North Dakota, July 21, 2014 (CSi) – Average retail gasoline prices in North Dakota have fallen 5.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.56/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 493 gas outlets in North Dakota. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.3 cents […]
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N.D. Airline Boardings Still Climbing
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Passenger numbers in June at North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports were up more than 6 percent over the same month a year ago. The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission says there were nearly 100,000 boardings in the month, an increase of about 6,000 from […]
Airlines May Reconsider International Routes, Fares
AP-Airlines-Dangerous Airspace,260 Shootdown of Malaysian plane could mean costly route changes The apparent shootdown of a Malaysian jetliner over war-torn eastern Ukraine could bring some costly changes to the world’s airlines, and to their passengers. The airlines might have to be more vigilant about avoiding trouble spots. […]
Layoffs Not Expected Fargo Microsoft
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says layoffs are not expected at the Fargo campus of Microsoft, which plans to cut 18,000 jobs elsewhere. Hoeven met Thursday in Washington with Don Morton, site leader of the Fargo Microsoft campus. The Fargo operations have included Microsoft […]
Malaysia Airlines Plane Downed Over Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country and plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village in eastern Ukraine. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/17/malaysia-airlines-passenger-jet-shot-down-over-ukraine/ Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its […]
Shipping Rate Agreed, James Valley Grain New Elevator
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSi) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has announced a final deal on an acceptable shipping rate between Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Red River Valley & Western (RRV&W), enabling about 400 farmers in southeastern North Dakota to more easily transport their crops via rail at a lower cost. […]
Game And Fish Correcting Problems, Recent Audit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand assured lawmakers that corrective actions are being taken after an audit uncovered dozens of discrepancies with the agency’s practices. Steinwand says the agency has corrected about 80 percent of the problems found in the audit. He says about 18 guns […]
Man Charged For Threatening Sanford Hospital
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police say a man accused of making threatening phone calls to Sanford in Fargo had an earlier physical confrontation with security staff at the hospital. Fifty-three-year-old Peter Rovang (ROE’-vang) of Moorhead, Minnesota, is charged with felony terrorizing. Rovang identified himself in one call […]
Ban Sought On Shipping Oil In Older RR Tankers
SEATTLE (AP) – Two environmental groups are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to immediately ban shipments of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars, citing recent explosive accidents and the department’s own findings that fiery oil train accidents pose an “imminent hazard.” The petition filed Tuesday […]
ND Violent Crime, Drug Cases Up In 2013
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Violent crimes in North Dakota increased by more than 7 percent in 2013, but the state’s attorney general says the 2013 crime report has a few promising trends. Wayne Stenehjem says the number of crimes increased 5.5 percent there were fewer reports of homicide […]
