Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Dalrymple proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Children and Family Services Division and Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota have awarded grant funding to 27 coalitions representing 40 North Dakota counties for community projects that aim to educate and […]
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Veterans alert for phone scammer
Jamestown (CSi) Veterans Administration officials want to warn veterans about a new nationwide phone scam. On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Veterans Affairs, Officer, Warren Tobin said, in the scam the caller will claim to be from the V.A. and that the veteran’s doctor wants […]
Crews battle grass fires
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Crews have been battling grass fires around North Dakota as warm, dry conditions persist. On Wednesday afternoon, crews to continued to battle grass fires around North Dakota including one along Interstate 94 near Oriska reported early Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday a grass fire was reported in the […]
Missing Mn snowmobiler body likely found
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota authorities say the body of missing Minnesota snowmobiler has likely been found in the Sheyenne River near West Fargo. Police say the body was discovered late Tuesday morning and sent to Grand Forks for an autopsy and positive identification. But they […]
Teacher shortage loan forgiveness apps accepted
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota University System will begin accepting applications for the 2015 teacher shortage loan forgiveness program from April 1 – June 30, 2015. North Dakota has a loan forgiveness program that helps pay student loans if eligible. “This program is a great incentive to teachers who […]
Update 1 dead shooting NSA
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) – Authorities aren’t saying yet why two men dressed as women tried to enter the National Security Agency’s campus at Fort Meade, Maryland without permission Monday morning. An NSA spokesman says an agency officer gave the driver “routine instructions” for safely leaving the […]
ND average gas prices fall
CSi Mar 30, 2015 Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.37/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.4 cents per gallon in […]
Farmers Union wants ballot measure
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s biggest farm group says it will campaign to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to overturn 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 Friday during […]
Nelson returning to TV as “Coach”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Craig T. Nelson is getting back in the coaching game for NBC. The network said that it has ordered 13 episodes of a sequel to the 1989-97 ABC sitcom “Coach” that starred Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of a college football team. In the new […]
ND oil rig count at 5 year low
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The number of drill rigs in western North Dakota’s oil patch has slipped below 100 for the first time in five years due to the sagging price of crude. There were 98 rigs drilling in North Dakota on Wednesday. That’s exactly 100 fewer than […]
