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Pat Summerall, Passes Away

 DALLAS (AP) – Pat Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called football, golf and tennis for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82.      Summerall played 10 NFL seasons with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants before retiring in 1961. He began to […]

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Governor Signs Another Abortion Measure Into Law

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalrymple has signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The law signed yesterday is another bill passed this session meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Dalrymple already has signed a law that […]

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Jurors: Schaffhausen Responsible

Update.. HUDSON, Wis. (AP Apr 16, 2013) – Jurors in western Wisconsin say a father had a mental defect but is still responsible for killing his three young daughters last July.        Aaron Schaffhausen pleaded guilty last month to three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of […]

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VCSU Football, Mentoring Program

From VCSU Newsletter Apr 16, 2013 The Valley City State University football program is starting a freshman mentoring program this spring. The Vikings will be working with new players to the program to help orient them to the university, the football program and the community in a more formal fashion […]

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Ashtabula Campground Opening Delayed

  ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will delay opening its camping facilities at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, N.D., until Friday, May 10, weather permitting.  The decision to delay the campground opening is due to the snowpack lingering into late April and […]

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Dalrymple Signs Bill, Expands Medicaid Coverage

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed legislation to expand Medicaid to cover more uninsured residents of North Dakota.        North Dakota’s Medicaid program now covers about 65,000 people a month. Dalrymple’s endorsement on Tuesday means an additional 20,000 people – mostly adults without children – […]

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President Obama On Marathon Bombing

WASHINGTON (AP Apr 16, 2013) — President Barack Obama said authorities still are trying to find out who set off the bombs Monday at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 170 others. Speaking from the White House at 11:30 a.m.Tuesday, Obama said officials remained unsure […]

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Ethiopian Wins Boston Marathon

 BOSTON (AP) – Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon.        It’s just his second race at the 26.2-mile distance. Desisa outsprinted two other East Africans down Boylston Street to win in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds.        American Jason Hartmann […]

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UND Hockey Number 7 In Final Poll

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is ranked seventh in the final polls of the season.        UND lost to eventual national champion Yale in the NCAA West Region championship game. It was UND’s 11th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, the […]