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State ballot measures assigned numbers

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s fall lineup of measures have been assigned ballot numbers by Secretary of State Al Jaeger. Voters in November decide four initiated measures that allow residents to bypass the Legislature and put proposals directly to a vote. Measure 1 would ban foreign money from North […]

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Guard Unit receives alert notification

Bismarck  (NDANG)  – A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert notification for possible mobilization. Based in Bismarck, the unit has about seven Soldiers who were placed in an alert status. The decision to mobilize this unit has not yet occurred, but upon a final decision, an […]

Jamestown

JFD responds to natural gas leak

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the area adjacent to Red Head Rebel Storage on Highway 281 North, about 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, where a natural gas leak was reported. MDU was called to the scene to shut off the gas. Lt. Sheldon Mohr says damage was […]

State

Semi truck fire Monday p.m., near Spiritwood

Spititwood  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out about 2:20-p.m., Monday, to a semi fire eastbound on I-94. Rural Fire Chief Ben Maulding says the vehicle caught fire while it was on the highway, with the operator exiting at  Spiritwood. He says the truck cabin was totaled, with […]

Sports

VCSU volleyball picked 3rd, preseason poll

  Madisen SD (VCSU)- The Valley City State University volleyball team has been picked to finish third in the North Star Athletic Association Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Vikings received 46 poll points to finish third in the rating amongst the eight NSAA teams. VCSU is coming off a 15-13 overall […]

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Driver Sober Campaign starts in North Dakota

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  Drivers on North Dakota roads are reminded to always drive sober, or to always find a sober driver. In an effort to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the road, law enforcement agencies across North Dakota will run extra patrols, as part of the Drive Sober or […]

Obits

Matthew Doyle – August 10, 2018

Matt D. Doyle, 61, of Fargo, ND, passed away at his home Friday, August 10, 2018. Matt was born September 27, 1956, in Jamestown, ND the son of D.E. “John” and Genevieve (Smith) Doyle. He attended Jamestown High School worked various jobs in the Jamestown and Minneapolis areas. Matt is […]

State

Man who stole, crashed plane, former VCSU student

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) —   The man who stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane from Sea-Tac International Airport was Richard Russell, a U.S. official briefed on the matter told The Associated Press. WDAY reports Russell attended VCSU for three semesters, and  in 2008, and was a Red Shirted football player. Previously… […]

State

ND, Hoeven host Energy Secretary Perry

Bismarck (Sen. Hoeven’s Office)   – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, Monday hosted Energy Secretary Rick Perry for tours of the Falkirk Mine and Great River Energy’s (GRE) Coal Creek Station and a roundtable with the […]

Sports

Bison football #1 in FCS & STATS preseason poll

Fargo(AP) — Defending national champion North Dakota State is atop the Football Championship Subdivision preseason coaches poll. The Bison received 23 of the 26 first-place votes in the poll administered by the American Football Coaches Association. James Madison is No. 2 and got the other three first-place votes. NDSU beat […]