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Billionaire, casino mogul, Kerkorian passes

Billionaire, casino mogul, Kerkorian passes

  LAS VEGAS (AP) – Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, an eighth-grade dropout who built Las Vegas’ biggest hotels, tried to take over Chrysler and bought and sold MGM at a profit three times, has died. He was 98.        MGM Resorts...

 

ND average gas prices up 5.3 cents

ND average gas prices up 5.3 cents

(CSi)  June 15, 2015 – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.68/g  Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares...

 

Singer Jim Ed Brown passes

Singer Jim Ed Brown passes

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) – Longtime Grand Ole Opry member Jim Ed Brown has died. He was 81.        Brown’s death Thursday was announced in a news release from Webster Public Relations. The release said Brown died of cancer at Williamson...

 

Hwy 1 W. of Cooperstown open, gravel

Hwy 1  W. of Cooperstown open, gravel

Bismarck  (CSi) ND Highway 1 from Binford to Hwy 200 west of Cooperstown is now open. A temporary gravel surface remains in place with speeds reduced to 45 mph until resurfacing with asphalt pavement can be completed. The roadway was temporarily...

 

Mn woman dies from crash injuries near VC

Mn woman dies from crash injuries near VC

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Minnesota woman has died from injuries suffered in a vehicle crash last month near Valley City. 73-year-old Sylvia Moen of Crookston died Saturday. The patrol says the crash...

 

15 possible UND nicknames announced

15 possible UND nicknames announced

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A committee facilitating the selection of a new nickname for the University of North Dakota has narrowed the list of possibilities to 15. The group started out with nearly 1,200 potential monikers. It was whittled...

 

UND President Kelley to retire

UND President Kelley to retire

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley is retiring effective Jan. 14. Kelley has led the Grand Forks university since July 2008. He’s only the 11th president in UND history, which dates to 1884. Kelley...

 

Birding Festival June 10-14

Birding Festival June 10-14

Carrington  (CSi) Bird spotters from around the country are joining local residents at the 13th Annual Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival June 10-14 in Carrington. The festival is expecting 60 visitors to join the locals. In Carrington...

 

Grand Cities Art Fest Jun 13, 14

Grand Cities Art Fest Jun 13, 14

Downtown Grand Forks & East Grand Forks The North Valley Arts Council announces the 2015 Grand Cities Art Fest presented this year by Hugo’s Family Marketplace. With twenty percent new artists, this year’s 120 plus visual and performance...

 

Wagon Train Jun 21-27

Wagon Train Jun 21-27

Jamestown (CSi) The Fort Seward Wagon Train’s trek this year will head out for its six day round trip June 21st going through the 27th. A send off will be held on Monday morning June 22nd at Fort Seward. The wagon train is accepting family...

 
 
 
 

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