North Dakota News
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP Dec 5, 2012) – A jazz musician who became known for his exotic, challenging rhythms in pieces such as “Take Five” has died. Dave Brubeck would have turned 92 tomorrow. Brubeck formed his own quartet in 1951, and would become the first modern jazz musician to […]
Law takes effect Dec 6, 2012 Information from Americans For Non-Smokers Rights http://www.no-smoke.org/goingsmokefree.php?id=157 On November 6, 2012, in a landslide decision (66% – 33%), North Dakota voters chose to put a stronger smokefree state law in place. Voters from each of North Dakota’s 53 counties and all legislative districts voiced […]
STEELE, N.D. (AP) – A Texas man accused of burning down a North Dakota motel is scheduled to stand trial in late February. 51-year-old Allen Thomas has pleaded not guilty to one count of arson and 18 counts of endangering by fire. The felony charges carry a maximum […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index rose slightly in November to a weak 48.0 from 46.5 in October. The figure was 50.4 in […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Dec 3, 2012) – The North Dakota Legislature is preparing this week for the start of the 2013 session in January. The organizational session started Monday. It ends Wednesday after Gov. Jack Dalrymple gives his budget recommendations to lawmakers. Dalrymple says his budget will have a […]
BISMARCK, N.D. KCSi-T.V. News Dec 3, 2012) —Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected their 2013 officers during a national meeting held this week. Members elected North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm to the position of president-elect. He will assume president-elect duties Jan. 1, 2013. Hamm currently […]
Update… MINTO, N.D. (AP) – A fund has been established for the family of three North Dakota children slain last month on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Thirteen-year-old Benjamin Schuster, 10-year-old Julie Schuster, and 6-year-old Luke Schuster were shot to death Nov. 18, along with their 64-year-old grandmother, Martha […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 30, 2012) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple Friday appointed Julie Fedorchak to the North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC). Fedorchak, who has more than 20 years of experience in the state’s public and private sectors, will complete the term of Commissioner Kevin Cramer who was elected […]
UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP Nov 29, 2012) – It looks like we haven’t seen the last of the Twinkie. Hostess Brands says it’s in talks with 110 potential buyers for the product lines that it makes — including Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos. A financial adviser […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The two grand-prize-winning Powerball tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri, but seven tickets sold in Minnesota qualified as nice consolation prizes. State lottery officials say one ticket sold in Minnesota’s Winona County matched all five numbers but not the Powerball. That ticket is worth $1 million. […]
