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Bison Three-peat, FCS Champs

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Brock Jensen and North Dakota State got their perfect ending, capping a 15-0 season with a 35-7 victory over Towson on Saturday as the Bison claimed their third straight FCS championship in coach Craig Bohl’s final game at the school. The Bison joined Appalachian State (2005-07) […]

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NFL T.V. Ratings Climb

 NEW YORK (AP) – The already-big television audiences for the NFL on Sunday afternoons grew even bigger this season.        The NFC package on Fox matched its highest rating in the network’s 20 seasons broadcasting the league, and the AFC package had its best rating since 1994.        […]

Obits

Elva June Murray, Dec 31, 2013

Elva June Murray, 93, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday December 31, 2013 at the Eventide-Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown, ND. Elva June Berkey was born September 18, 1920 at Ashton, SD and grew up in the area. She and Felix Murray were married May 8, 1939 at Aberdeen, SD. They made their […]

Valley City

Barnes Salvation Army Kettles Set Record

Valley City (CSi) Officials report that the 2013 Barnes County Salvation Army Kettle Campaign was very successful, netting over $58,000, a new record for the campaign. In 2012, $55,000 was raised in the annual kettle campaign. $26,000 was collected during the 2011 Red Kettle Campaign. Officials thank Marketplace Foods, Leever’s […]

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Oshie, Parise U.S. Hockey Olympians

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Former University of North Dakota All-Americans Zach Parise (puh-REE’-see) and T.J. Oshie have been named to the men’s hockey team that will represent the U.S. at the Sochi Olympics in Russia next month.        It will be the first Olympics for Oshie and the […]

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Jensen Caps Bison Career

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State’s Brock Jensen has won more games than any other quarterback in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision. He wants just one more.        The senior signal-caller will cap off a stellar career on Saturday when the undefeated and top-seeded Bison face […]

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Bakken Oil, More Flammable?

 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Following a string of explosive accidents, federal officials say crude oil being shipped by rail from the Northern Plains across the U.S. and Canada may be more flammable than traditional forms of oil. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a safety alert today. It warns the […]