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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 19 2010 11:05AM
The [[kxtopic:national-weather-service:t[National Weather Service]:t]] says there's a
70 percent chance that the Red River in Fargo will go over 37 feet,
which would force diking and sandbagging in some areas.
The flood outlook released Friday by
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| Diseased fruit intercepted at border Feb 19 2010 6:11AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officials say they intercepted diseased and pest-ridden fruit at
the Pembina border crossing.
Border officials say the fruit was in the possession of people
traveling from Canada to Sun Belt states with large c
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| Diseased fruit intercepted at border Feb 19 2010 6:11AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officials say they intercepted diseased and pest-ridden fruit at
the Pembina border crossing.
Border officials say the fruit was in the possession of people
traveling from Canada to Sun Belt states with large c
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 26 2010 2:13AM
Authorities closed portions of Interstates
29 and 94 in North Dakota on Monday because of poor visibility and
crashes.
Interstate 29 was closed between Grand Forks and the Canadian
border. Pembina County Sheriff Brian Erovick said three
tractor
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| Storm shuts down parts of interstates in ND Jan 25 2010 3:38PM
Authorities closed portions of Interstates
29 and 94 in North Dakota on Monday because of poor visibility and
crashes. No travel was advised throughout the state.
Interstate 29 was closed between Grand Forks and the Canadian
border. Pembina Coun
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 12 2010 4:13PM
The [[kxtopic:american-lung-association:t[American Lung Association]:t]] has given
North Dakota mixed grades in its annual state-by-state look at
tobacco control efforts.
The association gives North Dakota an A for being the only state
to fund t
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| Pipeline crews cleaning up oil leak near Neche Jan 12 2010 7:43AM
Enbridge Energy Partners says crews are
wrapping up repair and cleanup work after a pipeline leak spilled
about 126,000 gallons of crude oil in Pembina County in northeast
North Dakota.
The cause of the leak detected late last week near Neche
(
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 11 2010 7:35AM
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven plans to
announce tonight whether he'll run for the U.S. Senate seat being
vacated by Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan. North Dakota Republicans
are expecting Hoeven will run and think he has an excellent chance
at becoming
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| Walhalla deaths confirmed as murdersuicide Nov 30 2009 11:33AM
Authorities say they have confirmed that
the deaths of a husband and wife in the northeastern North Dakota
town of Walhalla were a murder-suicide.
The bodies of 52-year-old John Kalis and 41-year-old Sharon
Kalis were found in their home on Than
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Pembina Murder Suicide Nov 28 2009 7:09PM
Pembina County authorities are treating the deaths of a husband and wife found in a Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide.
The sheriff's office says 52-year-old John Kalis and his 41-year-old wife Sharon were found dead in the home after a 91
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 28 2009 4:27PM
New commanders at Minot Air Force Base are
promising perfection after a rash of mistakes involving the nuclear
arsenal there.
Col. Douglas Cox blames the foul-ups over the past two years on
lax attitudes surrounding maintenance of the arsenal. C
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 28 2009 6:46AM
Gov. John Hoeven says federal Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved a disaster declaration covering
weather-related crop damage in 42 North Dakota counties. Hoeven
made the request earlier because of severe weather including spring
flooding.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 28 2009 2:13AM
Pembina County authorities are treating
the deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found in a
Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide.
The sheriff's office says 52-year-old John Kalis and 41-year-old
Sharon Kalis were found dea
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 27 2009 4:13PM
Pembina County authorities are treating
the deaths of a husband and wife whose bodies were found in a
Walhalla home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide. The sheriff's
office says John Kalis and Sharon Kalis were found dead in the home
after a 911 cal
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| Death of ND couple treated as murdersuicide Nov 27 2009 3:24PM
Pembina County authorities are treating
the deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found in a Walhalla
home on Thanksgiving as a murder-suicide.
