Belfield police chief resigns; new chief hired
Belfield has a police chief....
Jurors in Chacano case recess
FARGO (AP) — A man accused of brandishing a gun in a western North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully trying to kill jurors, a sheriff and a prosecut...
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Steve Burch of Dickinson, right, learns Wednesday afternoon from Dickinson State University students, from left, Shengye Fan, Ravi Bhatarai and Tianmi...
Once again, the District 13 tournament is fair game and full of firepower
It will be difficult to win the District 13 tournament that begins today at Dickinson State’s Scott Gymnasium. Every coach says it — and they have the...
No. 14 DSU edges Chadron State in season finale
The Dickinson State wrestling team’s dedicated Wednesday night’s dual against Chadron State to Tyler Plummer, a DSU alumnus who spent years as an unpa...
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Winter officially began in December, and except for a few days of normal cold, it didn’t even feel like winter throughout January. Except for people w...
Jury finds man guilty of attempted murder in ND
FARGO(AP) — A man accused of bringing a handgun into a western North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully trying to fire it has been convicted of two counts of attempted murder.
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An estimated 100 acres could soon be up for sale in southwest Dickinson to develop affordable housing and help the city with increasingly tight staff housing, officials said Tuesday.
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FARGO (AP) — A man accused of brandishing a gun in a western North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully trying to kill jurors, a sheriff and a prosecutor told a jury Wednesday he forgot the weapon was in his pants and he panicked after he was found guilty of child molestation.
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Steve Burch of Dickinson, right, learns Wednesday afternoon from Dickinson State University students, from left, Shengye Fan, Ravi Bhatarai and Tianming Chen, during a DSU Computer Society-sponsored laptop workshop at Klinefelter Hall. Participants were encouraged to bring their own laptops for the workshop.
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Once again, the District 13 tournament is fair game and full of firepower
It will be difficult to win the District 13 tournament that begins today at Dickinson State’s Scott Gymnasium. Every coach says it — and they have the numbers to back it up.
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The West Region tournament is just another tournament for the Dickinson High wrestling team, except this one contains the greatest prize — tickets to the Class A state tournament.
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