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UND hockey features games vs. old WCHA rivals

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Next year’s nonconference schedule for the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team will feature several games against old Western Collegiate Hockey Association rivals. UND now plays in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. But it will play nonconference games next year against Minnesota, Wisconsin, Minnesota […]

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National Gas prices push upward

Chicago – April 12, 2018 – Gas prices are pushin up to their highest level in years. The national average price of gasoline is now its priciest since July 2015, nearly 1,000 days, rising to $2.68 per gallon overnight Weds,  according to GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting 70 million […]

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UJ’s Matthew Hust, NSAA Field Athlete, of the Week

(JR/Jamestown, N.D.) Matthew Hust has been named North Star Athletic Association Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Hust recorded a throw of 46.93 meters (154 feet, 0 inches) to place seventh in the javelin at the CU Invitational, hosted by the University of Colorado. He was […]

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Wolves end NBA playoff drought

(AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were able to end the NBA’s longest-running playoff drought by outlasting the Denver Nuggets in a win-and-in matchup for a postseason berth. Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 with 14 rebounds as the Wolves took a 112-106 overtime decision against the […]

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Eugenie “Genie” H. Lang – April 11, 2018

Eugenie Lang, 69, Bismarck, died on Weds April 11 at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck.  A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 16, at Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck. Burial will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 with a prayer […]

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Update: Campbell ends House campaign

UpdateBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican state Sen. Tom Campbell said Wednesday that he will end his campaign for the state’s lone U.S. House seat.Campbell made the announcement at a luncheon in Fargo, which was attended by state Republican Party Chairman Rick Berg and state Sen. Kelly Armstrong, who […]

Jamestown

JPD calls for service up last year

Jamestown  (CSi)  The report released by Jamestown Police shows an increase in final calls for service in 2017, compared to calendar year 2016. The report indicates that police  responded to 17,432 calls, from 16,456 in 2016, an increase of 5.8%. Large increases in calls involved gross sexual imposition calls and […]

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Dean Blais to be inducted UND Sports HOF

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former University of North Dakota men’s hockey coach Dean Blais is being inducted into the school’s sports hall of fame.Blais was head coach for a decade beginning with the 1994-95 season. He led the team to national championships in 1997 and 2000. He ranks second […]

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Paul Ryan not seeking re-election to US House

WASHINGTON (AP) —  Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, his office announced Wednesday, injecting another layer of uncertainty as Republicans face worries over losing their majority in the fall. Ryan’s plans have been the source of much speculation and will set off a scramble among his […]

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NDFU’s 7th farmer-owned restaurant opens, metro, DC

Jamestown  (NDFU)– Reston, Va., is the site of North Dakota Farmers Union’s seventh farmer-owned restaurant that opens its doors Wednesday in partnership with Agraria LLC members and the Farmers Restaurant Group. Founding Farmers Reston is located at Reston Station on D.C.’s Metro subway line. Just five months ago, the organization […]