BISMARCK, N.D. – (Aug 14, 2012) — Gov. Jack Dalrymple Tuesday signed an executive order, declaring an agricultural emergency due to drought conditions. The governor’s declaration requires state agencies to prepare drought response support services. The U.S. Drought Monitor Index shows that 87 percent of North Dakota is […]
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DUI Crackdown Dedicated To Deutscher Family
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Authorities in the Fargo-Moorhead area are dedicating a DUI crackdown to a family killed in a July wreck. Relatives of the Deutscher family urged an end to drinking and driving Monday and called for stiffer penalties for offenders. Allison Deutscher; her husband, Aaron Deutscher, and […]
Water Board Drops Sponsorship, Stump Lake Outlet
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The water board representing counties in the Devils Lake basin has dropped its sponsorship of a proposed floodwater outlet from Stump Lake. Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board manager Jeff Frith says the move came after the state increased the cost estimate from […]
Wacht Appealing Conviction
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) — A 31-year-old man sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for shooting and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher is appealing his conviction. Daniel Wacht is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for killing Kurt Johnson of Cooperstown. His […]
Drive Sober, Or Get Pulled Over
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota law enforcement agencies are promising stepped-up efforts to stop drunken driving in the next month. It’s part of a national effort against drunken driving, called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” It starts Aug. 16 and lasts until Sept. 2.
Romney Selects Wis Rep Paul Ryan as VP Running Mate
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has selected Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate The candidate made his announcement to supporters via a phone app, saying — quote — “Mitt’s Choice for VP is Paul Ryan.” The GOP ticket was set to appear together […]
Wacht Appealing Conviction
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) – A 31-year-old man sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for shooting and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher is appealing his conviction. Daniel Wacht is serving a life sentence without hope of parole in the killing of Kurt Johnson of Cooperstown. […]
NASA’s Curiosity Sends Pixs From Mars
Portion of color panarama sent by Curiosity. The black & white pic is the first full-resolution images of the Martian surface from the Navigation cameras on NASA’s Curiosity rover, which are located on the rover’s “head” or mast. The rim of Gale Crater can be seen in the distance beyond the pebbly […]
N.D. Tea Party Announces Rallies
Undated — The North Dakota Tea Party Caucus has announced Tea Party Rallies in seven North Dakota cities, on September 17, 2012, Constitution Day. A news release says, the goal is to bring concerned citizens of North Dakota together to express Constitutional solutions in what is the most important election […]
Carjacker Leads Authorities On Chase, Crashes Car
Fargo, ND (KCSi-T.V. News & AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, on Wednesday (August 8, 2012) at approximately 4:07 am, a Trooper located a vehicle westbound on I-94 that had been stolen from Moorhead, Minnesota, in an armed carjacking a short time earlier. Authorities say the Safari Cinema […]





