The sheriff's office says 52-year-old John Kalis and 41-year-old
Sharon Kalis were found dead i
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| Hoeven Announces Approval Of Secretarial Disaster Declaration For Counties Impacted By Severe Weather Nov 27 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved the governor’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Declaration covering weather-related crop damages in 24 North Dak
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| 42 ND counties are disasters Nov 27 2009 1:25PM
Gov. John Hoeven says federal Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved a disaster declaration covering
weather-related crop damage in 42 North Dakota counties.
Hoeven made the request earlier because of severe weather
including spring floo
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| Authorities ID man, woman found dead in ND home Nov 27 2009 12:43PM
Pembina County authorities have released
the identities of a man and woman found dead in a Walhalla home on
Thanksgiving.
The sheriff's office says John Kalis and Sharron Kalis were
found dead in the home, after a 911 call at about 3 a.m. Thursd
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 27 2009 2:13AM
Pembina County authorities say a man and
woman have been found dead in a Walhalla home. Chief Deputy Sheriff
Jeff Osvold says the bodies have been sent to Bismarck for
autopsies. The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is helping
local authorities
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| Bodies of man, woman found in northeast ND home Nov 26 2009 4:41PM
Pembina County authorities say the bodies
of a man and woman have been found dead in a Walhalla home.
The sheriff's office says deputies were dispatched to the home
after a 911 call at about 3 a.m. Thursday.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Osvold
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 25 2009 11:12AM
An Oklahoma man accused of hiring his
handyman to kill a North Dakota dentist is being brought to North
Dakota to face charges.
Sixty-three-year-old Gene Kirkpatrick of Jones, Okla., was
released from the custody of an Oklahoma County jail Wedne
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 25 2009 7:07AM
Thanksgiving week brings turkeys to the
state Capitol. The North Dakota Turkey Federation plans to present
turkeys today to Gov. John Hoeven and Agriculture Commissioner Doug
Goehring.
PEMBINA, N.D. (AP) North Dakotans crossing the border
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| Border travelers issued reminder Nov 25 2009 5:57AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officials are reminding holiday travelers planning trips across the
border to have proper documents, and anticipate times of heavy
traffic.
U.S. and Canadian citizens 16 and older must have a valid,
acceptable
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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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| Keystone Pipeline nearly finished in ND Nov 11 2009 10:44AM
A spokesman for the TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline says its construction in North Dakota is nearly
finished and the company plans to start filling the 30-inch
pipeline with heavy crude oil before the end of the year.
Spokesman Jeff Rauh said fill
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| Pembina County appeals dam dispute ruling Oct 30 2009 5:43AM
Pembina County officials have asked a
judge to reconsider his refusal to require another county to help
pay for a dam upgrade.
A motion filed by the Pembina County Water Resource Board says
state law requires Cavalier County's participation in t
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| SBA says disaster loans available to some in ND Oct 28 2009 5:03PM
The U.S. Small Business Administration says it's
making low-interest federal disaster loans available to some in
northeastern North Dakota affected by heavy snow, rain and flooding
earlier this year.
The SBA says small businesses, small agricult
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 26 2009 11:12AM
North Dakota's assistant Water
Commission engineer says the state's Devils Lake outlet will be
turned off for the year by the end of this week.
Todd Sando says the equipment must be winterized before ice
forms.
He says officials will be bu
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| Red River Basin group holding meetings Oct 26 2009 7:14AM
The Red River Basin Commission is holding
public meetings about long-term flood protection.
Executive Director Lance Yohe says people who attended one of
the first meetings, in Hankinson, talk about their fears of more
flooding next year because
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| Red River Basin group holding meetings Oct 26 2009 7:14AM
The Red River Basin Commission is holding
public meetings about long-term flood protection.
Executive Director Lance Yohe says people who attended one of
the first meetings, in Hankinson, talk about their fears of more
flooding next year because
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 22 2009 2:13AM
Prosecutors have rested their case against
a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant
daughter.
Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is
charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who
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| Flood plans make people north of Fargo uneasy Oct 21 2009 4:55PM
Officials in northeastern North Dakota get
a bit uneasy when they hear talk of billion dollar flood protection
projects in the Fargo area.
