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Heitkamp honors more Viet Nam vets lost in battle

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on her effort to thank and pay tribute to the North Dakotans who lost their lives during military service in the Vietnam War, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp again took to the Senate floor to share the stories of these fallen men and honor their courageous service. […]

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Williams re-assigned to MSNBC

 NEW YORK (AP) – Brian Williams says he let his ego get the better of him in telling stories that exaggerated his role in reporting news stories.        The NBC anchorman, stripped of his role as “Nightly News” anchor and reassigned to MSNBC, broke his silence on NBC’s “Today” […]

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Church shooting suspect captured, victims ID’d

WASHINGTON – The suspected gunman in the shooting at a South Carolina, church, in which nine people died, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, was  caught Thursday morning in Shelby, North Carolina. Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting, in which nine people died, as 21-year-old Dylann Roof. Court records show that  […]

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Vintage 1912 EMF stops in VC Thurs.

Valley City (CSi) Joe and Betty Swann with their 1912 EMF stopped in Valley City, Thursday afternoon at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum. They are traveling cross country from east coast to west coast. They were traveling the back roads and taking it slow at 35mph Before arriving in […]

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Lincoln ND mayor, ousted

LINCOLN, N.D. (AP) – The mayor of Lincoln has been ousted in a recall vote. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s election show that residents of the community near Bismarck voted 300-78 to have 50-year-old challenger Gerald Wise take over as mayor from 68-year-old Bob Johnston.        A citizen committee forced the […]

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ND legislature passes budget bill, Tues

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature has finally passed a budget bill left unresolved by lawmakers when they adjourned in April.        The House voted 73-16 and the Senate voted 38-6 on Tuesday to pass a more than $14 million appropriations bill for the state’s public employee […]

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Petitions turned in, force a referendum

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s biggest farm group says it has gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on the Legislature’s decision to loosen the state’s Depression-era ban against corporate farming.        North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the announcement on Tuesday at the state Capitol […]

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Billionaire, casino mogul, Kerkorian passes

  LAS VEGAS (AP) – Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, an eighth-grade dropout who built Las Vegas’ biggest hotels, tried to take over Chrysler and bought and sold MGM at a profit three times, has died. He was 98.        MGM Resorts International says Kerkorian died Monday.        He built […]

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ND average gas prices up 5.3 cents

(CSi)  June 15, 2015 – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.68/g  Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.5 cents per gallon […]

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Singer Jim Ed Brown passes

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) – Longtime Grand Ole Opry member Jim Ed Brown has died. He was 81.        Brown’s death Thursday was announced in a news release from Webster Public Relations. The release said Brown died of cancer at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee.        Brown had […]