GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Leaders of Upper Midwest farm groups are upset that Congress has extended the current farm bill rather than pass new legislation. The one-year extension of portions of the expired 2008 farm bill is part of the legislation to avert the “fiscal cliff” of […]
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2012 Deadliest In 30 Years, On N.D. Roads
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has had its deadliest year on its roads in more than 30 years, with 168 people dying in 146 crashes on roads within the state. North Dakota hadn’t topped 150 traffic fatalities since 1981. North Dakota Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson […]
The “Singing Rage,” Patti Page Passes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Patti Page, who made “Tennessee Waltz” one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85. Page died on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to her manager. She was one of the top-selling female singers in history with more […]
Two Injured Including Jms Man, in Rollover Near Hobart Lake
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, a rollover accident on I- 94 about 9:40-a.m.,Wednesday (Jan 2, 2013) injured two people. Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Herzig says a car operated by 24-year-old Echo Foster of Casper, Wyoming was westbound with the vehicle’s cruise control engaged and lost […]
Midwest Economy “Sluggish”
OMAHA, Neb. (AP Jan 2, 2013) – A new survey of business leaders suggests the economy will remain sluggish in nine Midwest and Plains states, and hiring will be slow over the next three to six months. The overall economic index for the region improved to 49.5 in […]
New N.D. Poker Champion
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has a new poker champion. Gregg Dahle (DAW’-lee), of Carpio, outlasted more than 1,400 players from 22 states and Canada at the recent North Dakota Texas Hold ’em tournament in Minot. He won $45,000. The tournament is held each year at The Vegas Motel […]
Notice of Private Firm Mailing – A. W. R.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jan 2, 2013) — The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office is informing residents that households may have already received a mailing from a firm called ‘American Water Resources of North Dakota’ or ‘AWR’, concerning a form of utility service line insurance. This firm notified the City of Jamestown […]
Majority To Pay More In Soc. Sec. Withholding 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) – There’s still going to be a tax hike even though Congress has sent the president legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. The vast majority of workers will pay higher federal taxes in 2013, largely because a temporary reduction in Social Security payroll taxes expired on New […]
Benefit Established For Crash Victims
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Minnesota man has established a benefit fund for the families of six Missouri men killed in a crash in North Dakota the day after Christmas. The men were with a construction company and were heading to a work site when their pickup slid […]
Standoff Ends Peacefully
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — A standoff ended without incident Tuesday (Jan 1,2013) in Valley City. Valley City Police took the unidentified man into custody about 7:40-a.m., with assistance of the James Valley Special Operations Swat Team, after the armed individual threatened suicide, for almost six hours, in the area of Valley […]
