Jesse Swift, 42, Gackle, died Monday, April 10, in Stutsman County. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 15, at Haut Funeral Chapel in Jamestown. Pastor Bryce Tahran will officiate. Arrangements by Haut Funeral Home.
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UND hockey finishes in top 10 in mens polls
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has finished in the top ten of both final polls. UND is ranked No. 9 in both the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. National champion Denver is No. 1 in both polls, followed […]
Steelers Dan Rooney, passes, 84
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, one of the NFL’s most influential and popular executives, has died. He was 84. Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said Rooney died Thursday. No further details were immediately available. Rooney took over operation of the team in the 1960s […]
Legislature kills parking meter bill
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislators in North Dakota are not about to let parking meters invade the state. The House on Wednesday killed legislation that would have let communities decide whether to install meters on streets. Representatives voted 59-29 to keep the nearly 70-year-old ban in place. North Dakota is […]
Romine’s grand slam sinks Twins 5-3, Wed.
DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Romine hit his first career grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Wednesday. The Tigers trailed 3-0 before scoring five runs in the fourth inning, with Romine delivering the key hit when his drive […]
Heitkamp, pushing for continued EAS funding
Bismarck (CSi) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp joined a bipartisan group of 19 other senators in pushing for continued federal funding for Essential Air Service (EAS)—a program that guarantees airports in North Dakota communities like Devils Lake, Dickinson, and Jamestown have affordable air travel, which helps support the local economies. The […]
“Andrew’s Law,” new protections for informants
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislators are close to enacting new protections for drug informants, more than three years after a 20-year-old college student working undercover was found dead in a river with a bullet in his head and backpack of rocks tied to his body. The bill, called […]
St. Louis sues NFL, relocating Rams to L.A.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city of St. Louis and that region’s sports authority are suing the National Football League over the Rams’ relocation to Los Angeles. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court also names the NFL’s 32 teams as defendants and seeks unspecified damages and restitution. […]
Two unopposed VC school board election
Valley City (CSi) The two incumbent Valley City School Board members will run unopposed for the June 13, 2017 elections. Incumbent At-Large School Board member, Patrick (Mike) Callahan, and incumbent Rural School Board Member Ryan Mathias will run unopposed. They filed their letters of intent to run by the April […]
Beware of salmonellosis at Easter time
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) warns of the potential danger to people who come into contact with live poultry, especially chicks, ducklings and other baby birds. Contact with live poultry or their environments can be a source of human bacterial infections. Multistate outbreaks of salmonellosis, an […]
