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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A teenage girl injured in a house explosion north of Mandan that killed her mother and stepfather is in stable condition after undergoing surgery for a broken back.<\/p>\n
17-year-old Elianna Vazquez will remain in a Bismarck hospital for at least 10 days and later will have to undergo considerable physical therapy.<\/p>\n
Vazquez was injured in the early Wednesday blast that killed her 58-year-old mother, Elizabeth Howe, and 60-year-old stepfather, Clyde Howe. The family’s three dogs also were killed.<\/p>\n
Authorities think a propane gas tank might have been the cause of the explosion that scattered debris about 100 feet. The Morton County Sheriff’s Department and the State Fire Marshal’s Office continue to investigate.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota’s new governor told state agency leaders that the goal during his administration will be to make state government more efficient and responsive to citizens.<\/p>\n
Republican Doug Burgum took office Thursday. The one-time computer software executive turned philanthropist outlined his goals to state agency directors Thursday at the state Capitol in Bismarck.<\/p>\n
Burgum touted familiar campaign themes during the 15-minute meeting, such as promises to cut spending and halt property tax increases, and to turn downtown areas into vibrant social and economic hubs that are attractive to live in. He also said the state must find ways to complement the state’s economy that’s largely dependent on oil and agriculture.<\/p>\n
Burgum did not take questions from reporters.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 New North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he supports completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.<\/p>\n
The Republican took office Thursday. He said in a Facebook video that the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline is a “legally permitted project” that has been stalled by the Obama administration.<\/p>\n
The pipeline is on hold while developer Energy Transfer Partners and the Army battle in court over permission to cross under the Missouri River. Opponents who’ve protested for months have been leaving their main camp in southern North Dakota.<\/p>\n
Burgum said the pipeline is good for the North Dakota economy and is the safest method to move oil.<\/p>\n
He also said he will seek reimbursement from the federal government to cover the $17 million it has cost the state to date in protest-related law enforcement costs.<\/p>\n
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) \u2014 A monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy has improved in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but it’s still weak because crop prices remain low.<\/p>\n
The overall economic index for the region remained in negative territory 42.9 in December even after improving significantly from November’s 36.6.<\/p>\n
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says weaker crop and meat prices continue to slow business in rural areas.<\/p>\n
Survey officials say any score below 50 on any of the survey’s indexes suggests a decline in that area.<\/p>\n
Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.<\/p>\n
Goss says the economy is improving in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota while all the other states are trending lower.<\/p>\n
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Watford City will hold a special election on Feb. 21 to fill the mayor’s seat.<\/p>\n
Mayor Brent Sanford began serving as the state’s lieutenant governor on Thursday. City Councilman Phil Riley is serving as Watford City’s interim mayor.<\/p>\n
So far, two people have announced they’re running for mayor. Justin Voll is a bank president and former city councilman. Gregg Schuetze is a businessman and a member of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.<\/p>\n
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In sports\u2026<\/p>\n
BISMARCK (AP) The Bismarck Century High School girls and the Minot High boys are in the top spots in this week\u2019s Class A Basketball polls as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriter\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n
First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team\u2019s record and the number of total points received.<\/p>\n
Girls<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Bismarck Century (10) 2-1 64<\/li>\n
- Fargo Davies (3) 2-0 57<\/li>\n
- Fargo Shanley (1) 2-0 34<\/li>\n
- Mandan 1-0 31<\/li>\n
- Grand Forks Red River 3-0 18<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Others receiving votes: West Fargo 4 (2-1), Bismarck High 2 (1-0)<\/p>\n
Boys<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Minot High (13) 3-0 67<\/li>\n
- Fargo Davies (1) 3-0 51<\/li>\n
- Bismarck Century 3-0 46<\/li>\n
- Dickinson 1-1 27<\/li>\n
- West Fargo 3-0 18<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Others receiving votes: Grand Forks Red River 1 (3-1)<\/p>\n
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Boy’s Basketball…<\/p>\n
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Bismarck Legacy 70, Mandan 61<\/p>\n
Bismarck St. Mary’s 77, Jamestown 51<\/p>\n
Carrington 78, Napoleon 39<\/p>\n
Cavalier 66, Griggs County Central 49<\/p>\n
Des Lacs-Burlington 64, Parshall 62<\/p>\n
Dickinson 66, Bismarck High 65<\/p>\n
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 82, Hawley, Minn. 65<\/p>\n
Florence\/Henry, S.D. 66, Tri-State 58<\/p>\n
Grafton\/St. Thomas 68, Hatton-Northwood 46<\/p>\n
Hettinger\/Scranton 52, Harding County, S.D. 45<\/p>\n
