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Bravo’s Plitt killed in accident

Fitness model and television actor Greg Plitt was struck and killed by a commuter train in Burbank, California, on Saturday while filming on the tracks, police said on Sunday. Burbank Police Sergeant Chris Canales, says, Plitt, who starred in Bravo network (CSi 70)  shows “Work Out” and “Friends to Lovers,” was hit by a Metrolink passenger […]

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Mayville St student athlete dies

Mayville (CSi) Barnesville, Minnesota native and current Mayville State University freshman tight end Matthew Holland died Saturday morning from seizures. That, according to Barnesville athletic director and football coach Bryan Strand. Holland played baseball, basketball and football for Barnesville High School before following in the footsteps of his older brother […]

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Legislative update

 By JAMES MacPHERSON  Associated Press      BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lawmakers are settling in as the North Dakota’s 64th legislative session enters its third week. Here’s a glimpse of some activity at the state Capitol:        ABORTION VETTING        No abortion-related legislation has surfaced so far […]

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ND senate kills UND logo moritorium extension

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has defeated a bill that would extend a moratorium for a new nickname and moniker for the University of North Dakota. Representatives voted 62-21 to kill the measure on Friday. Minot Republican Rep. Scott Louser pushed the measure that would extend the moratorium […]

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Man rescued Kensal grain bin

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Official’s assisted local agencies in the rescue of a man trapped in a grain bin yesterday. The Kensal Fire Department, Carrington Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, and Jamestown and Carrington Ambulance Services responded to a call about 12:30-p.m. Thursday, of a man trapped […]

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Target closing Canadian stores

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target is closing up shop in Canada. More than 17,600 employees will eventually lose their jobs when the U.S. discount retailer closes its 133 Canadian stores after only about two years to end financial losses that went as high as a billion dollars a year. Target Corp. […]

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Suit filed for manhunt costs

Fargo (CSi)    A company that was transporting an inmate, Joseph Megna, who escaped and hid for nearly a day in a North Dakota cornfield in 2011 is suing its insurance carrier for refusing to cover fines and reimbursement costs related to the escape and an ensuing manhunt. Megna took the […]

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Hill back in ring

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Five-time world champion boxer Virgil Hill is stepping into the ring for a final time.        The North Dakota boxer says he will fight Seattle boxer Roger Cantrell at the Bismarck Event Center on Feb. 28. Tickets go on sale Friday.        Hill will […]

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Drilling rig count drops

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Energy regulators say North Dakota set a new record high for the number of barrels of oil produced per day in November, but the number of rigs has since decreased.        The state produced over 1.18 million barrels a day in November, about 2,571 more […]

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Court hears abortion ban reinstatement arguments

ST. LOUIS (AP) – North Dakota and Arkansas have asked a federal appeals court in St. Louis to reinstate two of the nation’s most stringent abortion bans.        The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the cases Tuesday. The states want to reinstate abortion restrictions […]