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Vikings basketball sweeps Morris

Friday 12-19-14 Women’s Game: Valley City State 66, Minnesota-Morris 52 Men’ Game: Valley City State 76, Minnesota-Morris 72 Men’s box score VISITOR: Minnesota-Morris ( ) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS NO PLAYER P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN 2 Dean, RJ […]

Obits

Alvin Peterson Dec 16, 2014

Alvin Peterson, 75, Ypsilanti, North Dakota died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at his home. Alvin Norman Peterson was born during a blizzard on a farm by Montpelier, ND to Franklin and Elsie (Schroeder) Peterson on February 16, 1939. He graduated from Nortonville High School in 1957 and joined the National […]

State

Woman sentenced Medina bank robbery

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman has been sentenced to one year of home confinement for her role in a Medina bank robbery. The U.S. attorney’s office say 35-year-old Nicole Speed, of Bismarck, provided a handgun that was used in the October 20013 robbery of Northland Financial Bank. […]

Valley City

Missing dog Tracy found and is recovering

Vallley City (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that Tracy, the missing German Shepherd, was located and secured in a garage Saturday morning at a farm two miles northwest of the scene of a serious injury crash that occurred on December 7th  on I-94,  8 miles west of Valley City. […]

Sports

Bison Heading to FCS National Champship

The NDSU Bison easily handled the Sam Houston State Bearkats , winning 35-3, in FCS Semifinal action at the FargoDome, Friday.  The game was aired on CSi 18 – ESPN2 (also on WatchESPN) – front page photo from Jan 2014 championship game. North Dakota State University has advanced to the 2015 […]

State

Oil price drop effect on ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The abrupt decline in oil prices stands to be bad news in North Dakota, a state that has reaped billions in tax revenue as new drilling techniques made it the second-leading producer in the U.S. behind Texas. But a lot of factors will determine how great […]

State

Williams sentenced Carrington bank robbery

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man who has admitted to robbing a bank in 2013 has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.        U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says 28-year-old Antoine Williams was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release. The Minot man earlier […]

Valley City

Hoeven visits VC, ND National Guard

Valley City  (CSi)   Senator John Hoeven Friday visited with officials at the North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) maintenance center in Valley City to discuss the constraints of the existing facility and review plans for the construction of a new vehicle maintenance, training and administrative facility. Hoeven serves as a member […]

State

Deaths linked to pre-package caramel apples

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Health officials say prepackaged caramel apples are linked to five deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states.        The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says investigators are trying to determine the specific brands that were involved. But consumers are being warned not […]

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Nat’l gas prices lowest in 5 yrs

 CHICAGO (AP) – The average price for a gallon of gas has fallen below the $2.50 mark for the first time in about five years. Oil analyst Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy.com says the price of gas has dropped 41 cents over the last month with the average now at $2.46 […]