Hillsboro\/Central Valley 64, Drayton\/Valley-Edinburg 35<\/p>\n
Kindred 75, Valley City 58<\/p>\n
Langdon-Edmore-Munich (All sports) 67, Warwick 52<\/p>\n
Larimore 64, Midway-Minto 59<\/p>\n
Lisbon 53, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 30<\/p>\n
May Port CG 68, Park River\/Fordville Lankin 54<\/p>\n
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 68, Max 36<\/p>\n
New Town 79, Watford City 61<\/p>\n
North Star 67, Benson County 33<\/p>\n
South Border 47, Eureka\/Bowdle, S.D. 40<\/p>\n
Thompson 66, Central Cass 54<\/p>\n
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\n| First Round<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Dunseith 64, Harvey-Wells County 57<\/p>\n New Rockford-Sheyenne 56, Rolla 53<\/p>\n Rugby 64, Drake\/Anamoose 37<\/p>\n St. John 80, Towner-Granville-Upham 58<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Lakota Nation Tournament (Paha Sapa Bracket)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Custer, S.D. 68, Standing Rock 52<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Roughrider Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Consolation Semifinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Glen Ullin-Hebron 46, Richardton-Taylor 44<\/p>\n Killdeer 50, New England 48<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Semifinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Dickinson Trinity 62, Bowman County 40<\/p>\n Mott-Regent 66, Heart River 50<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Stanley Lions Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Consolation Semifinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n North Shore – Plaza 58, Tioga 28<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Semifinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Lewis and Clark-Berthold 71, Powers Lake 56<\/p>\n Stanley 87, Ray 52<\/p>\n \n\n\n| GIRLS BASKETBALL<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Bismarck High 79, Dickinson 51<\/p>\n Bismarck Legacy 82, Mandan 71<\/p>\n Bismarck St. Mary’s 66, Jamestown 42<\/p>\n Bottineau 67, Des Lacs-Burlington 47<\/p>\n Carrington 75, Midkota 25<\/p>\n Enderlin 57, Sargent Central 34<\/p>\n Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 53, Central Cass 29<\/p>\n Linton-HMB 54, Napoleon 53<\/p>\n Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 46, Wilton-Wing 40, OT<\/p>\n Northern Cass 58, Maple Valley 24<\/p>\n Rolette-Wolford 53, St. John 47<\/p>\n Rolla 56, Lakota 35<\/p>\n Solen 59, Strasburg-Zeeland 31<\/p>\n Towner-Granville-Upham 55, Surrey 45<\/p>\n Trenton 51, Tioga 19<\/p>\n Underwood 66, Hazen 51<\/p>\n Velva\/Sawyer 53, Kenmare 36<\/p>\n Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 65, Milnor-North Sargent 49<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Lakota Nation Tournament (Paha Sapa Bracket)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Standing Rock 63, St. Francis Indian, S.D. 58<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n Final New Orleans 102 Indiana 95<\/p>\n Final Milwaukee 108 Chicago 97<\/p>\n Final San Antonio 107 Phoenix 92<\/p>\n Final Denver 132 Portland 120<\/p>\n Final Golden State 103 N-Y Knicks 90<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE<\/p>\n NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 Devan Dubnyk made 34 saves, Eric Staal scored twice and the surging Minnesota<\/span> Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.<\/p>\nDubnyk’s best save came with 8:30 remaining in the third period when he denied Ryan Johansen from the left faceoff dot with the Predators on a power play and Minnesota<\/span> holding a one-goal lead.<\/p>\nJonas Brodin, Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund also scored for Minnesota<\/span>, which extended its winning streak of the season.<\/p>\nRyan Ellis and Mike Fisher had the goals for the Predators, who have lost three of four.<\/p>\n Final Chicago 5 N-Y Islanders 4<\/p>\n Final Anaheim 4 Boston 3<\/p>\n Final SO Arizona 3 Toronto 2<\/p>\n Final L.A. Kings 4 Detroit 1<\/p>\n Final St. Louis 5 New Jersey 2<\/p>\n Final SO Winnipeg 4 Florida 3<\/p>\n Final N-Y Rangers 2 Dallas 0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE<\/p>\n SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 The Seattle Seahawks have become the first team to wrap up an NFC division title after taking advantage of the sputtering Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns and the Seahawks allowed just a second-quarter field goal in a 24-3 rout of the Rams. Wilson hit Tyler Lockett for a 57-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory and Seattle’s third division title in four years. The quarterback completed 19 of his 26 passes for 229 yards, four days after he was picked off a career-high five times in a loss at Green Bay.<\/p>\n Lockett had seven receptions for 130 yards for the NFC West champions, who allowed just 183 total yards and improved to 9-4-1.<\/p>\n Seattle is 7-0 at home and just 2-4-1 on the road.<\/p>\n The 4-10 Rams lost for the ninth time in 10 games and finished Thursday’s setback without rookie quarterback Jared Goff, who was 13 of 25 for 135 before taking a hard hit near the goal line.<\/p>\n It was the Rams’ first game under interim coach John Fassel (FAH’-sul), who was promoted when Jeff Fisher was fired on Monday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ROD CAREW-SURGERY<\/p>\n LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is preparing to receive a new heart and undergo a kidney transplant.<\/p>\n His wife Rhonda confirmed the procedures on Thursday through the American Heart Association News.