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Seibel new ND Labor Comm

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has a new commissioner of labor and human rights.        Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Friday appointed Assistant Attorney General Troy Thomas Seibel to the position. Seibel will begin his tenure as the head of the Department of Labor and Human Rights Oct. 1. […]

State

Joan Rivers passes

 NEW YORK (AP) – Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81.        Rivers was hospitalized last week after she went into cardiac arrest at […]

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Mn Thurs storm damage update

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) – Lightning strikes accompanying strong thunderstorms have done some damage in a tiny Minnesota tourist town which jokingly bills itself as the “restaurant capital of the world.”        Fire officials say lightning sparked a fire which destroyed the Dorset House restaurant, and significantly damaged Companeros in […]

Valley City

Storm road clean up Thurs VC

Updates Valley City (CSi) Street clean up continued Thursday, following torrential rain and street flooding early Thursday morning. Valley City Public Works Director, Jeff Differding says the rain caused a section of Winter Show Road from 4th Avenue Southwest to fill  with waist-deep water back to the AmericaInn. Public Works […]

Jamestown State Valley City

Storms heavy rain flooding early Thurs

Update…. Thursday morning, Valley City officials have blocked off Winter Show Road and 4th avenue southwest near the Valley City State University campus due to street flooding along with a portion of 5th Avenue Northeast until further notice. Mud is reported on the street along 4th Avenue Southwest near the VCSU campus […]

Valley City

Board approves VCSU heating plant

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education took a $69-million chunk out of its $808 million backlog in deferred maintenance projects, and some board members say it’s not enough.        The board during a conference call meeting Wednesday approved more than $200 million in capital […]

Jamestown

Mosquito spraying

Jamestown (CSi)  Fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes that began Tuesday evening will be continue  throughout the week as necessary. All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions. All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM. Parents are advised […]

Sports

Fla St #1 football poll

UNDATED (AP) – The top four teams in this week’s AP college football poll stayed the same, but some of them lost favor with voters following the first full weekend of football. Top-ranked Florida State picked up 46 first-place votes following their tough win over Oklahoma State. No. 2 Alabama […]

State

Judge finds BCI agent in contempt of court

ELLENDALE, N.D. (AP) – An Ellendale judge has found a North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent in contempt of court and ordered the state to pay nearly $49,000.        Agents confiscated a pay loader in May from Darrell Schrum’s shop in Forbes after an investigation found it was […]

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Possible Home Depot credit card data breach

NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot is investigating a potential credit card data breach. The Atlanta home improvement retailer told The Associated Press Tuesday that it’s looking into “unusual activity” and that it’s working with both banks and law enforcement. The possible data breach was first reported by Brian Krebs […]