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Gas prices drop again last week

Gasoline prices in ND have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, to $2.79/g  Sunday, according to Gas Buddy’s daily survey of 493 stations in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.5 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.84/g, according to GasBuddy. […]

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Leo Ryan commanding NDNG Land Component

(NDNG) -A change in leadership within the North Dakota National Guard’s Land Component Command (LCC) took place Sunday during a change of command ceremony. As the current LCC commander, Brig. Gen. Robert Fode  handed-off the duties of overseeing the state’s nearly 3,000 Army Guardsmen to Col. Leo Ryan at the […]

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ND National Guard sending resources, Hurricane

BISMARCK, N.D. (Sept. 14, 2018) – The North Dakota National Guard is sending resources to the East Coast to aid in the emergency response to Hurricane Florence if requested. Three National Guard helicopters and more than a dozen personnel will depart Saturday morning from Bismarck and pre-position in Maryland to […]

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Vehicle no longer sought, hit & Run crash, Wednesday

Update… Bismarck (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol is no longer seeking information on a hit and run crash that occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Bismarck area. Information provided by the public helped to determine that the truck pictured in the news release was not involved in the […]

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State Chamber opposes legalized recreational pot

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest business organization will campaign to help defeat a measure that would legalize recreational marijuana and another one aimed at ethics reform. Greater North Dakota Chamber President and CEO Arik Spencer says his organization is among a coalition of groups being assembled to fight […]

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House Fire Courtenay, Friday Morning

Courtenay (CSi) The Courtenay  Fire Department was called out at 10:20am., on Friday to a rural house fire, at 8645 16th Street Southeast  . Four units and  11 firefighters of the Courtenay fire department were on hand. [easyrotator]erc_57_1536943648[/easyrotator] Fire Chief Steven Somsen reported that the cause of the fire was electrical,  due to […]

Valley City

VCSU president search, narrowed

Valley City (NDUS)  The Presidential Search Committee at Valley City State University has selected three finalists for the VCSU presidency. After a round of campus visits by five candidates Sept. 10-12, the committee selected a trio of candidates for final interviews with the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education […]

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Jamestown receives Main Street Mobilizer Award

Bismarck  (Gov Bergum’s Office) Gov. Doug Burgum announced Friday that Jamestown is being recognized with the Mobilizer Award for its Get Fit & Explore Initiative. The 2018 Main Street Awards honor communities that show excellence in elevating the three pillars of the Main Street Initiative. Burgum says, “Jamestown has worked […]

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HazMat Team responds to spill Thurs., Mandan

Mandan (NDHP)   – On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 11:44 am CST, North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers were called to Exit 153 eastbound on-ramp in Mandan regarding a brown sticky substance on the roadway. The substance was spread out along the on-ramp and had spilled onto Mandan Avenue. The […]