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Walaker cancer treatment

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Fargo mayor says he has checked into a local facility to help with his treatment for kidney cancer.        Dennis Walaker was diagnosed earlier this summer with renal cell carcinoma. He said in a statement Monday that he’s improving every day and will continue […]

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ND gas prices drop slightly

(CSi)  In North Dakota, as of  September 7, 2014 Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.42/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 […]

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Hoeven remarks on CHS plant

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today said Cenex Harvest States’ (CHS) decision to move forward with construction of an innovative, $3 billion fertilizer plant in Spiritwood, N.D is good news for the company, good news for farmers and good news for North Dakota. Hoeven has been pressing the U.S. […]

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Dalrymple & Cramer comment on CHS plant

BISMARCK  (CSi)   Gov. Jack Dalrymple today said he is pleased that the CHS Board of Directors has approved final plans to build a nitrogen fertilizer plant near Jamestown, N.D.  CHS Inc. expects to invest about $3 billion to build a plant that will convert natural gas into fertilizers, providing the […]

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Seibel new ND Labor Comm

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has a new commissioner of labor and human rights.        Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Friday appointed Assistant Attorney General Troy Thomas Seibel to the position. Seibel will begin his tenure as the head of the Department of Labor and Human Rights Oct. 1. […]

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Joan Rivers passes

 NEW YORK (AP) – Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81.        Rivers was hospitalized last week after she went into cardiac arrest at […]

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Mn Thurs storm damage update

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) – Lightning strikes accompanying strong thunderstorms have done some damage in a tiny Minnesota tourist town which jokingly bills itself as the “restaurant capital of the world.”        Fire officials say lightning sparked a fire which destroyed the Dorset House restaurant, and significantly damaged Companeros in […]

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Storms heavy rain flooding early Thurs

Update…. Thursday morning, Valley City officials have blocked off Winter Show Road and 4th avenue southwest near the Valley City State University campus due to street flooding along with a portion of 5th Avenue Northeast until further notice. Mud is reported on the street along 4th Avenue Southwest near the VCSU campus […]

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Judge finds BCI agent in contempt of court

ELLENDALE, N.D. (AP) – An Ellendale judge has found a North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent in contempt of court and ordered the state to pay nearly $49,000.        Agents confiscated a pay loader in May from Darrell Schrum’s shop in Forbes after an investigation found it was […]

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Possible Home Depot credit card data breach

NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot is investigating a potential credit card data breach. The Atlanta home improvement retailer told The Associated Press Tuesday that it’s looking into “unusual activity” and that it’s working with both banks and law enforcement. The possible data breach was first reported by Brian Krebs […]