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Grain Bin Accident Claims Napoleon Man

 NAPOLEON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota farmer has died in a grain bin accident.   Marvin Grenz of Napoleon died Saturday after being buried in grain for nearly 40 minutes.        He was found by family members who called police. Emergency responders say they retrieved his body after […]

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Enola Gay, Navigator, Dies

ATLANTA (AP) – The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died in Georgia.        Tom VanKirk says his father, 93-year-old Theodore VanKirk, died Monday in Stone Mountain, Georgia.        VanKirk, also known as “Dutch,” was the navigator of the Enola […]

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Ventura Awarded $1.8 Million, Defamation Case

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – An attorney for former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he thinks a jury acted fairly in awarding Ventura $1.8 million in his defamation case against slain military sniper Chris Kyle.        Ventura accused Kyle of lying about punching Ventura out at a California bar […]

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SkyWest Looking To Make Changes

(CSi) Shares of SkyWest Inc, which operates regional flights for bigger carriers, including Jamestown for United Express, fell about 8 percent on Monday. Almost 61 percent of SkyWest’s capacity was operated for United in the first quarter. United said last week that it plans to make changes to its regional […]

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N.D. Snack Food Co., Deal With Texas Rangers

 WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota-based snack food company has inked a deal with a third Major League Baseball team.        Giants Snacks Inc. is now the official provider of sunflower seeds to the Texas Rangers. The Wahpeton company partnered with the Minnesota Twins in 2004 and with […]

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N.D. Gas Prices Trending Down

North Dakota, July 28, 2014- Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.52/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.9 cents per gallon […]

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Insurers To Refund ND Customers

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The federal government says insurers owe North Dakota customers about $69,000 in refunds because of a provision in the nation’s health care law.        The Health and Human Services Department released figures Thursday showing that 947 North Dakotans will be getting refunds, averaging $139 per […]

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TV Series “Fargo” Renewed

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The FX network, CSi 40, is planning a second season of “Fargo” the TV show, but with a new cast and a new story line that will take place a little farther south. Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks and Allison Tolman shored up the […]

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Parental Rights Measure, On Nov Ballot

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved for the ballot an initiated measure on parental rights.        Jaeger says supporters needed to submit 13,452 valid petition signatures, and they submitted 1,000 more than the required amount. He says the measure will appear on […]