GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dollar General upped its bid for the rival Family Dollar chain and addressed an earlier roadblock, saying that it will more than double the number of stores it would shed to tamp down the antitrust concerns of its takeover target. The newest bid is worth $9.1 […]
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ND gas prices up slightly
(CSi) North Dakota, September 2, 2014 Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have risen 2.0 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 0.7 cents per […]
Oil fueled surplus grows
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s oil wealth-fueled general fund surplus continues to grow. The Office of Management and Budget released updated revenue projections for the 2013-2015 biennium Friday. Officials estimate the surplus will be at $614 million when the two-year budget cycle ends on June […]
Officer patrols out in force Labor Day weekend
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says its officers will be out in force during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The agency is planning extra patrols, some of them focusing on alcohol violations, along with sobriety checkpoints in Burke, Cass, Ward and Williams counties. Troopers statewide will […]
Propane train derails
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train carrying unscented propane derailed near Canada’s border with Minnesota and North Dakota early Tuesday. Manitoba RCMP media relations officer Tara Seel says the RCMP responded to a train derailment in Emerson at about 7:30 […]
Mom believes son murdered
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – The mother of a North Dakota State College of Science student who was missing for two months before his body was found says she believes her son was murdered. KFGO-AM reports Tammy Sadek says her son was not suicidal. She is calling on North Dakota Attorney […]
Teacher accused of sex crime suspended
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The reigning North Dakota teacher of the year who is accused of a child sex crime has now been suspended from his job. The West Fargo School Board on Monday night voted unanimously to suspend Aaron Knodel without pay or benefits. He had […]
Rick Richard & Gary Bitz honored ND Highway Patrol
Bismarck (CSi) A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper and retired sergeant were presented with awards from the North Dakota Peace Officers Association at a ceremony held in Grand Forks on August 14. Trooper Rick Richard, (Left in photo) stationed in Washburn, was presented with the North Dakota Peace Officer […]
ND gas prices drop
North Dakota, August 25, 2014 – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.41/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.3 cents per […]
Sadek autopsy results
Wahpeton (CSi) Campus Police at the North Dakota State College of Science Campus have released the final autopsy report for the death of Andrew Sadeck. Medical Examiner’s ruling is, Sadeck died from a gunshot wound to the head, however the manner of his death has been ruled as undetermined. Toxicology results were […]
