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Williston Worker Crushed By Rafters, Identified

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Mississippi man killed in a construction accident southeast of Williston. 23-year-old Brandon Woodard died Aug. 28 at a Weatherford lodge construction site. Williston Police Det. Cory Colling says the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident. Weatherford spokeswoman Kelly Lawrence […]

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Extension Announced – Emerg. Grazing – CRP Land

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Drought-stricken farmers and ranchers in the Dakotas are getting more help from the federal Agriculture Department. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a two-month extension for emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program land. He also has designated 21 South Dakota counties as primary natural disaster […]

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Funny Cat Film Festival In Minneapolis

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – It might be art or it might just be cute, but a Minneapolis museum is giving serious attention to the online phenomenon of funny cat videos with a film festival in their honor.        The Walker Art Center’s “Internet Cat Video Film Festival” is Thursday night. […]

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1st Man On Moon Neil Armstrong Dies At 82

CINCINNATI (AP) — The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he has died at age 82. A statement from the family says he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. It doesn’t say where he died.  Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that […]

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Missing Carrington Man Returns Home

KCSi-T.V. News (Aug 26,2012)–  Authorities report,  an elderly  Carrington man  reported missing has returned home.     80-year-old Larry Quesenberry of Carrington,  was last heard from on Thursday when he was on his way to Ulen, Minnesota.     His family says he returned home late Saturday night, not realizing how long he was away. They […]

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GOP Convention Set Back, Tropical Storm Issac

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday night to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac as it bore down menacingly on Florida. Mitt Romney tweeted, “The safety of those in Isaac’s path is of the utmost importance.”  […]

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Two Dead In Shooting, Empire State Bldg Aug 24

 NEW YORK (AP) – Police say some of the nine people who were wounded today when gunfire broke out near New York’s Empire State Building were hit by stray police gunfire. But all are expected to survive. A man who’d been laid off from his job as a women’s accessories […]

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Dalrymple Appoints Anderson, Human Services Interim Dir.

From Gov. Dalrymple’s Office BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov.  Jack Dalrymple Thursday (Aug 23, 2012) appointed Maggie Anderson the interim executive director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services. Anderson has directed the department’s Medical Services Division since 2005. Her appointment to serve as interim executive director is effective today, Aug. […]

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Taylor Proposes “Lasting Harvest” Plan, Education

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Democratic candidate for North Dakota governor is proposing an education plan that would include funding for early childhood programs, more scholarship money for college students and a boost in teacher salaries.    State Sen. Ryan Taylor on Wednesday unveiled his “Lasting Harvest” plan for education, […]