Pembina County Commissioner Andy Adamson worries about more
water coming toward his county. Pembina is the
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 18 2009 2:14AM
Workers at TMI Systems Design Corporation
in Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks
up. TMI cut back to 36-hour weeks at two of its three factories in
August, citing a drop in production. President Dean Rummel says it
should
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 4:13PM
Workers at TMI Systems Design Corp. in
Dickinson are returning to 40-hour work weeks as business picks up.
TMI cut hours at two of its three factories in August, citing a
drop in production. Hours were scaled back to 36 per week.
TMI presid
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| Dam lawsuit in northeast ND dismissed Oct 17 2009 1:11PM
A lawsuit filed by [[kxtopic:pembina-county-nd:t[Pembina County]:t]]
against neighboring [[kxtopic:cavalier-county-nd:t[Cavalier County]:t]] over payment for a dam
reconstruction project has been dismissed.
Northeast District Judge Donovan Fought
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| ATM thief sentenced Oct 13 2009 11:05AM
A Grand Forks man has been sentenced for
burglarizing Walsh County farmsteads and stealing a cash machine
from a convenience store in Minto.
Gregory Nordrum was ordered to spend two years behind bars and
three years on supervised probation. He a
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 22 2009 4:20PM
North Dakota State University's fall
enrollment has set a record for the 10th straight year.
The university announced Tuesday that its official enrollment is
14,189 undergraduate, graduate and professional students up 960
from last fall.
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| Edinburg, Valley schools closer to merger Sep 22 2009 9:13AM
The Edinburg and Valley school districts
in northeastern North Dakota have taken another step toward
consolidation.
The Pembina County School Reorganization Committee on Monday
night approved the proposed reorganization plan.
Edinburg Supe
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| Northeastern ND schools seeing fewer students Sep 15 2009 6:39AM
School superintendents in northeastern
North Dakota report fewer students this year but they say the
families of pipeline workers are making up for some of the decline.
North Border School Superintendent Joe DeFoe says enrollment at
his school i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 15 2009 2:13AM
North Dakota farmers say heavy rain over the
past week has delayed the small grain harvest, though they managed
some progress. Some report hail damage.
This week's state crop report says the spring wheat harvest is
slightly more than half finish
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| Fed. officers seize undeclared $62K at ND border Sep 14 2009 6:33PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
seized more than $62,000 from a man who failed to declare all the
currency he was carrying as he entered the United States at
Pembina.
A news release issued Monday says the incident occurred Friday.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 21 2009 4:13PM
U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned
American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied
parole.
Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024,
when Peltier would be 79 years old.
Peltier is serving two
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| ATM thief pleads guilty Aug 21 2009 11:12AM
A Grand Forks man has pleaded guilty to
burglary in the heist of a cash machine from a convenience store in
Minto more than two years ago.
Gregory Nordrum also pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle in connection with the ATM burg
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| Pembina County suing Cavalier County Aug 19 2009 7:35AM
Two northeastern North Dakota counties are
in a legal battle over a dam project.
Pembina County is suing Cavalier County over the $500,000 local
share of the $7 million renovation of Renwick Dam on the Tongue
River at Icelandic State Park.
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| Pipeline spokesman says sinkholes filled in Gorge Aug 14 2009 5:43AM
A spokesman for the Keystone oil pipeline
says crews have finished filling seven sinkholes in the scenic
Pembina Gorge that were formed after horizontal drilling to bury
pipe.
Spokesman Jeff Rauh says the North Dakota Forest Service and the
sta
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 14 2009 2:14AM
An international oil service company is
expanding in Williston. Halliburton Co. broke ground yesterday on a
complex estimated at about $20 million in the city's Industrial
Park. The site is set to open next year.
Information from: KXMC-TV,
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 14 2009 2:14AM
An international oil service company is
expanding in Williston.
Halliburton Co. broke ground Thursday on a complex estimated at
about $20 million in the city's Industrial Park.
Halliburton provides oil field services to major companies and
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| Customs officials seize mushroom drugs at Pembina Aug 13 2009 7:15PM
Federal officials say they seized
psychedelic drugs at the border crossing in Pembina this week.
