BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 North Dakota legislators will consider more than a dozen bills relating to guns as the first half of the current session winds down.<\/p>\n
Among them is a proposal to allow carrying a concealed firearm in schools, if education officials allow it. The bill is aimed at rural schools without a school resource officer, since it takes law enforcement a while to respond to an emergency situation.<\/p>\n
District 24 Republican Rep. Dwight Kiefert says there are schools that are an hour away from help and the country isn’t getting any safer. The Senate has killed a similar measure in the previous two legislative sessions.<\/p>\n
Another House bill would make North Dakota a constitutional carry state, allowing people to carry concealed firearms without a government permit.<\/p>\n
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) \u2014 A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is hearing arguments on whether to stop work on the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline until a legal battle with American Indian tribes is resolved.<\/p>\n
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux argue the pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites. The tribes also say it threatens their freedom of religion, which depends on pure water.<\/p>\n
Developer Energy Transfer Partners last week received final approval from the Army to lay pipe under the Missouri River in North Dakota \u2014 the final chunk of construction for the 1,200-mile pipeline to move North Dakota oil to Illinois.<\/p>\n
Work is underway. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is to hear arguments this afternoon on whether it should be stopped while the lawsuit plays out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Seidu Mohammed’s lost all his fingers to frostbite when he made a perilous trek in sub-zero temperatures to cross the border illegally into Canada.<\/p>\n
He is one of a small but growing number of immigrants risking the northern border crossing out of fear of being deported from the U.S.<\/p>\n
America’s neighbor to the north is increasingly being seen as a haven for asylum seekers turned away by the U.S. And some are willing to risk a walk across the border in dangerous cold and snow to get there.<\/p>\n
In Manitoba, on the border of Minnesota and North Dakota, authorities say the pace has quickened since Donald Trump became U.S. president and banned travel from seven majority-Muslim countries.<\/p>\n
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) \u2014 One person who was sitting at home in a recliner is injured after a pickup truck smashed into a house in Moorhead.<\/p>\n
The person was taken to a hospital but is expected to survive.<\/p>\n
According to WDAY the Moorhead Fire Department says the incident happened about 1:30 p.m. Sunday when a medical condition caused the driver of the pickup truck to lose consciousness.<\/p>\n
The driver and passenger weren’t injured.<\/p>\n
Damage to the house is estimated around $30,000.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Some people see the potential merger of MidDakota Clinic and Sanford Health as part of a national trend of integration in health care.<\/p>\n
Brad Gibbens is the deputy director of the University of North Dakota’s Center for Rural Health. He tells The Bismarck Tribune that one of the biggest shifts under the Affordable Care Act is how providers are now relying on results-based pay rather than volume-based pay.<\/p>\n
Gibbens says that means hospitals are reimbursed more when patients are successfully treated and don’t have to be readmitted later. He says the result is more emphasis on what’s needed to make patients healthier.<\/p>\n
He says that’s also resulted in the acceleration of integration and merging of health care providers.<\/p>\n
Sanford Health says no updates are available on the acquisition talks.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Supporters of a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation vow to keep fighting for rights, despite the bill’s rejection by North Dakota lawmakers for the fourth time in recent years.<\/p>\n
