BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s unprecedented oil bonanza has boosted the state’s median household income to record levels. But state demographer Kevin Iverson says the male-dominated energy industry also is widening the wage gap between men and women. U.S. Census data show the median earnings […]
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Carrington bank robber to plead guilty
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man says he will plead guilty to robbing a Carrington bank in October 2013. Authorities say Antoine Williams, of Willow City, came away with more than $6,200 after handing a threatening note to a teller at Gate City Bank. He was arrested later […]
Dalrymple alternate plan to measure #5
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple wants the state to spend more oil tax revenues to improve North Dakota’s park system and for statewide conservation enhancements. Dalrymple’s plan calls for raising the cap on the North Dakota Outdoor Heritage fund from $30 million every two years to $50 million. […]
Twins fire Gardy
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have fired manager Ron Gardenhire after 13 seasons that included at least 92 losses in each of the last four years. The move was made Monday, ending the second-longest active tenure in the major leagues behind Mike Scioscia of the Angels. […]
Voter information web site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Secretary of State Al Jaeger is encouraging voters in North Dakota to use a state website to find information about the upcoming general election. Jaeger says the website www.vote.nd.gov has information about polling locations and hours, the full text of each of the eight […]
ND gas prices edge upward
North Dakota, September 29, 2014 (CSi) – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.39/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.2 cents […]
Sobriety checkpoint set Stutsman Logan
FARGO (CSi) On Friday, October 3, 2014, the North Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and alcohol saturation in Stutsman and Logan counties to deter impaired driving by using high visibility enforcement. A sobriety checkpoint will be held from 8-10 p.m. This year, approximately 46 percent of fatal crashes have been alcohol-related. The Highway […]
Tom Bearson laid to rest
SARTELL, Minn. (AP) – The North Dakota State University student found slain in Moorhead has been laid to rest as authorities search for his killer. About 1,250 mourners attended a funeral Mass for 18-year-old Thomas Bearson on Monday morning at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in his hometown […]
Crash near Cooperstown injures two
Cooperstown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a two vehicle crash occurred on Monday, about 3:55 –p.m., at the intersection of Highway 200 and county road 19, at the eastside of Cooperstown. The report says a Chevrolet pickup, driven by 55 year old Robert Roth, of Tower City, was […]
Health officials urge flu shots
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Health Department is urging people to get vaccinated for the upcoming flu season. Immunization Surveillance Coordinator Amy Schwartz says a couple of vaccine manufacturers are reporting delays in vaccine shipments, but officials still expect an adequate supply starting in October. Officials at First District […]




















