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Medicare Part D open enrollment Oct 15- Dec 7

BISMARCK, N.D.—North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm reminds North Dakotans the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. “Companies often make changes to the plans they offer, so I encourage Medicare beneficiaries to compare their Part D plans to be […]

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ND Attorney Gen. to ask for Supreme Court review

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s attorney general tells The Associated Press that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling that the state’s law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected is unconstitutional. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) has until Tuesday to make […]

Jamestown

Veterans services, program reminders

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Veterans Service Officer, David Bratton reminds vets of upcoming events and services available. On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, David pointed out that at the Fargo V.A.’s 3rd floor auditorium on Friday October 16, 2015 there will be a Breast Cancer Awareness […]

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“Tramp in a tree” and other wind damage pixs

Jamestown (CSi)  CSiNewsNow.com  photographer Tom Ravely captured photos of damage caused by Sunday’s, and Monday’s wind storm.   A “trampoline in a tree”, a flipped pontoon, a “broken” communications tower, and more.  More PIXS at Facebook [easyrotator]erc_26_1444666450[/easyrotator] The National Weather Service reports that winds across the state as of late […]

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Squirrel in substation caused Tues power outage

Jamestown (CSi) Otter Tail Power Company reports that a power outage in occurred in Jamestown Tuesday afternoon starting at 3:15 –p.m. for about 28 minutes. Customer Service Manager,Jeff Hoff at the Jamestown Otter Tail Power Company office says, a squirrel got into the Substation located across from City Hall, and […]

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Bond set, man in Bismarck standoff, Tues

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $250,000 cash for a man who barricaded himself for 15 hours inside a Bismarck home and allegedly fired shots at police. Thirty-six-year-old Brandon Lyon could face up to 35 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder of a law officer, […]

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Jamestown airline boardings up

Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautic Commission reports that Jamestown boardings for September 2015 increased significantly, compared to September 2014 as did the year to date boardings, compared to last year at this time. In September this year Jamestown boardings were 643 compared to 488 in September of 2014, and […]

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ND oil production slips in Aug, still near record pace

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s oil production slipped slightly in August but still remains at a near-record pace despite depressed crude prices. The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.1 million barrels of oil daily in August, down about 20,000 barrels from July. The […]

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Distracted driving citations issued

(CSi)  Law enforcement agencies across the state worked a total of 336 overtime hours for distracted driving prevention during the month of September.  A total of 318 citations were attributed to the added patrols. Of the total, 149 were citations for distracted driving, 46 for speeding, 17 for failure to […]