BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Oct 5, 2013) – The owners of the former Lone Steer hotel in Steele are suing the man convicted of starting the business on fire for $500,000. The lawsuit also implicates the company for which Allen Thomas worked, identified in the complaint as “XYZ Corporation.” A […]
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Letterman, CBS Agree To Contract Extension
NEW YORK (AP Oct 4, 2013) – He’s already been on late-night TV longer than any other host in history. And now, David Letterman has agreed to extend his contract with CBS into 2015. Letterman has been on the air for 31 years since starting at NBC in the time […]
Army R.O.T.C. To Close Program At NDSU
FARGO, N.D. (AP oCT 4, 2013) – North Dakota State University officials say they have received notice that the U.S. Army will close the school’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corp. program at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year. NSDU President Dean L. Bresciani says he’s disappointed that […]
Woman’s Mental State “Deteriorated,” D.C. Incident
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP Oct 4, 2013) – Police in Stamford, Conn., say they had gone to the home of Miriam Carey in the past — but that it wasn’t in response to any crime. They’re not offering any details. But a federal official says investigators have found that Carey’s mental […]
Best Selling Author Tom Clancy Dies
BALTIMORE (AP Oct 2,2013) – Tom Clancy, the best-selling author of “The Hunt for Red October” and other wildly successful technological thrillers, has died. He was 66. Penguin Group (USA) said Wednesday that Clancy died Tuesday in Baltimore. The publisher did not disclose a cause of death. […]
Moose On The Loose, Capital City Area
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Oct 2, 2013) – North Dakota wildlife officials are asking people to give plenty of space to a young bull moose roaming through the Bismarck area. Bob Timian, chief of enforcement for the state Game and Fish Department, says reports began coming in Monday night […]
Hoeven Calls For Senate Compromise
WASHINGTON Oct 1, 2013 – Senator John Hoeven Tuesday urged his Senate colleagues to work toward a compromise that will end the government shutdown. His remarks come following the Senate majority’s rejection of a House request for a conference committee to resolve differences over a resolution to continue funding government. […]
Corps Of Engineers Campgrounds Closed
OMAHA, Neb. )ct 1, 2013) – Within the Omaha District, which encompasses Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, Corps-operated campgrounds and day-use parks will be closed. Corps parks leased to partner agencies and concessionaires will remain open, but cannot be supported by the Corps while the shutdown […]
Tax Comm. Cory Fong Resigning, Successor To Be Named
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Oct 3, 2013) – An official says Gov. Jack Dalrymple intends to name a new state tax commissioner in November to serve the remainder of current commissioner Cory Fong’s term. Fong announced Tuesday he will resign at the end of the year to work for a Bismarck-based […]
Midwest Economy, Manufacturing Growth
OMAHA, Neb. (AP Oct 1, 2013) — A new survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests that manufacturing growth will help fuel the regional economy through the end of the year. The overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed for a second straight month in September, rising […]




