About 50 of the bill’s supporters watched Friday as the House bill was defeated 69-22.<\/p>\n
Kevin Tengesdal, a member of the LGBT community and gay rights activist in Bismarck, tells the Bismarck Tribune he’s saddened, but hopeful.<\/p>\n
Bismarck resident Vallie Needham, who is bisexual, says the bill’s failure was absurd and she and her husband plan to leave the state in a few years for a career move, but the legislators’ decision weighs into the decision.<\/p>\n
Bill opponents have argued it’s unnecessary and could force businesses and religious organizations to go against their convictions.<\/p>\n
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In sports\u2026<\/p>\n
Valley City\u00a0 (CSi-VCSU)\u00a0 \u00a0The Valley City State football team has announced the signing of seven more recruits for the 2017 season.<\/p>\n
The seven are high school seniors who recently signed letters of intent to attend VCSU and play for the Vikings this fall. Three of the recruits are from North Dakota, three from Minnesota and one from Alaska.\u00a0They join a group of 14 student-athletes who signed with Viking football earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Coach Dennis McCullock says, \u201cOur staff continues to work hard recruiting student-athletes who fit our culture in the locker room and our culture on campus.\u00a0 With each new signing, it\u2019s exciting to see the 2017 class come together.\u201d<\/p>\n
North Dakota (3)<\/strong>
\nJosh McKnight\u00a0– New Rockford, N.D. \u2013 New Rockford-Cheyenne High School, RB, 5-10, 150 lbs
\nTrevor Schimke\u00a0– Harvey, N.D. \u2013 Harvey High School, WR, 6-1, 158 lbs
\nMarshall LeRoy\u00a0– Underwood, N.D. \u2013 Underwood High School, DL, 6-2, 250 lbs<\/p>\nMinnesota (3)<\/strong>
\nHunter Carlson\u00a0– Staples, Minn. \u2013 Staples-Motley High School, OL, 6-5, 275 lbs
\nLavontae Carlisle\u00a0– Minneapolis, Minn. \u2013 Richfield High School, DL, 6-3, 207 lbs
\nJason Stewart Jr.\u00a0– Richfield, Minn. \u2013 Richfield High School, RB, 5-8, 172 lbs<\/p>\nAlaska (1)<\/strong>
\nCooper Sant\u00a0– Palmer, Alaska \u2013 Colony High School, DL, 6-1, 205 lbs<\/p>\nThe Valley City State University football team opens the 2017 season at home against the defending conference champion, head coach\u00a0Dennis McCulloch\u00a0announced Friday with the release of the 2017 schedule.<\/p>\n
VCSU will host Dickinson State on Saturday, Sept. 2, for the season opener at Shelly Ellig Field. It is the first of two meetings between the Vikings and Blue Hawks, who have combined to win the last six conference championships.<\/p>\n
The Viking schedule includes 10 regular season games, eight of which will be North Star Athletic Association contests. The Vikings play two games each with Dickinson and University of Jamestown, and with a new conference rule this year both those games will count in the conference standings.<\/p>\n
Valley City State hosts University of Jamestown on Sept. 16. Other home games include a non-conference game against Finlandia University on Sept. 23, Mayville State on Oct. 14 for Homecoming, and Dakota State on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n
The Vikings begin their road schedule Sept. 9 with a non-conference game at Hastings College. Other road games include Sept. 30 at Waldorf, Oct. 7 at Dickinson, Oct. 28 at Presentation and Nov. 4 at University of Jamestown.<\/p>\n
Valley City State went 6-4 last season with two victories over Top 20 teams. The Vikings finished second in the North Star Athletic Association with a 4-2 conference record.<\/p>\n
VCSU Football \u2013 2017 Schedule<\/strong>
\nSept. 2 \u2013 vs. Dickinson State, TBA
\nSept. 9 \u2013 @ Hastings College, 1 p.m.
\nSept. 16 \u2013 vs. University of Jamestown, 1 p.m.
\nSept. 23 \u2013 vs. Finlandia University, 1 p.m.
\nSept. 30 \u2013 @ Waldorf University, 1 p.m.
\nOct. 7 \u2013 @ Dickinson State, 3 p.m.
\nOct. 14 \u2013 vs. Mayville State, 1 p.m.
\nOct. 21 \u2013 vs. Dakota State, 4 p.m.
\nOct. 28 \u2013 @ Presentation College, 1 p.m.
