Richardton: 'A growing community'
RICHARDTON - This sleepy town 20 minutes east of Dickinson along Interstate 94 is getting less sleepy. Partially because of its proximity to the Bakke...
Parents of slain UND student in Rodriguez murder case: 'Justice will be served'
FARGO — It’s been 10 years ago this month since a Minnesota prison released Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to his Crookston home, where he lived prior to kidna...
Thrown into the mix
In the javelin, the difference between just making the state track and field meet or winning a West Region championship can be a single throw....
DHS focuses on West Region Tournament
A majority of the Dickinson High baseball team has been through this scenario....
Starting teacher salary gets bump: Dickinson salaries up $222,000 for next year
For the first time in 10 years, North Dakota school districts will be obligated to start new teachers at $5,000 more per year than the previous school year, a legislative decision affecting nine counties that goes into effect for the 2013-14 school year.
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RICHARDTON - This sleepy town 20 minutes east of Dickinson along Interstate 94 is getting less sleepy. Partially because of its proximity to the Bakken oil play and its boomtown neighbor to the West, Richardton is getting to be a busier and busier place these days.
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WILLISTON — Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her children’s day care in Moore, Okla.
RELATED CONTENTBowman man receives deferred imposition of sentence in negligent homicide case
A Bowman man received a two-year deferred imposition of sentence after pleading guilty Tuesday to negligent homicide at a hearing in Southwest District Court in Dickinson.
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Killdeer man charged with taking inappropriate photos of 5-year-olds
BISMARCK — A Killdeer man was charged Friday in South Central District Court in Burleigh County with promoting sexual performance by a minor, a Class C felony. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
RELATED CONTENTTioga crew camp resident airlifted after stabbing
TIOGA – A resident of the Capital Lodge crew camp near here was the victim of a stabbing and airlifted to Trinity Hospital in Minot, the Williams County Sheriff’s Office said.
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WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
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BISMARCK — The North Dakota Capitol lawn will be painted blue and pink this Memorial Day weekend with 66,000 utility flags representing the number of abortions that have taken place in the state since 1973.
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FARGO — The Red River Women’s Clinic will be seeing a lot of courtrooms as a result of the spate of anti-abortion bills recently signed into law. And that means North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic will be seeing a lot of legal bills.
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Ad agency sues ND native over 'Annoying Orange' cartoon
FARGO — An advertising agency here is suing two North Dakota natives for allegedly stealing one of its characters and turning it into a popular YouTube and Cartoon Network series “The Annoying Orange.”
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FARGO — It’s been 10 years ago this month since a Minnesota prison released Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to his Crookston home, where he lived prior to kidnapping and killing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin six months later.
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CROOKSTON, Minn. — Already Polk County’s biggest taxpayer at $2.7 million annually, Enbridge Pipelines soon may be paying twice that much.
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Thrown into the mix
In the javelin, the difference between just making the state track and field meet or winning a West Region championship can be a single throw.
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A majority of the Dickinson High baseball team has been through this scenario.
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Featured Staff Blogs
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
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEYESPN: Hakstol is NCAA's top NHL-coach candidate
There's been buzz in hockey circles for a few years that some higher-ups in NHL organizations are high on UND coach Dave Hakstol, and now it has been brought out in public. ESPN posted a story today,...
5/21/13 at 4:20 PM
AG-AT-LARGENational Sunflower Association says sunflower might help farmers battling drought
The National Sunflower Association is suggesting farmers battling drought to plant you guessed it sunflower. Farmers considering abandoning winter wheat and attempting a late-seeded cash crop can ...
5/20/13 at 4:14 PM
THE WESTERN EDGESelf-absorbed Shirvani column off the mark
Im not a native North Dakotan so perhaps it is why I admire the state so much. People in North Dakotas are consistent, hardy, hardworking, creative, honest and so much in making the state such a great...
5/15/13 at 2:39 PM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKStill time to register for Hawk Ridge Birdathon
It isn't too late to register to participate in the 27th annual Hawk Ridge Birdathon, which will be held this Saturday, May 18. The object is to count as many bird species as you can within the 24-hou...
5/15/13 at 1:06 PM
Featured Area Voices
LUPULIN LIBATIONSBeer Brief #40 - Before the Dawn
Brewery - Steel Toe Brewing Company, Saint Louis Park, MN Beer - Before the Dawn Style - Black Barleywine aged in rye whiskey barrels ABV - 13.7% Color - Black with dark brown near the edges of...
5/21/13 at 9:55 PM
THE NEW FORTYIt is not a question of if...
Of all the hazards we face in this area of the country, the hazard I personally fear the most is a tornado. There are number of reasons why this hazard is at the the top of my list, but the primary re...
5/21/13 at 9:36 PM
UND NEWSUND Flying Team in national competition: second by inches
The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team took second with a score of 355, only four points behind the winner, out of 28 schools at the National Intercollegiate Flying Associations (NIFAs) Safe...
5/21/13 at 2:01 PM
NDSU NEWSAmerican Indian nursing conference to be held June 11-12
North Dakota State UniversitysDepartment of Nursing andCankdeska Cikana Community Collegewill hold the second annual conference focused on American Indian nursing in North Dakota June 11-12 at Spirit ...
5/21/13 at 12:30 PM
STORM TRACKERCorrelation
One of the most common questions that come into the weather center deals with correlation. We are often asked if because this season is insert hot, cold, dry or wet does that mean the next season ...
5/21/13 at 11:29 AM
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