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Jamestown

Sex offender living in Jamestown

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown  Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown. Christopher James Midgett lives at 2605 Circle Drive, Jamestown, ND, the North Dakota State Hospital Transition Home. He presently has no vehicle. Midgett is a 34 year old white male, six feet two inches tall, […]

State

National Guard, enhancing Wishek Airport

Wishek  (CSi-National Guard)   Soldiers from two North Dakota Army National Guard engineer units are refining their military skills during “annual training” this summer by making enhancements to the Wishek Municipal Airport. The work is being completed through the National Guard’s State Civil-Military Construction Program, which provides Guardsmen with realistic […]

State

Japanese beetle larvae were found in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bug that’s an enemy to front yard flower beds, backyard vegetable gardens, farmers’ crops and even golf courses has been found again in North Dakota.The Agriculture Department says the Japanese beetle larvae were found in nursery stock shipped to North Dakota. The beetles were found […]

Jamestown

Sex offender changes county address

Jamestown (CSi)  The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office informs the public that a convicted high risk sex offender has changed his address in Stutsman County. 37 year old Cory Paxton Harmon now resides at Sandy Beach Campground at Spirirtiwood Lake. He is not wanted by law enforcement. For more information on […]

State

No pay raises, ND University leaders, presidents

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota University System leaders and college presidents will go without pay raises for the third straight year. The state Board of Higher Education on Tuesday voted to extend the contracts of eight of the 10 presidents through 2019 at their current salaries. The move did […]

State

Update: Burgum declares Drought Emergency

BISMARCK  N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has proclaimed a statewide fire and drought emergency because of extremely dry conditions. Burgum on Monday ordered all state agencies to maintain high levels of readiness. The executive order activates the state emergency operations plan and authorizes Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, adjutant […]

State

PSC postpones Merricourt wind farm public hearing

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Public Service Commission has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in Ashley to discuss the Merricourt Wind Power Project. North Dakota law requires that notice of a public hearing for a siting case must be published in the official county newspaper of […]

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U.S. Supreme Court enforces Trump travel ban

WASHINGTON  (AP)  The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration mostly enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it. The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. The court […]

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Investigation, terrorizing case in VC

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Police Chief, Phil Hatcher, reports on Sunday (June 25) at about at 1:42 p.m. the Police Department was dispatched to Family Dollar Store concerning a man with a gun, in the parking lot. The male had reportedly called the store reporting that he was in the […]