\nNov. 4 \u2013 @ University of Jamestown, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Boys Hockey..<\/p>\n
Minot 10, Jamestown 4<\/p>\n
Dickinson 4, Williston 1<\/p>\n
Grand Forks Red River 10, Grafton-Park River 0<\/p>\n
Mandan 12, Hazen\/Beulah 0<\/p>\n
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Girls Hockey…<\/p>\n
\n\n\n| <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Bismarck High 5, Grand Forks Knightriders 4<\/p>\n Fargo Davies 4, Dickinson 2<\/p>\n Fargo North 6, Williston 1<\/p>\n Minot 6, West Fargo 3<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n Boys Basketball<\/p>\n Saturday\u2026<\/p>\n Turtle Mountain 76, Jamestown 68<\/p>\n Beulah 78, Bowman County 57<\/p>\n Cavalier 72, Finley-Sharon\/Hope-Page 44<\/p>\n Dickinson Trinity 78, Watford City 44<\/p>\n Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 98, Lake Park-Audubon, Minn. 76<\/p>\n Hazen 63, Beach 50<\/p>\n Killdeer 48, Hebron 37<\/p>\n Mandan 98, Williston 52<\/p>\n Minot 72, Bismarck Legacy 64<\/p>\n Shiloh Christian 79, New Town 64<\/p>\n Stanley 66, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 50<\/p>\n West Fargo 75, Devils Lake 70<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Girls Basketball…<\/p>\n \n \n\n\n| <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Jamestown 71, Turtle Mountain 45<\/p>\n Bismarck Legacy 64, Minot 32<\/p>\n Faith, S.D. 61, Mott-Regent 28<\/p>\n Grafton\/St. Thomas 53, Cavalier 36<\/p>\n Hettinger\/Scranton 62, New England 53<\/p>\n Killdeer 42, Heart River 31<\/p>\n Mandan 81, Williston 60<\/p>\n Moorhead, Minn. 65, West Fargo-Sheyenne 55<\/p>\n West Fargo 64, Devils Lake 37<\/p>\n Wilton-Wing 43, Center-Stanton 42, OT<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 10 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Washburn 63, Max 48<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Championship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Garrison 56, Underwood 40<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 11 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Consolation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Towner-Granville-Upham 59, Nedrose 23<\/p>\n Westhope-Newburg 56, Bottineau 53<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Championship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Rugby 53, Velva\/Sawyer 36<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 12 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Lewis and Clark-Berthold 57, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 34<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Consolation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Glenburn 47, Des Lacs-Burlington 44<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Championship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Minot Bishop Ryan 59, Minot Our Redeemer\u2019s 48<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 15 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Region Qualifier<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Parshall 71, Mandaree 50<\/p>\n Trenton 58, North Shore \u2013 Plaza 14<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Championship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n New Town 53, Watford City 44<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 16 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Region Qualifier<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Kenmare 60, Burke County 28<\/p>\n Stanley 50, Divide County 43<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Championship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Powers Lake 45, Ray 39<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 5 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Consolation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Midkota 42, Barnes County North 41<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Quarterfinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Carrington 53, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 52<\/p>\n Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 68, Oakes 44<\/p>\n (Carrington vs, EKM\u00a0 Monday 7:30-p.m.,<\/p>\n at the Jamestown Civic Center in Championship Game.)<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 7 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Consolation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Dakota Prairie 50, Lakota 25<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Quarterfinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Harvey-Wells County 49, Benson County 38<\/p>\n Warwick 61, Four Winds\/Minnewauken 51<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 8 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Semifinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Langdon-Edmore-Munich (All sports) 57, Dunseith 43<\/p>\n North Star 51, Rolette-Wolford 17<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Class B District 9 Tournament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Semifinal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Grant County 60, Flasher 29<\/p>\n Shiloh Christian 52, Standing Rock 44<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Jimmie Basketball…<\/p>\n \n Saturday\u2026<\/p>\n Men\u2026<\/p>\n Bellevue 79\u00a0 Jamestown 60<\/p>\n Women<\/p>\n Jamestown 68 Bellevue 37<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fri\u2026<\/p>\n Women<\/p>\n Jamestown 101 Grace University 48<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n VCSU Basketball…<\/p>\n \n Men<\/p>\n VCSU 90 DaSU 75<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Women\u2026<\/p>\n VCSU 69 DaSU 59<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n Andrew Wiggins poured in 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 while Minnesota<\/span> shot 54 percent in a 117-89 thrashing of Chicago. Ricky Rubio had 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds for the Timberwolves, who outrebounded the Bulls 46-35 and outscored them 56-38 in the paint. The Bulls were without Jimmy Butler, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade, Nikola Mirotic and Paul Zipser due to injuries, leaving Doug McDermott at their top scorer with 16.