BUCYRUS, N.D. (AP) — The state fire marshal has concluded that the cause of a fire that devastated the small southwestern North Dakota town of Bucyrus can’t be determined. The Dickinson Press reported that the state fire marshal’s office issued its findings on Friday. Deputy Fire Marshall Don Temple […]
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Snowy Weekend Causes Vehicle Mishaps
Undated (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 27, 2012) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, 40 to 50 cars went into into the ditch between 7-O’Clock Saturday night and noon Sunday. Six vehicle accidents were also reported, along I-94 between Fargo and Jamestown, and I-29 from the South Dakota border, north to Hillsboro.
Fire Safety Campaign Aimed At ND Youth
North Dakota’s fire-related death rate is slightly higher than the national rate, but North Dakota youth now have direct access to the science of preventing destructive fires. The North Dakota Firefighters Association (NDFA), NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service, and KAT Communications have launched “Respect the Flame™,” a […]
Beware Of Cell Phone Scam
From the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office BISMARCK, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News) — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a scam involving calls about possible disruptions to cellular telephone services is making the rounds again in North Dakota In the scam, a phony customer service technician claims that work […]
N. Y. Post Endorses Mitt Romney For President
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Post has endorsed Gov. Mitt Romney for president. In an editorial Thursday, the newspaper cited what it calls “America’s woeful economy and the demonstrated inability of President Obama to cope with it.” It says Obama claims he inherited the mess. But the […]
Weather Service Scrapping “Extreme Cold” Terminology
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Oct 25, 2012) – The National Weather Service is scrapping the use of “extreme cold” watches and warnings in the Upper Midwest in favor of the more familiar wind chill advisories andwarnings. The weather service experimented with the “extreme cold” advisories in North Dakota, South Dakota and […]
McGovern Remembered
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP Oct 26, 2012) – Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart says George McGovern was stronger than any political label, despite his critics’ attempts to dismiss him as a liberal. Hart spoke at McGovern’s funeral service Friday. Hart had had served as manager for ex-U.S. Sen. George […]
“Cluster” T.B. Cases in Grand Forks County
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – State and local health officials are investigating what they call a cluster of tuberculosis cases in Grand Forks County. The state Health Department has confirmed three cases of active TB in the county – a man in his 20s and two men in their 40s. […]
Sioux Falls Bank Robbed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP Oct 23, 2012) – Police are searching for a man they say robbed a Sioux Falls bank. Authorities say the man demanded cash from a teller at a Wells Fargo bank branch inside a drug store shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. He did not display […]
AP Fact Checks The Oct 22 Presidential Debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters didn’t always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Oct. 23, 2012, before their last super-sized audience of the campaign. A few of their detours into domestic issues were problematic too. […]
