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Cara Mund sends letter to former Miss Americas

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson. In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk of punishment. Her letter is […]

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Pilot okay, Cass County helicopter crash, Thursday

KINDRED, N.D. (AP) — A pilot escaped serious injury when his helicopter crashed in a Cass County wheat field. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Schweizer Hughes 269C helicopter went down north of Kindred on Thursday morning. The FAA is investigating what happened. The Kindred Fire Department, Cass County Sheriff’s […]

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Trump nominates Drew Wrigley, US Attorney, ND

Washington (Sen. Hoeven’s Office) – Senator John Hoeven Thursday released the following statement after the president nominated former Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley to again serve as the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. “Drew is well-qualified to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, having already served in this position for […]

Valley City

Out of the Darkness Walk, September 30

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Out of the Darkness Community Walk is on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Lokken Stadium. Registration begins at 2:30pm with the walk itself running 3pm-4:30pm.  Proceeds benefit local and national suicide prevention and awareness programs of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  Learn more at outofthedarkness.org or call 888-333-2377.

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Singer Aretha Franklin, passes, 76

Update… NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ”I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from pancreatic cancer. Publicist […]

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Human error caused Aug 1st ND MN 911 outage

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Officials in Minnesota say human error was to blame for a statewide 911 outage earlier this month. Minnesota’s Emergency Communications Networks said Wednesday it has concluded its investigation into the Aug. 1 outage . Similar disruptions were reported in North Dakota and North Carolina.According to […]

State WeatherNews

El Nino pattern to impact global weather

Undated  –   The Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, a developing El Nino weather pattern in the eastern Pacific Ocean is likely to bring warm temperatures to most of continental U.S through next summer.  El Nino is a periodic warming of waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, which has […]

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Area mobile Great Plains Food distributions

Trucks supplying fresh vegetables, bakery items and boxed goods will be in the communities of Edgeley, Oakes and Gwinner on Tuesday, Aug. 28, as part of the Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry program. Anyone in need of food assistance in each town or neighboring communities may attend and […]

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Commerce Secretary Ross to visit ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is scheduled to visit North Dakota next week to talk about President Donald Trump’s trade policies that have led to tariffs on steel, aluminum and soybeans. Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer says in a statement Ross and Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky […]