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Jetliner’s engine explodes, in air, woman killed

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet with a damaged engine and window made an emergency landing Tuesday at Philadelphia’s airport,  and one passenger died of her injuries. A former federal investigator theorized the plane blew an engine and the shrapnel hit the aircraft. Seven other people aboard the Boeing […]

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Snow records set, SD, MN, Wisconsin

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This past weekened, records fell as an April snowstorm blanketed the Upper Midwest. The National Weather Service says the 14.9 inches (37.8 centimeters) at Minneapolis airport from Friday through Sunday set a record for the largest April snowstorm ever there. It’s also the snowiest April on record […]

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North Dakota gas prices continue climb

North Dakota (CSi)  April 16- Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 4.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.62/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.2 cents per gallon […]

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Nat’l Guard Welcomed Home Sunday in Grand Forks

Update…(NDNG)- The North Dakota National Guard, along with family, friends and community supporters, recognized more than 200 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery (1-188th ADA) Regiment Sunday during a formal welcome home ceremony at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The event, which was open to the […]

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TV Weatherman meltdown, endless winter forecast

A weatherman in Grand Rapids, Mich has gone viral with a meltdown over the seemingly endless bad weather this season. Fox 17 meteorologist Garry Frank started ranting Tuesday about how the forecast “could be worse,” complaining that his colleagues are always “dragging me down.”

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National Gas prices push upward

Chicago – April 12, 2018 – Gas prices are pushin up to their highest level in years. The national average price of gasoline is now its priciest since July 2015, nearly 1,000 days, rising to $2.68 per gallon overnight Weds,  according to GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting 70 million […]

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Update: Campbell ends House campaign

UpdateBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican state Sen. Tom Campbell said Wednesday that he will end his campaign for the state’s lone U.S. House seat.Campbell made the announcement at a luncheon in Fargo, which was attended by state Republican Party Chairman Rick Berg and state Sen. Kelly Armstrong, who […]

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JPD calls for service up last year

Jamestown  (CSi)  The report released by Jamestown Police shows an increase in final calls for service in 2017, compared to calendar year 2016. The report indicates that police  responded to 17,432 calls, from 16,456 in 2016, an increase of 5.8%. Large increases in calls involved gross sexual imposition calls and […]

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Paul Ryan not seeking re-election to US House

WASHINGTON (AP) —  Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, his office announced Wednesday, injecting another layer of uncertainty as Republicans face worries over losing their majority in the fall. Ryan’s plans have been the source of much speculation and will set off a scramble among his […]