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Jamestown

Jamestown man sentenced to prison

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. The Forum reports a Jamestown man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl. 37 year old Paul Frederick Cross, was charged in December in Ramsey County District Court with gross sexual imposition, a Class A felony, after inappropriately touching and exposing […]

Jamestown

JFD Run Report

2015/2016 Run Report Jamestown Fire Department 2015 Total Calls – 296   2016 April 22 – May 5 Call No. 86 April 22nd, 6:05PM, ready squad responded to 502 1st Ave North, Concordia Lutheran Church, to investigate carbon monoxide detector activation. Firefighters analyzed for carbon monoxide and 0 ppm was […]

State

61 Members of Congress object to FCC proposed regs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kevin Cramer (ND) is leading a bipartisan group with 60 other Members of Congress in objecting to proposed regulations, known as the set-top box rules, mandating pay TV companies such as cable and satellite television providers share their raw video programming with third-party set-top box competitors. […]

Sports

Pacers coach Vogel, out

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Frank Vogel will not return as Indiana Pacers coach next season.        Pacers President Larry Bird says the team will not renew Vogel’s contract for next season. Bird says he believes it’s time for a new voice to lead the Pacers, keeping with his long-held philosophy […]

State

Griggs Building Authority members to resign

Cooperstown  (CSi)  The Grand Forks Herald reports that three Griggs County Building Authority members will resign after a settlement in the dispute over an unfinished courthouse and emergency operations center was reached. The Griggs County Commission and Building Authority agreed to drop civil lawsuits against each other. The decision was […]

State

Open records violation, Kensal School

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota attorney general says the school board in Kensal violated open meetings laws by failing to give notice and take minutes for two committee meetings.        The board had created one committee to explore the possibility of a merger with neighboring Midkota and […]

State

Refinery to operate at 75% capacity

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – The owners of a new oil refinery in western North Dakota plan to operate it at only 75 percent capacity due to continued losses tied to the slumping oil industry. MDU Resources Group Inc. says the Dakota Prairie Refinery at Dickinson lost $7.2 million in the […]

Jamestown

Sex Offender changes address, again

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning residents regarding a convicted sex offender who has again changed his Jamestown address. 35 year old Jamal Joel Anderson now resides at 621 5th Street, NW, Jamestown ND He presently has no vehicle. Anderson is a black male, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing […]

State

New E-Cig regulations

WASHINGTON (AP) – Hundreds of electronic cigarette brands will have to seek federal permission to stay on the market under new rules that have the potential to upend a multi-billion dollar industry attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released […]

Valley City

VC Commission candidates forum, May 19

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce informs voters that a Candidates Forum for Valley City Commission will be held on Thursday May 19, at the Hi-Liner Activity Center Lobby at 7-p.m. (Date corrected by the Chamber). This is a chance to hear from your candidates before […]