WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Eric Holder says he played no direct role in the Justice Department’s secret review of Associated Press phone records. But Holder says it was part of an investigation into what he termed a grave national security leak.        Holder says he had removed himself […]

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) – Texas con man Billie Sol Estes, the colorful 1960s swindler whose case became a national sensation, has died. He was 88.        Hood County Sheriff Roger Deed says Estes was found dead in his home by a caregiver early Tuesday.        Estes’ name was […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP May 13, 2013) — New Orleans police say they’ve obtained video showing a possible suspect in the shooting that wounded 19 people at a Mother’s Day parade. The surveillance video shows the crowd dispersing and some falling to the ground before one person in a white T-shirt […]

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP May 9, 2013) – The state Board of Higher Education will be reviewing the job performance of embattled University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.        The board approved a motion at Thursday’s meeting in Grand Forks to conduct the special assessment, which should include surveys of […]

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man who owns two dogs that attacked a herd of research sheep in a North Dakota State University barn is paying a $1,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to charges in Fargo. Authorities say the two huskies escaped from a home and got into the […]

 BISMARCK, N.D. May 7, 2013)  – Gov. Jack Dalrymple applauded the $250 million in income tax relief he signed into law as important legislation that directly benefits North Dakotans who have worked hard to help create our vibrant economy. “North Dakota’s strong economy did not happen overnight. The people and […]

Valley City. ND (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  To increase seat belt use, law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be conducting overtime enforcement of seat belt laws during a statewide Click It or Ticket campaign, which will run Monday, May 20, through Sunday, June 2, 2013.   The campaign is funded through the North Dakota […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Legislature ended its longest session ever early Saturday morning after weary lawmakers approved final bills to a record-high state budget. The 2013 session adjourned at about 4:35 a.m. Saturday, after lawmakers endorsed spending plans for the Department of Public Instruction and the Office of […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says a North Dakota Board of Higher Education dinner social at a Bismarck restaurant violated the state’s open meetings law.        In a written opinion Friday, Stenehjem says it’s “clear that violations of the open meetings laws by the board […]