After losing lead, Roughriders rally in 8th to beat Jamestown
JAMESTOWN — Even though his team trailed for just two of the 15 innings played on Tuesday, Dickinson coach Cory Hansen said he felt fortunate to escap...
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Dickinson's fire departments seek volunteers
Good help is hard to find. But when the help is there, it’s even harder to keep around. Just ask the Dickinson Fire Department. Dickinson has been gro...
Drivers get 77 mpg on Guinness World Record attempt
Drivers stopping at or passing by Frankie’s West Side late Tuesday morning got a glimpse of two men trying to set a Guinness World Record. Wayne Gerde...
DHS football coach Morris leaving for job in Georgia
If home is where the heart is, Dennis Morris is going home....
Defense in Sherry Arnold case seeks to avoid death
BILLINGS, Mont. — Defense attorneys for one of two men charged in the killing of a Montana high school teacher said Tuesday that their client should be ruled ineligible for the death penalty because he is mentally disabled.
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Good help is hard to find. But when the help is there, it’s even harder to keep around. Just ask the Dickinson Fire Department. Dickinson has been growing quickly over the last four years due to an oil boom on this side of the state, but that growth has not translated into more volunteers for the city’s fire department.
RELATED CONTENTDrivers get 77 mpg on Guinness World Record attempt
Drivers stopping at or passing by Frankie’s West Side late Tuesday morning got a glimpse of two men trying to set a Guinness World Record. Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger spent a couple of hours in Dickinson putting diesel fuel in the white 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI sedan they have been driving since June 7.
RELATED CONTENTDickinson Police need help locating missing 15-year-old
The Dickinson Police Department said Wednesday that it had received word of a confirmed sighting of a missing 15-year-old boy hours after alerting the media and public to the boy’s disappearance.
RELATED CONTENTGeneral 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?”
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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.
RELATED CONTENTHoeven, Heitkamp seek answers in Spirit Lake child's death
GRAND FORKS — An angry Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., said she confronted federal and tribal officials Tuesday and demanded answers to what led to the “mysterious death” of a 3-year-old girl Thursday on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.
RELATED CONTENTAlcohol 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.
RELATED CONTENTImmigration critical to growing ND businesses
FARGO — An immigration reform bill taking shape in the U.S. Senate could have important ramifications for North Dakota businesses and their ability to grow.
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GRAND FORKS — The petition for an “equal parental rights” initiated measure has been approved by North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger, his office said Tuesday.
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HOUSTON — Just hours after receiving a new set of lungs Tuesday, 10-year-old Jordan Peterson smiled when a nurse told him the transplant operation had been a success.
RELATED CONTENTUND vice presidents speak up for Kelley
GRAND FORKS — Six vice presidents at the University of North Dakota say they welcome a full review of President Robert Kelley because they “respectfully disagree” with his job evaluation, which was written last week by the outgoing chancellor of the North Dakota University System.
RELATED CONTENTFarm 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.
RELATED CONTENTCharges filed in death of infant left in a van
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Prosecutors here filed a manslaughter charge Tuesday against the father of a 5-month-old girl who died when he left her in a hot van for hours last week — a death that came after police had visited the home three times in the last three years on reports of child neglect or endangerment.
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DHS football coach Morris leaving for job in Georgia
If home is where the heart is, Dennis Morris is going home.
RELATED CONTENTNDHSAA board approves Class B boys and girls basketball seasons switch, seeding for basketball and volleyball state tournaments
VALLEY CITY — The order of the North Dakota Class B basketball seasons returns to girls first, boys last in 2014-15.
RELATED CONTENTAfter losing lead, Roughriders rally in 8th to beat Jamestown
JAMESTOWN — Even though his team trailed for just two of the 15 innings played on Tuesday, Dickinson coach Cory Hansen said he felt fortunate to escape Jamestown with a win.
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