PM
Quite an honor for KXMB and our very own Donnell Preskey today...
The Burleigh County Sheriff's department has given her the Golden Citizen Award...
It's an award given to a person outside of law enforcement who has made a difference...
At the
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Property Taxes Dec 10 2009 7:02PM
You will soon be getting an early christmas present in the mail.
Property Tax statements will be shipped out later this week.
Burleigh County auditor Kevin Glatt says most people will be pleasantly surprised at what they see.
During the l
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Wind Farm Near Wilton Dec 3 2009 7:02PM
A windfarm near Wilton could double next year.
Renewable energy has been a big point of emphasis in recent years.
In North Dakota Wind Farms have been popping up all over the state.
Now, a proposal would double the size of the wind farm near W
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| Troopers ID 2 people killed in crash near Wing Dec 1 2009 4:55PM
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified
a Tuttle couple killed in the collision of a car and a semitrailer
in Burleigh County.
The Highway Patrol identified the victims as 81-year-old Leonard
Landenberger and 75-year-old Doris Landenberge
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| 2 people killed in crash near Wing Nov 30 2009 2:07PM
Two people from Tuttle have been killed in the
collision of a car and a semitrailer in Burleigh County.
The Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the 81-year-old
man driving the car and his 75-year-old female passenger, who were
killed.
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| Wind Farm Public Input Meeting Nov 25 2009 12:00AM
A public input meeting on wind farms will be held at the Baldwin School to hear from area residents. The meeting will be held on Thursday December 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Burleigh County will be establishing standards for
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 24 2009 4:13PM
Federal Border Patrol officials say a
new program puts agents in at least a dozen sites along the border
with Canada to work with community law enforcement officials. The
agency says its Resident Agent Program involves agents who can
perform standard
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| Police say Bismarck escapee found Nov 24 2009 11:54AM
Police say a teenager who left the
Bismarck Transition Center without permission while awaiting trial
has been found in New Town.
Police planned to bring 18-year-old Virgil Standing Crow III
back to Bismarck on Tuesday. Sgt. Mark Buschena said t
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| Burleigh County Wind Turbine Facility Meeting Nov 20 2009 12:00AM
The Burleigh County Wind Turbine Facility (WTF) Committee will be meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, in the Tom Baker Meeting Room located on the lower level of the City-County Building at 221 North 5th Street in Bisma
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| Burleigh County Wind Turbine Facility Meeting Nov 17 2009 12:00AM
The Burleigh County Wind Turbine Facility (WTF) Committee will be meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in the Community Development Department Conference Room located on the second floor of the City-County Building, 221 No
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Child Abuse Nov 19 2009 6:55PM
A mother's trip to the emergency room with her infant daughter results in charges.
Twenty-five year old Jennifer White Lightning is charged with child abuse and neglect for shaking her two month old daughter.
The incident took place on Novembe
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 12 2009 2:13AM
Veterans groups in North Dakota are coping
with dwindling numbers.
Steve Hoikkala, an Army National Guard staff sergeant, is the
quartermaster for the Fargo Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He's
also coordinator for eastern North Dakota military f
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 11 2009 11:12AM
The number of confirmed flu cases in North
Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark.
The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this
week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain.
Health officials say more than 2,100
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| ND confirmed flu cases near 3,000 Nov 11 2009 10:51AM
The number of confirmed flu cases in North
Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark.
The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this
week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain.
Health officials say more than 2,100
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| Homeless woman charged with child abuse Nov 10 2009 7:35AM
A homeless woman has been charged with
felony child abuse and neglect after Bismarck authorities say her
teenage son could not find her or the van they were living in for
about seven hours.
Fifty-three-year-old Nancy Swanson is accused of provid
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| Attorney in wifekilling case wants trial delayed Nov 6 2009 6:32AM
The attorney for a 78-year-old cancer
patient charged with killing his wife of nearly 50 years wants to
delay the trial.
Matthias Zimprich's trial is set for Dec. 2-11 in Bismarck. His
attorney, Thomas Dickson, says he's still reviewing evidence
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Spah Pleads Guilty Nov 5 2009 7:05PM
A Bismarck man has pleaded guilty to soliciting three young girls for sex...
Dalles Spah changed his plea during a court hearing this morning in Burleigh County.
Spah propositioned girls ages ten and eleven in March.
Authorities say he mad
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Guilty Plea to Soliciting Girls Nov 5 2009 1:18PM
A Bismarck man has pleaded guilty to soliciting three young girls for sex...
Dalles Spah changed his plea during a court hearing this morning in Burleigh County.
Spah propositioned girls ages ten and eleven in March.
Authorities say he mad
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 1 2009 4:13PM
The largest health systems in the Dakotas are
expected to complete their merger this week.
Fargo's MeritCare and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health are
combining into a system with nearly $2 billion in assets and some
14,000 employees.
Sanfo
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| SUV rollover in Burleigh County kills 1 Nov 1 2009 8:24AM
The Highway Patrol says a sport utility
vehicle rolled into a ditch and struck two trees before ending up
on its passenger side, killing one girl and injuring four others
south of Menoken.
The names of the girls have not been released.
The
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 30 2009 4:13PM
The military says the commander at the
Minot Air Force Base has been relieved of his command.
The Air Force says it lost confidence in Col. Joel Westa's
ability to command the base.
The military says Westa was unable to "foster a culture of
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| Woman sentenced for bilking ND Job Service agency Oct 30 2009 1:04PM
A former Job Service North Dakota employee
who authorities say bilked the agency out of thousands of dollars
has been given a four-year deferred sentence with no jail time.
Prosecutors say Alicia Mae Joritz of Bismarck pleaded guilty to
charges
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| Health officials say ND flu hotline busy Oct 30 2009 9:41AM
North Dakota's flu hotline has been
getting a healthy dose of calls since it started nearly two weeks
ago.
The public health hotline is set up to answer questions about
swine flu, also known as the H1N1 strain, as well as seasonal flu.
The
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