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Bison Football No. 1 Preseason Poll

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State is in the top spot in the coaches’ preseason Football Championship Subdivision poll. North Dakota State received 23 of 26 first-place votes in the poll, which is based on a voting panel of FCS coaches. The Bison return 18 starters from a team […]

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Tony Stewart, Surgery Successful, Another To Go

 KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP Aug 6, 2013) – Tony Stewart underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the broken right tibia and fibula suffered in a sprint car race in Iowa.        Stewart will need a second surgery and remains hospitalized. There was no timetable for his return.        Stewart-Haas […]

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Coffin Jump Successful

 OTTAWA, Ill. (AP Aug 6, 2013) – An escape artist has parachuted safely to the ground after freeing himself from handcuffs and a locked coffin while it was falling from 14,500 feet in the air.        Anthony Martin waved to a crowd after landing softly Tuesday in a field […]

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NDSU Linebacker Changes Plea

     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University star linebacker Travis Beck is scheduled to change his plea to a charge of resisting arrest.        The 21-year-old Beck earlier pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge. The  change-of-plea hearing scheduled for Aug. 19 in East Central District Court […]

Obits

Wilfred Bierley – Aug 5, 2013

Wilfred Bierley, 93, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Wilfred Bierley was born on a farm in Sharlow Township in Stutsman County, ND on March 19, 1920, the son of Milton and Tena (Barnick) Bierley. They family moved to LaMoure County in September, […]

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Wilf Loses N.J. Lawsuit

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP AUg 6, 2013) – The principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings football team and relatives are on the losing end of a New Jersey lawsuit that has spent 21 years in the courts. A judge on Monday found Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf, his brother and cousin had committed […]

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Harry C. Meyer – Aug 4, 2013

Harry C. Meyer, 81, Gackle, ND died Sunday August 4, 2013, surrounded by his family. Harry was born December 2, 1931 on the family farm SE of Gackle, ND, the son of George H. Meyer and Olga (Gumke) Meyer. He attended the local rural school Feske #1 country school. He […]

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A-Rod, Suspended, Expected To Appeal, Other Bans

 NEW YORK (AP Aug 5, 2013) – Alex Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players in a drug case – the most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal nearly […]