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Leonard “Spock” Nimoy passes

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Leonard Nimoy, world famous to “Star Trek” fans through a beloved cult TV series and a half-dozen films as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.   Nimoy’s son, Adam, says the actor died Friday morning in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive […]

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Jms Red Cross assisting at Harvey ND fire

Harvey (CSi) The American Red Cross reports that volunteers across North Dakota are assisting to open a service center in Harvey, North Dakota to aid families displaced by a Thursday afternoon apartment fire. Volunteers from Buffalo Valley Red Cross in Jamestown, Minot, and Fargo, were on their way to the acene […]

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Jangula’s death ruled accidental

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state medical examiner has concluded that former North Dakota State University football player Tyler Jangula died from accidental drug poisoning. The autopsy report on Jangula says he “ingested lethal quantity and combination of prescription-type drugs.” His death has officially been ruled accidental. Jangula died Feb. […]

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Gas prices to rise agressively next few weeks

CHICAGO  (CSi)  – The transition from ‘winter blend’ to ‘summer blend’ gasoline always brings increases in retail gasoline prices, but nothing you’ve seen over the past year is likely to match what GasBuddy anticipates over the next two to three weeks. “Wednesday brought a big price rally in gasoline markets […]

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Hoeven Heitkamp Cramer on pipeline veto

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven Tuesday issued the following statement after President Obama’s veto of his Keystone XL approval legislation. The bipartisan measure passed the Senate by 62 to 35 and the House by 270 to 152: “The president’s veto of our Keystone XL pipeline approval legislation is not surprising, […]

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Obama vetos XL pipeline bill

 WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has vetoed a Republican bill forcing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.     The White House sent notice of the veto to the Senate on Tuesday, shortly after the bill was received at the White House. It’s the third veto of Obama’s presidency. […]

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North Dakotans impacted Anthem breach

BISMARCK, N.D.  (CSi) —Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced he was informed by Anthem Inc. (Anthem) that over 27,000 North Dakotans were directly impacted by its recent data security breach. Anthem has indicated it will be sending a letter to anyone affected, so people should closely watch their mail for any correspondence from Anthem. “I remain extremely concerned about this security […]

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House defeats resource officer rural schools

 The North Dakota house defeated a bill to place school resource officers in rural schools. The measure, sought over a million dollars for a pilot program to place armed school resource officers in 15 rural school districts. Representative Randy Boehning of Fargo, a member of the appropriations committee that studied […]

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Gov signs Surge highway funding bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed a bill that will fast-track $1.1 billion for highways and communities affected by North Dakota’s exploding growth.        The governor signed the bill Tuesday morning at the state Capitol.        Darlrymple called the bill “a great legislative accomplishment” that […]

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Average ND gas prices up 5.4 cents/gal

February 23, 2015 – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.22/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.7 cents per gallon in […]