WMA camping restrictions remain in place in ND
BISMARCK — Camping restrictions established last year on some wildlife management areas in western North Dakota and along Lake Sakakawea will remain in place this year. The restrictions are a response to the oil boom in the region and are aimed at ensuring the areas are available for hunters and anglers. Rules are posted at entry points.
RELATED CONTENTBus catches fire in ND; all passengers are safe
WILLISTON — Passengers aboard a bus headed from Minneapolis to Missoula, Mont., escaped unharmed when the bus caught fire in northwestern North Dakota. The flames engulfed the Jefferson Lines bus near Williston about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The 20 people onboard got off safely, although the bus likely is destroyed, company Marketing Director Kevin Pursey told The Associated Press on Monday. There was no immediate word on what caused the fire.
RELATED CONTENTFloodwaters recede from I-94 near Jamestown
BISMARCK — Floodwaters have receded on Interstate 94 near Jamestown, but other roadways in North Dakota remain threatened by heavy rains. State Transportation Department officials say there is water on N.D. Highway 200 near Bowdon in the central part of the state, and they're urging drivers to slow down in that area.
RELATED CONTENT4 ND cases tied to multistate salmonella outbreak
BISMARCK — North Dakota officials have linked four cases of salmonella infection to a multistate outbreak associated with baby chicks. North Dakota's cases all were found in children under the age of 10, state Health Department epidemiologist Alicia Lepp said Monday.
RELATED CONTENTSome Minnesota pastors say decision still to come on same-sex marriage ceremonies
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Rev. Mark Asleson knows it’s just a matter of time before a gay or lesbian couple in his congregation asks if he’ll marry them at his parish, Dilworth Lutheran Church.
RELATED CONTENTOil Patch hospitals to get help in screening for bad debt risks
FARGO — Medical centers in western North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch need help in diagnosing which patients requesting nonemergency services are bad debt risks. As part of a fund of almost $10 million to help defray hospitals’ bad debts in 2013-15, lawmakers appropriated $700,000 for new information technology screening tools to curb bad debt expense by evaluating patients’ creditworthiness.
RELATED CONTENTEarly signs of trouble at UND's nursing school
GRAND FORKS — A year before faculty at the University of North Dakota’s College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines raised concerns about the “climate of fear” created by Dean Denise Korniewicz, some school employees told university investigators that they feared the dean’s administrative officer, a close friend of the dean who lived with her at the time, according to documents obtained by the Grand Forks Herald.
RELATED CONTENTDisappearing photo app causes concern over questionable uses
FARGO — A smartphone app for sending photos that disappear within seconds is causing concern for area police who work in schools. “It’s just a nightmare — there’s always something new,” said Discovery Middle School Resource Officer Kim Claus.
RELATED CONTENTHigher ed board torn over Shirvani criticisms
FARGO — The day after she was grilled at a legislative committee hearing about perceived efforts to discredit North Dakota’s higher education chancellor, a member of the board overseeing the system sent an email critical of how her board and staff responded.
RELATED CONTENTBorder may mean imperfect union for Minnesota gay newlyweds
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Celeste Carlson started scouting houses here months before she and her partner of six-plus years knew for sure their marriage would become legal in Minnesota.
RELATED CONTENTAfter the legislative session, it's study time
GRAND FORKS — Despite grumbling from some conservative Republicans, Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, said he didn’t seek the chairmanship of the Legislative Management Committee, which acts for the North Dakota Legislature between sessions, to deny the post to House Majority Leader Al Carlson.
RELATED CONTENTIn lawsuit, feds argue coal industry can legally give to regulators' campaigns
FARGO — Federal lawyers concede that thousands of dollars of campaign donations from coal-mining interests to members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission “risk creating an appearance of impropriety.”
RELATED CONTENTFaces of the Boom: Safely to school we go
WILLISTON — Tana Turcotte has figured out a way she can make sure her kids get safely to school in the Oil Patch. She volunteered to drive the school bus.
RELATED CONTENTDust in the wind: Southwest ND counties at work to contain irritant
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In 1978, Kansas sang “all we are is dust in the wind.” For residents of southwestern North Dakota in 2013 caught in a dust storm on a windy day, that lyric can certainly ring true.
RELATED CONTENTND air quality receives 'A' grade
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The Peace Garden State continues to receive high marks for air quality, despite dust issues plaguing the western part of the state. “North Dakota is one of a handful of states that meet all clean air standards,” Jim Semerad, North Dakota Department of Health’s Division of Air Quality Permitting and Compliance manager. “Newer air quality regulations that are in place and enforced and our low population all play into it.”
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