GAITHERSBURG, MD — (July 31, 2015) – 2015’s second half represents a strong commitment that motorists will spend even less on gasoline this year than they did in 2014. GasBuddy experts say that before Christmas, as many as 20 states could have average gas prices below $2 per gallon as […]
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300 New ND laws effective Aug 1
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Concealed-carry permit holders will have more places where they can legally have firearms. A new measure that goes into effect on Saturday allows permitted gun owners to pack heat at public parks, political functions, musical concerts, public rest areas and liquor stores. The bill also allows […]
Law enforcement patrols increased, Sturgis rally
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Highway Patrol troopers in states bordering western South Dakota are giving extra attention to traffic flocking to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Organizers are planning for up to a million people for the rally’s 75th anniversary next week. In southwestern North Dakota, the patrol is dedicating up […]
Air Nat Guard 219th to SW Asia
Minot (CSi) – A small group of North Dakota Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the Minot-based 219th Security Forces Squadron left this month for a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, where they will support U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operations. About 15 Airmen volunteered for the base defense and security […]
ND crime rate up in 2014
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s crime rate per capita last year rose 4.4 percent from 2013. Stenehjem released the data Wednesday at the state Capitol in Bismarck. Stenehjem says one area of concern is the upward trend in illegal drugs […]
Jenn-Air oven recall, reported burns
NEW YORK (AP) – Whirlpool is recalling more than 40,000 of its Jenn-Air brand ovens after customers reported burns due to faulty oven racks. http://repair.whirlpoolcorp.com/ The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the extendable rack inside the oven can fall out. Whirlpool received eight incident reports from customers, including one […]
High wind reports Jul 28,29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 942 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2015 …WIND REPORTS OVER 40 MPH THE PAST 24 HOURS … (JAMESTOWN 49 MPH 11-P.M. HOUR 7-28-15) LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE DEVILS LAKE 2 WSW (AIRPORT) 59 MPH 0915 PM 07/28 MCHENRY 8 N (NDAWN) 59 MPH […]
Tips for drivers, with more motorcycles on the roads
Bismarck (CSi) – Motorcycles are a common sight during summer months, but the number of riders, and especially groups of riders, is expected to increase during travel to the popular motorcycle rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota in early August. Motorists and riders need to be alert and […]
Taylor Swift Fargo show postponed
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Taylor Swift fans in North Dakota will have to wait a little longer to see her play live as the Grammy Award-winning singer’s show in Fargo has been postponed until October. Organizers on Monday announced that Swift’s concert at the Fargodome has been moved from Sept. […]
ND gas prices down, last week
CSi July 27, 2015 Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.71/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.0 cents per gallon in […]
