Dickinson's tale of 2 carnivals
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, but for this southwest North Dakota city experiencing an oil boom — the second in the last half-cen...
Cavalier scatters: Renwick Dam holds despite heavy pressure
CAVALIER — It was as if it was the Fourth of July, and a pleasant Sunday to boot, and all the people of this Pembina County town of 1,300 had gone to ...
ND Autism Center to break ground on new home
WEST FARGO — Sandy Smith formed the North Dakota Autism Center from her kitchen table in 2006, not long after her young son, Tyler, was diagnosed with...
Assisting a hawk
VERGAS, Minn. — Zach and Dan Ramsey’s turkey hunt was a bust, but they did bring home a bird — an injured osprey. ...
NDGF provides attractive incentives
Without looking over my shoulder through the columns I’ve written in May over the past decade, I’m pretty sure the top three topics have been fishing,...
Set for prime time: DSU looks to cap solid season at NAIA National Championships
As the Dickinson State 2012-13 sports calendar year comes to a close, the Blue Hawks’ track and field team still has to take care of business. ...
Heth continues to search for new heights
Failing to make the Class B state track and field meet in the pole vault last year was all the motivation Dickinson Trinity’s Mason Heth needed coming...
Friez battles injury, qualifies in 5 events
Mott-Regent senior Marah Friez, who has placed in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Class B state track and field meet since she was an eighth-grad...
Season of Hope: Butterfield and Hoffmann families bonded by Dickinson softball, breast cancer battles
Certain events happen in life that put everything else in the backseat. Such events happened in the lives of two Dickinson High softball coaches.
RELATED CONTENT1 year later, Haider’s disappearance remains a mystery
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of her son’s disappearance, Maryellen Suchan fought back tears Thursday while explaining what her emotions have been like this week.
RELATED CONTENTKilldeer Area Ambulance Service working to keep up with oil’s impact
Ann Hafner knew she wanted to become an ambulance volunteer after her sister-in-law, living in another state, died of an asthma attack when the ambulance responding to the call got lost en route.
RELATED CONTENTDickinson officials look at infrastructure projects
It’s cleaning day. You’re sitting on the floor of a messy house, surveying chores to be done, not knowing where to begin or what project to start first as you try to set up a plan to make the house a neat and tidy home.
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Beef up for higher prices
Beefing up could mean meat eaters will have to open up their wallets a little wider this summer, as the price of beef and other meats continue to climb. “Beef prices have been high this year at all levels,” said William Hahn, Animal Products and Cost of Production Branch Markets and Trade Economics Division of the USDA-Economics Research Service. “April had the highest five-area 35-65 percent Choice Direct steer we have ever seen.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, supply and demand is what controls the price of beef cattle, but prices will fluctuate because it takes time to replenish the cattle supplies.
RELATED CONTENTDunn County man charged with drug, firearm possession
Dodge resident Matthew Gietzen, born in 1978, was officially charged Monday in Southwest District Court on five felonies and two misdemeanors stemming from a May 17 incident in Dunn County.
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Higher ed board lowers tuition caps
FARGO — Limits on tuition hikes at public universities and colleges in North Dakota will be even lower next year — under 4 percent at both of the state’s two large universities.
RELATED CONTENTND higher ed board rejects report clearing Shirvani of fraud
FARGO — North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to reject an auditor’s report that cleared Chancellor Hamid Shirvani of a fraud allegation after the auditor’s emails with the original accuser and several board members, including the newly elected president, was called into question.
RELATED CONTENTWells Fargo to relocate Dickinson store
Wells Fargo will move its Dickinson banking location from the Prairie Hills Mall to the new West Ridge Center development in the fall of 2013, according to a press release.
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEYNCHC details officiating system
The NCHC today released more info on the officiating system it will use. The overriding theme is that it wants a lot of feedback and training for officials. The key points: 1. The NCHC hired former W...
5/23/13 at 5:23 PM
BISON MEDIA BLOG2013 Countdown: #99
Got some good feedback to begin our countdown; keep cranking them out each day! Countdown To 2013: Fact Number 99 NDSU has dominated at home over the past three seasons to the tune of a 22-3 recor...
5/23/13 at 10:51 AM
SIOUX FOOTBALL INSIDER Odds and Ends
UND has signed junior college defensive lineman Humberto Espinoza. Espinoza, 6'2"-260, was an All-Region First Team performer for the Feather River CC Golden Eagles (CA). In 2012, he amassed 50 tackl...
5/23/13 at 9:25 AM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKWisconsin northern muskie zone opens Saturday
Wisconsin's northern zone muskie season opens Saturday, and, despite a late start, the fish are likely to be done spawning in most waters and ready to feed, state fisheries experts say. I think the m...
5/22/13 at 3:28 PM
OIL PATCH DISPATCHN.D. workers return home after Oklahoma tornado
WILLISTON, N.D. -- Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her childrens day care in Moore, Okla. Its the worst feeling in the world to w...
5/22/13 at 12:43 AM
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ASTRO BOBEcuador's only satellite crippled in crash with Russian space debris
It appears Russian rocket debris collided with Ecuador's only satellite early Thursday morning 932 miles (1,500 km) above the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Pegaso (Pegasus), a cube-shapednanosate...
5/24/13 at 12:35 AM
THE NEW FORTYPutting it in context...
Troy Becker at The Forum created a map that illustrated the "swath of the Oklahoma tornado if it had hit the F-M area." The map quickly puts into context the breadth of the devastation in Oklahoma and...
5/23/13 at 9:43 PM
UND NEWSUND IN SPACE
Day 1: Landing in Moscow By Tim O'Keefe Moscow is an amazing city, so much more than I expected. After landing at 10 a.m., we went through customs, got our immigration cards and met the driver NASA ...
5/23/13 at 5:00 PM
RINK AND RUNNiskanen and Penguins win; Syracuse and Brown ready for next round; Boston runners not allowed to finish are invited to 2014 race
Matt Niskanen and the Pittsburgh Penguins have a 3-1 lead in the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals after a 7-3 win at Ottawa on Wednesday night. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a game story here. J...
5/23/13 at 10:19 AM
NDSU NEWSMinnesota Public Radio to feature NDSU Concert Choir today
Minnesota Public Radio, 91.1 FM, will feature theNDSU Concert Choirperforming Jocelyn Hagen's "Swimming Into Winter" on Thursday, May 23, around 3:15 p.m. Under the direction of Director of Bands War...
5/23/13 at 9:53 AM
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