NORTH DAKOTA
June Random Updates
There have a been a couple newsworthy items that have popped up in the last couple weeks concerning UND Football. June is obviously a slow time of the year so when something actually does happen it be...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 9:59 AM
June Heat Wave of 1995
In my last blog posting, I mentioned that the last 100 degree temperature recorded in the month of June in Fargo Moorhead was back on June 17, 1995. That 100 degree day was part of an eight day str...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 7:47 AM
Faces of the Boom: Dickinson woman proud to return to N.D. oil industry
NEW TOWN, N.D. -- Erin Wanner grew up in a family that owned an oil service company, but she never thought about the industry as a career option for herself. That all changed after the Dickinson nati...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:07 AM
Site recommendation and building committees named for new UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of North Dakota President Robert O. Kelleygot the ball rolling this week on the planning process for UND's new School of Medicine and Health Sciences building. Kelley named the members o...
Posted on 6/14/13 at 2:20 PM
it's all relative
One thing I've learned with close to two decades of work as a game warden and biologist is the outdoors is relative. No matter the deer population if you draw a tag and fill it, odds are you'll consid...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 9:20 AM
New bishop of Catholic Diocese of Fargo ordained
FARGO — Monsignor John Folda is officially taking the helm of the Catholic Diocese of Fargo.By The Associated Press , June 19, 2013
US sens want answers in child death on reservation
GRAND FORKS — North Dakota's two U.S. senators are calling for quick action and more answers from authorities investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl on the Spirit Lake Reservation.By The Associated Press , June 19, 2013
ND paddlefish season sees record citations
BISMARCK — North Dakota game wardens issued a record number of citations during the paddlefish snagging season last month.By The Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Grand Forks Herald publisher to retire next year
GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks Herald Publisher Mike Jacobs has announced he will retire March 31, 2014.By Robb Jeffries , June 19, 2013
Farm bill heads to House, still not a sure bet
WASHINGTON — One down, one to go, area farm group leaders say. As expected, the U.S. Senate on June 10 approved 66-27 a new federal farm bill. That clears the way for the U.S. House to take up its own version of the legislation, expected this week. But farm group leaders worry that the farm bill — the centerpiece of U.S. food and agricultural policy — faces a greater challenge in the House than it did in the Senate.By Jonathan Knutson and Jerry Hagstrom , June 19, 2013
Alcohol violations make up bulk of campus crimes
FARGO — It’s not uncommon. A student gets in trouble for drinking alcohol in a dorm room at Concordia College. Another is cited for providing alcohol to minors at a house party near Minnesota State University Moorhead. A group of students is caught walking with open containers on North Dakota State University’s campus.By Cali Owings , June 19, 2013
Proposed oil field waste landfill draws criticism
WASHBURN — A proposed oil field waste landfill northwest of Underwood is being criticized by some area residents who fear radioactive contamination and increased highway traffic.June 19, 2013
General fund revenue beats forecast by $1.6 billion
BISMARCK — Revenue streaming into North Dakota’s general fund has surpassed the state’s forecast by $1.6 billion with one month left to go in the two-year budget cycle, state Budget Director Pam Sharp reported Tuesday, prompting one lawmaker to ask, “How can we be that far off?”By Mike Nowatzki , June 19, 2013
Beach man injured after pickup is hit by train
A Beach man was injured while attempting to drive across the train tracks east of the city on Tuesday morning.June 18, 2013
ND general fund revenue beats forecast by $1.6 billion
Fargo lawmaker asks, ‘How can we be that far off?’BISMARCK – Revenue streaming into North Dakota’s general fund has surpassed the state’s forecast by $1.6 billion with one month left to go in the two-year budget cycle, state Budget Director Pam Sharp reported Tuesday, prompting one lawmaker to ask, “How can we be that far off?”
By Mike Nowatzki , June 18, 2013
Feds investigate child death on ND reservation
FORT TOTTEN — Federal authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy on the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota.By The Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Meeting planned to talk about bovine tuberculosis
MANDAN — North Dakota agriculture and animal health officials are holding a meeting with cattle producers, veterinarians and others to talk about bovine tuberculosis.By The Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Grand Forks enhances discrimination safeguards
GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks has become the first city in North Dakota to protect city employees and city job applicants from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.By The Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Proposed oil field waste landfill draws criticism
WASHBURN — A proposed oil field waste landfill northwest of Underwood is being criticized by some area residents who fear radioactive contamination and increased highway traffic.By The Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Bismarck woman pleads not guilty to child neglect
BISMARCK — A Bismarck woman accused of leaving four children home alone in an apartment where a fire started in an oven has pleaded not guilty to abuse or neglect of a child.By The Associated Press , June 18, 2013
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