<\/p>\n The 71-year-old former Minnesota<\/span> Twins star has struggled with heart issues since September 2015 when he had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a procedure to open clogged arteries.<\/p>\nA machine has kept Carew alive since he nearly died 15 months ago. Doctors say the kidney transplant will improve his chances for a strong recovery.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n VIKINGS-PETERSON<\/p>\n EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) \u2014 Adrian Peterson’s return to practice has brought much optimism to the Vikings late in the regular season.<\/p>\n Peterson has been wearing a brace supporting the right knee, which underwent meniscus surgery earlier this season.<\/p>\n Peterson and the Vikings (7-6) are tempering any thought of a swift return for this Sunday against Indianapolis.<\/p>\n Speaking on Thursday for the first time since returning to practice, Peterson didn’t hold firm to any return date, but acknowledged his hope of being back on Dec. 24 against the rival Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n MINNESOTA-BOYCOTT<\/p>\n Minnesota<\/span> players to boycott all football activity<\/p>\nMINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 The entire Minnesota<\/span> football team says it is boycotting all football activities until it gets satisfactory answers from the university about the suspension of 10 players this week.<\/p>\nThe school suspended the players after an internal investigation into a sexual assault case. Police declined to charge any of the players, but the school suspended them based on internal regulations involving sexual assault allegations.<\/p>\n The team’s players said Wednesday that have not ruled out skipping the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27 against Washington State in San Diego. They asked the bowl’s committee to be patient while they work through the situation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NORTH DAKOTA-BOESER<\/p>\n GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) \u2014 University of North Dakota sophomore hockey forward Brock Boeser is expected to return to the lineup in January, after minor surgery on his right wrist.<\/p>\n Boeser attempted to play through the injury during UND’s first 13 games before sitting out the past five. The injury will prevent him from competing in the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto.<\/p>\n The Burnsville, Minnesota<\/span>, native has seven goals and nine assists for the Fighting Hawks this season. He earned All-America honors as a freshman last season.<\/p>\nThe UND team is on Christmas break and will return to action December 31st at Union. The Fighting Hawks resume conference play January 6th through 7th at Omaha.<\/p>\n Separately, UND freshman forward Tyson Jost has been named to Canada’s roster for the World Junior Championship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OBIT-SAGER<\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65 following a lengthy battle with cancer.<\/p>\n Turner Broadcasting President David Levy said in a statement that Sager had died, without saying when or where.<\/p>\n Famous for his flashy suits and probing questions, Sager worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quarter-century.<\/p>\n Levy called Sager “a beloved member” of Turner Broadcasting.<\/p>\n His son, Craig II, wrote on Twitter: “We packed a lifetime and then some into these 28 years together.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In world and national news…<\/p>\n \n MOSCOW (AP) \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says the United States should put up or shut up about allegations that Moscow meddled in America’s presidential election. Dmitry Peskov says in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that without evidence, the U.S. allegation “all begins to look unseemly.” President Barack Obama has promised retaliation.<\/p>\n ISLAMABAD (AP) \u2014 Pakistan’s top court is weighing in on the government’s anti-extremism efforts and the verdict that it “categorically failed.” A commission set up by the Supreme Court to investigate an August Taliban attack that killed more than 70 people released its report today. It says the Interior Ministry and the counter-terrorism department are responsible for security lapses that enabled the attack.<\/p>\n MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) \u2014 A police officer in Washington state is reported in serious but stable condition after surgery for a gunshot wound to the head sustained when he responded to a call. Police in Mount Vernon, Washington, say a man started shooting from a house, touching off an hourslong standoff. Police say a “primary suspect is in custody, along with two other people. Police say the main suspect is a violent offender.<\/p>\n COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) \u2014 A final farewell to John Glenn begins today in his home state of Ohio. He’ll lie in state for a public viewing at Ohio’s capitol building for at least eight hours starting at noon. The 95-year-old Glenn died last week. A series of tributes are planned. Glenn grew up in a small Ohio town, served as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea and was the Senator from Ohio. He was also one of the original astronauts and became the oldest man in space, at age 77 in 1998.<\/p>\n FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) \u2014 Volkswagens are still selling well despite the carmaker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal. The German auto maker sold 7.9 percent more cars in November compared to a year ago. Volkswagen’s core brand and its other makes including Audi, Skoda and SEAT, sold 899,400 cars worldwide. 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