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Gordon Kahl: 33 years since Medina shootings

“No greater tragedy”… . these were the words used by Former Attorney General William French Smith in responding to the deaths in North Dakota of United States Marshal Kenneth H. Muir and Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert S. Cheshire, Jr.- shot February 13, 1983 while attempting to make an arrest.*  More […]

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Remembering US Marshals killed in 1983 shooting

  History –  No Greater Tragedy – February 13, 1983 From the U.S. Marshals Service Website:   “No greater tragedy”… . these were the words used by Former Attorney General William French Smith in responding to the deaths in North Dakota of United States Marshal Kenneth H. Muir and Deputy U.S. […]

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Pilot lands crop-duster I94 near Sterling

(CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a crop-duster airplane experiencing engine trouble en route from Hillsboro to Mandan made an emergency landing on Interstate 94 Friday evening about 5-O’Clock The patrol report says  27 year old Adam Taylor, of  Bismarck, was piloting the 1977 Thrush Ayers S2R, when he […]

Jamestown

JFD Run Report

Jamestown Fire Department 2015 Total Calls – 296 Feb 4 – 11, 2015   Call No. 22 February 6th, 12:21AM, ready squad responded to 502 24th St SW, My Place Motel, to investigate fire alarm activation. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire none was detected. Cause-burnt food. Fire alarm was reset. Time […]

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Account set up for Moszer family, grief in Fargo

Fargo  –  An account has been set up at Bell State Bank & Trust and on line at impactgiveback.org  on the behalf of the family of Officer Jason Moszer,  the officer shot  and later passing away stemming from Wednesday night’s standoff in North Fargo. Donations can be dropped off at any […]

Jamestown

Jmst LifeSmarts team wins state finals, on to Denver

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A team from Jamestown has won the state finals of the annual LifeSmarts competition. Ten teams of students representing seven North Dakota high schools competed in the annual LifeSmarts competition this week in Bismarck. LifeSmarts tests students about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, […]

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Barnes County Housing receives grant

Washington (CSi) North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Heid Heitkamp have announced that the North Dakota Housing and Urban Development has awarded 15 grants totaling $2.1 million to several housing authorities in the state. The Barnes County Housing Authority will receive $53,893. The funds were made available through HUD’s Capital […]

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Update…Semi fire on the Highway 52 Bypass

Update… Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department spent about six hours at the scene of a truck fire Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Rural Fire Chief Ben Maulding, says nine rural firefighters and three units responded to the call of a semi on fire on the U.S. Highway 281 […]

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Fargo shooter identified

FARGO  (AP)  – Police have identified the man suspected of shooting a Fargo police officer as  49-year-old Marcus Schumacher (SHOO’-maw-kur). Authorities say Schumacher held police at bay for about 11 hours, from late Wednesday evening to early Thursday morning, firing numerous rounds at law enforcement. The injured officer, Jason Moszer, died about […]