Update.. LISBON, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a 14-year old girl who died when her bicycle was struck by a vehicle near Lisbon. The patrol says Bethany Elijah died at the scene Thursday morning on a gravel road east of town. The patrol says the […]
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North Dakota gas prices up .6 cents per gallon
North Dakota (CSi) July 24, 2017 – Average retail gasoline prices in ND have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.24/g Sun, according to Gas Buddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in ND. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.1 cents per […]
Fines for littering ND highways increases Aug 1
Bismarck (CSi) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDoT) and North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) are reminding citizens that on August 1, 2017, the fine for littering on state highways will be much higher. If you litter or dispose of cigarette butts on a North Dakota highway, you’ll face […]
Additional Farm Service Agency staff to ND
Washington (CSi) North Dakota’s congressional delegation announces that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending additional staff from Farm Service Agency (FSA) to ensure timely service for producers seeking information during the ongoing drought. Congressman Kevin Cramer says, “It’s great to see USDA pro-actively getting additional personnel out […]
ND 2016 crime rate per capita drops
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s crime rate per capita last year dropped 0.5 percent from 2015, despite a spike in the number of drug arrests. The data from the annual crime report was released Friday and provides statistics for crimes ranging from murder to […]
ND jobless rate record low since 1976
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Dakota’s unemployment rate fell to 2.3 percent, a record low for the state dating back to 1976 and tying for lowest in the nation with Colorado. Tennessee’s rate of 3.6 percent is also a record low for that state. Hiring rose last month in 14 U.S. […]
Latest: White House shakeup, Spicer resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer is resigning his position. White House chief of staff Reince Priebus says he supports incoming communications director Anthony Scaramucci “100 percent.” His comments come moments after White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned over Scaramucci’s hiring. The Latest on changes to the […]
Jamestown Fire Dept Run Report
Reports for July 6 – 20, 2017 Call No. 144 July 7th, 2:46PM, ready squad responded to 2619 8th Ave SW, Cricket Wireless, to investigate smoke smell. Firefighters checked for smoke/fire and smoke was detected. Cause-smoking materials between outside wall and inside wall. Time out 20 minutes. Call No. […]
Public forum 2017 legislative impacts July 27
Valley City (CSi) The “What in the World Is Going On?’ Program will sponsor a forum, Thursday July 27 at 7-p.m. at the Hi-Liner Activity Center, in Valley City. The program will address impacts that the 2017 legislature will have on the community. Co-event coordinator Sharon Buhr says community leaders […]
USDA adds more emergency grazing & haying acres
Washington (CSi) Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Thursday announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened additional conservation acres for emergency grazing and haying for areas of North Dakota affected by severe drought. These […]