A statement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency
says the drugs were in a commercial truck headed from Canada for
Texas when it was st
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| Authorities seize illegal mushrooms at ND border Aug 13 2009 6:40PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
say they have seized more than 2 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms
from a freight truck arriving from [[kxtopic:canada:t[Canada]:t]].
A news release issued Thursday say the officers found the
mushroom
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| Hoeven Annouces Help For Ranchers And Farmers Jul 14 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available more than $5.5 million in conservation funds to aid farmers and ranchers affected by flooding in North Dakota this spring. The Emergency
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| Border officials seize sunglasses Jul 14 2009 5:37PM
Federal officials say they've seized more
than 350 pairs of counterfeit sunglasses at the North Dakota
border.
A statement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
says the shipment seized at the Pembina border station was valued
at a
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 12 2009 1:52AM
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control
District says a new disease-carrying mosquito has arrived in the
Twin Cities area.
The Japanese rock pool mosquito can carry the West Nile virus
and LaCrosse encephalitis.
It was recently discovered in Bur
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 11 2009 1:46PM
Sen. Al Franken is taking care of another
piece of belated business related to his ultimately successful
election: A victory party.
Franken returns Saturday to the St. Paul hotel where he had
hoped to celebrate the Senate win in November. The Mi
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| Minn. tours explore northwestern prairie habitat Jul 11 2009 8:24AM
Naturalist-led tour groups are fanning
out to explore the prairie of northwestern Minnesota on Saturday
and Sunday.
The outings are led by the Minnesota County Biological Survey,
the University of Minnesota Crookston natural scientists and the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 7 2009 11:12AM
Heavy rain has hit parts of western and
central North Dakota, including Bismarck, leading to flooding
warnings for small streams, underpasses and other low areas.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for parts
of Burleigh, Morton
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| WFargo man pleads guilty in border arrest Jul 7 2009 9:27AM
A West Fargo man arrested at the Pembina
border crossing has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge and
minor in possession of alcohol and won't spend time in jail.
Eighteen-year-old James Webster was arrested June 2 after U.S.
Customs officia
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Jul 1 2009 7:43AM
District Judge Susan Watters is
considering whether a Ballantine dog breeder is unfit to stand
trial on an aggravated animal cruelty charge. Two mental health
experts have given conflicting opinions on whether 60-year-old
Linda Kapsa is mentally ill.
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| Official says carp chemical adjusted Jul 1 2009 12:21AM
The fisheries chief for the state Game
and Fish Department says officials continue to adjust a chemical
used to keep carp from making their way from the Pembina River
Basin into Devils Lake.
Fisheries Chief Greg Power says the department adjusts
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| Official says carp chemical adjusted Jul 1 2009 12:21AM
The fisheries chief for the state Game
and Fish Department says officials continue to adjust a chemical
used to keep carp from making their way from the Pembina River
Basin into Devils Lake.
Fisheries Chief Greg Power says the department adjusts
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 17 2009 4:27PM
Sinkholes have developed in Pembina Gorge
along the route where crews drilled to bury a pipeline, and some of
the holes have swallowed pine trees. A state forester says a
restoration plan for the area is in the works.
ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (AP)
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 17 2009 4:13PM
Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina
Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada
Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine
trees.
The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right
of
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| Sinkholes appear along pipeline route Jun 17 2009 3:45PM
Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina
Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada
Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine
trees.
The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right
of
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 14 2009 2:14AM
Utah lawmakers are urging the Federal Aviation
Administration to hold off testing a new computer system at a Salt
Lake City air traffic control center that guides planes across
parts of eight states, including North Dakota.
The state's two senat
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 13 2009 10:58AM
A man who broke into the state Capitol
building in Bismarck didn't get very far, but he did some damage
before being captured by security.
Highway Patrol Maj. Neil Johnson says the man broke ground-level
and entryway windows on the north side of
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| Charges dropped against trucker Jun 13 2009 9:27AM
Prosecutors have dropped a charge of
possessing a controlled substance that had been filed against a
Canadian truck driver arrested at the Pembina border crossing in
North Dakota with drugs in February.
