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Twins avoid sweep defeat Tigers, Thurs

DETROIT (AP) — Max Kepler, Miguel Sano and Robbie Grossman all homered for Minnesota, and the Twins took advantage of an uncharacteristically wild outing by Jordan Zimmermann in an 11-5 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Zimmermann (1-1) allowed five runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, […]

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Ex NFL star, Hernandez, acquitted, murder charge

BOSTON (AP) The relatives of two men prosecutors say were killed by ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez have cried out loud and been helped from a courtroom following Hernandez’s acquittal. The former New England Patriots tight end was acquitted of murder and other charges in the 2012 killings of Daniel de […]

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U.S. drops largest non-nuclear bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military’s largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. Adam Stump is a Pentagon spokesman. Stump says it was the first-ever combat use of the bomb, known as the GBU-43, which he said contains 11 tons […]

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North Dakota production up in Feb

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s oil production in February increased above 1 million barrels per day for the first time since August. The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.03 million barrels of oil daily in February, up from 981 million barrels in January. […]

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Authorities investigating crash near Wimbledon

Wimbledon  (CSi)  Authorities are investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred about 9:20-a.m. Thursday.  It involved a pickup and semi, east of Wimbledon on County Road 4. Area fire and rescue were on the scene. A witness says  one person was ejected from a vehicle and the Barnes County Sheriff’s […]

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Interstate lighting improvements

Bismarck (CSi)  The NDDOT informs motorists that Lighting upgrades along I-94 and I-29 in the urban areas of Fargo, Valley City, Jamestown, Grand Forks and Grand Forks Air Base will take place this spring and summer. The upgrades include new LED light fixtures, replacement of poles and general updates to […]

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UND men’s hockey to play former WCHA opponents

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team next season will play four non-conference series against former Western Collegiate Hockey Association opponents. UND will have road matchups with Alaska Anchorage and Wisconsin, a home series against Minnesota and a home-and-home set with Bemidji State. The […]

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Medical marijuana bill passes senate, sent to governor

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Senate, Thursday, sent the rewrite of the state’s medical marijuana law to Governor, Doug Burgum. Legislators concurred with changes the House made to Senate Bill 2344 and passed the legislation in a 38-9 vote. The measure, called the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act, won 65 […]

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Edwin Evenrud – Apr 10, 2017

Edwin Evenrud, 90, Jamestown, went to be with the Lord Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, on Monday, April 10, at the beginning of the Passover season, in Jamestown Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be 9 a.m. Friday, April 14, at First Church of the Nazarene in Jamestown. Rev. Matt […]