BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has a new website for gambling addicts. The state Department of Human Services says Lutheran Social Services developed the website with support from the agency. Officials say www.GamblerND.com provides North Dakota-specific information about where to get help for gambling addiction. People also can chat […]
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Regional DUI Task Force Nets Traffic Citations
Bismarck (CSi) The Southeast Jamestown Regional DUI Task Force conducted a month-long, high-visibility enforcement event in March. During this recent unified saturated patrol effort, the Southeast Jamestown Regional DUI Task Force made 13 driving under the influence arrests, 30 other alcohol-related arrests, 13 drug arrests, 63 speeding citations, 14 safety […]
Judge Overturns Portion, ND Abortion Laws
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has overturned a North Dakota law banning abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before many women know they’re pregnant. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland on Wednesday ruled that the law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected […]
Boston Marathon Bombing Remembered
BOSTON (AP) – Survivors, first-responders and public officials have observed a moment of silence near the Boston Marathon finish line to mark the moment two pressure cooker bombs exploded a year ago. Three people were killed and 260 others injured in the attacks. MIT police officer Sean Collier […]
First Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 “Blood Moon”
From SPACE.com : The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 occured overnight on April 14-15, and marked the beginning of an eclipse tetrad – four back-to-back total lunar eclipses. Here is Space.com’s complete coverage of the total lunar eclipse, which was visible from a wide region that includes most of […]
Cobb: “Tired Of Spotlight”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A white supremacist who unsuccessfully tried to take over the small North Dakota town of Leith says he wants to leave the state if he’s released from jail and “retire from white nationalism.” Sixty-two-year-old Craig Cobb has been jailed since mid-November, when he was arrested […]
Negotiations Continue On Welk Home
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Historical Society is still negotiating the purchase price of the boyhood home of famous band leader Lawrence Welk. The group voted 6-5 in January to buy the Strasburg homestead from Welk’s nieces. But a final sale price was not negotiated. The purchase agreement also […]
PSC Approves Design, MDU Nat. Gas Rate Increase
Bismarck (CSi) On a 2-1 vote, the ND PSC has approved the design of a natural gas rate increase for Montana-Dakota Utilities. PSC Chairman Brian Kalk agreed with the AARP in opposing how the increase was structured. In December of 2013 the PSC had approved a rate increase that allowed […]
Daily Rangeland Fire Index, Available
The National Weather Service provides regular updates on the Fire Danger Index in North Dakota. Click on the link below for updates, including any watches or possible Red Flag Warnings that may be issued. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bis/?n=fire_weather_public
APP Available With Weather Alerts, And Messaging
Jamestown (CSi) A Red Cross project in conjunction with the APP Store, allows users of Smart Phones, I-Phones, and I-Pads to access weather information, and emergency planning preparation, and messaging after a disaster. Buffalo Valley Chapter Executive, Beth Dewald says the free APPS are available through the APP Store, or […]