Pembina County State's Attorney Stuart Ask
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| Border officials arrest WFargo man Jun 3 2009 6:33PM
Federal officials say a teenager was
arrested at the Pembina border crossing after officers seized
marijuana, marijuana pipes, hashish, marijuana seeds,
methamphetamine, prescription drugs and alcohol from the car he was
driving.
The federal Cu
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| Railroads adding up flood damage Jun 1 2009 4:48PM
Railroads are adding up the damage from
flooding.
BNSF Railway officials estimate they suffered more than 3
million dollars in damage in North Dakota alone. Spokesman Gus
Melonas (mel-OH'-nus) calls it "one of the most problematic
years" in the
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... May 27 2009 6:39AM
North Dakota's [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has revived a
lawsuit against a [[kxtopic:dickey-county-nd:t[Dickey County]:t]] township for an August 2006 ATV
accident that killed 13-year-old Brason Kappenman of rural
Ellendale. The Supre
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 26 2009 4:06PM
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says he
supports the nomination of appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to
the U.S. Supreme Court.
In a statement, Dorgan called Sotomayor an "excellent
selection" who has "outstanding academic, legal and judicial
qual
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| Northeastern ND gets heavy rain May 26 2009 2:14PM
Northeastern North Dakota farmers already
were behind on planting their crops, and officials say heavy rain
over the Memorial Day weekend only set them back more.
Pembina County Extension Agent Leslie Lubenow says the timing
was horrible.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 23 2009 11:19AM
A jury trial is set for July for two men
charged in the death of a teenager on the Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation last winter.
Duane Bear and Jesse McKenna are facing a July 28 trial in
federal court in Bismarck on second-degree murder charges
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| Researcher pleads guilty to border charge May 23 2009 7:35AM
A Canadian researcher has been
sentenced in federal court for attempting to bring biological
material into the United States without a permit.
Konan Michael Yao pleaded guilty to failure to present
merchandise for inspection. He was sentenced to
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| Researcher pleads guilty in attempted smuggling May 22 2009 10:38PM
A Canadian vaccine researcher accused
of smuggling genetic material from the Ebola virus into the U.S.
has pleaded guilty.
Konan Michel Yao was sentenced to 17 days in jail and fined $500
on Friday in federal court.
He pleaded guilty to
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| Red River bridge open east of Drayton May 18 2009 7:29PM
Pembina County officials say the Red River
bridge east of Drayton, which had been closed since early April due
to flooding, has reopened.
The bridge is on North Dakota Highway 66, which becomes
Minnesota Highway 11 on the east side of the river
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| Red River bridge open east of Drayton May 18 2009 7:29PM
Pembina County officials say the Red River
bridge east of Drayton, which had been closed since early April due
to flooding, has reopened.
The bridge is on North Dakota Highway 66, which becomes
Minnesota Highway 11 on the east side of the river
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 18 2009 11:33AM
The Supreme Court says it won't block a
lawsuit against a railroad involved in a deadly derailment in North
Dakota.
The justices declined today to get involved in a dispute between
the Canadian Pacific Railway and residents of Minot. The Minot
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| FEMA opens center in Devils Lake May 18 2009 11:26AM
A spokesman for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency says Devils Lake-area residents who have suffered
flood-related damage since March should register with FEMA to start
the process of getting aid.
FEMA is opening a disaster recovery center
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FEMA Approves Additional Counties May 17 2009 6:05PM
They've already provided millions of dollars to area residents and groups for flood assistance, now they're extending that assistance even further.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says disaster assistance has been expanded to include homeowners,
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FEMA Approves Additional Counties May 17 2009 8:25AM
They've already provided millions of dollars to area residents and groups for flood assistance, now they're extending that assistance even further.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says disaster assistance has been expanded to include homeowners,
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 17 2009 2:06AM
Linton residents have had little to cheer
about this year other than for their newly crowned boys high school
basketball champs.
One of the town's largest employers closed. Then spring floods
came, washing out bridges and roads and damaging more
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