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Cold, Then Warm-Up

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is in for a bit of a chill before the weather warms later in the week.        The National Weather Service says temperatures overnight into Tuesday morning are expected to range from the single digits above zero in the southwest to the single […]

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Foster County Using CodeRED

Carrington (CSi)   Officials in  Foster County announced that the county now  has  a warning system for county residents. The CodeRED system uses a database of telephone numbers and associated addresses that can be used to deliver recorded emergency notifications to a selected set of telephone service subscribers. Foster County Emergency Manager,  Teresa […]

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Remembering to Fight for our Veterans

By Senator Heidi Heitkamp – Nov 8 Six years ago, Eric Marts was in Iraq.  He had joined the National Guard and was deployed to Fallujah for 22 months.  While on patrol outside Fallujah, he was hit by a roadside bomb that exploded.  Eric survived, but the bomb fully blinded […]

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Hunter Accidentally Shot Sat in Foster County

Carrington (CSi) — A waterfowl hunter was injured Saturday morning in an accidental shooting in southeast Foster County Sheriff Michael Tufte says  the waterfowl hunter was accidentally struck in the lower abdomen after a deer hunter shot at a buck that was running toward the area where the waterfowl hunters were concealed. The […]

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Lansbury, Mistake: New Murder, She Wrote

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Lansbury says “it’s a mistake” for NBC to call a new series “Murder, She Wrote.” The network recently announced plans to reboot the show with Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer as its star. Spencer acknowledged her new TV project on Twitter last month. Lansbury, who will accept […]

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Chrysler Recall, Ram Trucks

DETROIT (AP) – Chrysler is recalling 1.2 million Ram trucks to fix front-end problems that could lead to steering troubles.        The company announced three recalls on Friday. It wants to inspect the trucks and says only 453,000 will likely need repairs.        The first case covers 842,400 […]

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Rauschenberger Appointed N.D. Tax Commissioner

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Nov 8, 2013) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple has appointed Deputy Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger to serve the remainder of current commissioner Cory Fong’s term.         Dalrymple made the appointment on Friday at the state Capitol.        Fong announced last month that he will resign at […]

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NBC Wins T.V. Space Race

NEW YORK (AP Nov 8, 2013) – NBC has won the television space race.        The network announced Friday it has signed a deal with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic to televise the company’s first commercial space flight. Branson and his two adult children, Holly and Sam, will be the first […]

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Allen Thomas Sentenced Lone Steer Fire

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Nov 7, 2013) – A man convicted of setting a Steele, North Dakota hotel on fire has been sentence to 46 years in prison.        52-year-old Allen Thomas was sentenced on Thursday.        A jury convicted Thomas in August of one count of arson and […]

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Deer Population Drops, Hunting Season Starts

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Nov 7, 2013) – North Dakota’s deer gun hunting season opens at noon Friday, but a dramatic drop in the state’s deer population in recent years means there will be a lot fewer hunters afield.        The state issued only 59,500 licenses this year, the lowest […]