BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board says an oil train that derailed and caught fire near the southeastern North Dakota city of Casselton spilled about 400,000 gallons of crude. The NTSB is investigating the cause of the Dec. 30 crash. The agency’s preliminary report says […]
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State Historical Society To Buy Welk Home
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State Historical Society has decided to buy Lawrence Welk’s boyhood home in the south central town of Strasburg. The agency’s board voted 6-5 on Friday to move forward with purchasing the legendary band leader’s birthplace. The society will buy the property from Welk’s […]
Target: Personal Info., Part Of Data Breach
NEW YORK (AP) – Target says that personal information – including phone numbers and email and mailing addresses – was stolen from as many as 70 million customers in its pre-Christmas data breach. That was substantially more customers than Target had previously said were affected. The chain also […]
911 Dispatch Recordings, Train Derailment
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The 911 dispatch recordings from the fiery Dec. 30 train derailment west of Casselton show initial confusion about the cargo on board. The recordings obtained by KFGO radio show that a member of the train crew first told emergency dispatchers in Fargo that it […]
Devils Lake Recommends SkyWest
Devils Lake, N.D. (AP) – The city of Devils Lake, its airport authority and Ramsey County are recommending that SkyWest Airlines provide service to the city under the federal Essential Air Service program. Great Lakes Airlines’ contract to provide service to Devils Lake expires at the end of […]
T. Denny Sanford, Large Donation Announced
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota philanthropist T. Denny Sanford is giving another donation of at least $100 million to the Dakotas-based health system that bears his name. Sanford Health Chief Executive Kelby Krabbenhoft tells KELO-TV that the money has been earmarked for Sanford’s internal medicine clinics […]
Wheatland Dog Breeder Sentenced
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man avoided jail time for neglecting about 170 dogs at an apparent puppy mill at his rural Wheatland home. Darcy Smith was sentenced Monday in Fargo and was ordered to pay fines and fees of just over $2,300. He’ll also be on […]
Bison Three-peat, FCS Champs
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Brock Jensen and North Dakota State got their perfect ending, capping a 15-0 season with a 35-7 victory over Towson on Saturday as the Bison claimed their third straight FCS championship in coach Craig Bohl’s final game at the school. The Bison joined Appalachian State (2005-07) […]
Gov. Dalrymple, Sen. Hoeven Statements, Bison Win
FRISCO, TEXAS – Senator John Hoeven Saturday issued the following statement after the North Dakota State University Bison win over the Towson University Tigers of Maryland for the NCAA Division I Championship. The final score was 35 to 7. “For the third year in a row, the NDSU Bison have […]
Highway Patrol Dec. 2013 Accident Reports
(CSi) Troopers with the North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to 209 crashes from December 1st-31st, 2013 in the Southeast Region of the NDHP. The Southeast Region encompasses the following fifteen counties: Traill, Cass, Richland, Steele, Barnes, Ransom, Sargent, Griggs, Stutsman, LaMoure, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Logan and McIntosh Counties. Of the […]























