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ND Hydrolic Outlook for March 2019

(Bismarck)   The National Weather Service on March 18, 2019 reported that generally favorable melt conditions are expected to persist through the week. Temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 30s at the beginning of the work week but will gradually warm into the 40s by the weekend. Weekend temperatures […]

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Fargo flood fight , One million sandbags needed

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest city has declared an emergency and Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is asking residents to help fill 1 million sandbags as the city prepares for major Red River flooding. The National Weather Service says “significant” snowmelt flooding is likely this spring in the Red […]

Sports

Final AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final 2018-19 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Duke (58) 29-5 […]

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Powerball ticket purchased in Minot, worth $2 million

Update…. MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A New Town resident who bought a Powerball lottery ticket in Minot is a new millionaire.The North Dakota Lottery says the ticket the person bought at Safari Fuels gas station was worth $2 million in Saturday’s drawing. The winner claimed the prize Monday and chose […]

Valley City

True Black History Museum exhibit at VCSU

Valley City  (VCSU)  “A Tribute to the African-American Journey”—a traveling exhibit from the True Black History Museum in Troy, Michigan—will be hosted in the Student Center lounge on the VCSU campus from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. That afternoon, museum founder Fred Saffold III will speak on the […]

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Bags of Hope supports abused, neglected kids

ROGERS, N.D. (AP) — Project Ignite Light, which provides backpacks filled with basic but useful items to abused or neglected children entering the social services system, has helped more than 16,000 children North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota since its launch in 2008, group representatives say. Pebbles Thompson, Project Ignite […]

Sports

NDSU, and others chosen, NCAA Tournament

NCAA men’s Bastket Tournament Selections. FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota State men’s basketball team will be a No. 16 seed in the East Region for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, playing a First Four game against North Carolina Central on Wednesday. The winner of that game […]

Sports

Jimmie Baseball Splits with Briar Cliff Sunday

Topeka, KS. Jimmie Baseball Splits with Briar Cliff, Sunday TOPEKA, Kan. (uj.edu) — Tanner Roundy (SR/Henderson, NV) allowed one run over six innings and drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fourth as the University of Jamestown baseball team defeated Briar Cliff (Iowa) 2-1 in the second […]

Jamestown

Ambulance Service seeking blizzard life Saver

Jamestown   (Valley News Live/News Dakota) A terrible storm that struck the region March 14th left many helpless, but emergency crews, DOT officials, and officers were still on high alert. In the aftermath, Jamestown Ambulance Service is seeking a woman who helped save a life. “During the blizzard, we responded to […]