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Final N-Y Knicks 94 San Antonio 90<\/p>\n Final Detroit 102 Toronto 101<\/p>\n Final Sacramento 105 New Orleans 99<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE<\/p>\n The Wild were 6-3 winners over Detroit as Zach Parise (pah-REE’-say) scored a pair of third-period goals and Devan Dubnyk (DOOB’-nihk) turned back 30 shots. Charlie Coyle delivered a goal and an assist for Minnesota<\/span>, which went 3-for-4 on the power play.<\/p>\nThe Wild are 14-3-2 since New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Final San Jose 4 New Jersey 1<\/p>\n Final N-Y Islanders 5 Colorado 1<\/p>\n Final Nashville 5 Dallas 3<\/p>\n Final Boston 4 Montreal 0<\/p>\n Final Vancouver 4 Buffalo 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL<\/p>\n Final Northwestern 66 (7) Wisconsin 59<\/p>\n Final (10) UCLA 78 Oregon St. 60<\/p>\n Final (25) SMU 60 (11) Cincinnati 51<\/p>\n Final 2OT Virginia Tech 80 (12) Virginia 78<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n MLB-TRADE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 The Atlanta Braves have added a three-time All-Star to their lineup, getting second baseman Brandon Phillips from Cincinnati for left-hander Andrew McKirahan and minor league right-hander Carlos Portuondo.<\/p>\n The 35-year-old Phillips batted .291 with 11 home runs, 34 doubles and 64 RBIs for the Reds last season. He is a lifetime .275 hitter with 197 homers and 889 RBIs in 15 major league seasons.<\/p>\n McKirahan missed all of last season following Tommy John surgery. Portuondo signed with the Braves as a free agent last year after eight seasons in the Cuban league with Santiago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n GOLF-PEBBLE BEACH PRO AM<\/p>\n PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Jordan Spieth (speeth) completed a convincing win at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, finishing four shots ahead of Kelly Kraft after carrying a six-stroke advantage into the final round.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old Spieth closed with a 2-under 70 for a 19-under total. He took control of the tournament with consecutive 65s and became the second-youngest winner of the event.
\nBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Scott McCarron closed with a 5-under-67 to win the Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Florida. He finished the tournament at 17-under, one shot in front of Carlos Franco and Kenny Perry.<\/p>\n Paul Broadhurst and Doug Garwood tied for fourth at minus-15.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME…<\/p>\n KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 The class of 2017 for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has been announced. Leading the way is three-time Olympic gold medalist Sheryl Swoopes, who played her college ball at Texas Tech. She led the school to the national title in 1993 and then won Gold in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic games.<\/p>\n The six-person class also includes official Sally Bell, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women founder Christine Grant, Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insell, former Southern Connecticut State coach Louise O’Neal and Olympic gold medalist Kara Wolters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n In world and national news…<\/p>\n \n OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) \u2014 The nation’s tallest dam is threatening nearly 200,000 residents living nearby in Northern California. Authorities have told people south of the 770-foot-tall Oroville Dam to evacuate because an emergency spillway has a hole created by erosion, and that could unleash uncontrolled flood waters if it fails. Authorities are trying to fix the damaged spillway. Meanwhile, some residents are waiting it out in evacuation centers.<\/p>\n WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Senate this evening is expected to confirm Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-chin) as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary. Democrats have complained that Mnuchin, the former head of OneWest Bank, failed to protect thousands of homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures. Mnuchin says he worked hard during the financial crisis to help homeowners with refinancing so that they could remain in their homes.<\/p>\n RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Lawyers for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG’-dahl), who’s charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, say statements by President Donald Trump during the campaign are hurting their client from getting a fair trial. They’ll make that argument before a military judge today at Fort Bragg during a pretrial hearing. During the campaign, Trump called Bergdahl a “traitor.”<\/p>\n WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) \u2014 A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is hearing arguments this afternoon on whether to stop work on the Dakota Access pipeline until a legal battle with American Indian tribes is resolved. The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux argue that the $3.8 billion pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites. The tribes also say it threatens their freedom of religion, which depends on pure water.<\/p>\n UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Hundreds of schools are closed today and many flights have been canceled in and out of New Hampshire as the latest storm to hit the area has dumped more than a foot of snow in some places. Hundreds of schools from New York City’s northern suburbs to central New York also are closed, or they’re opening later today, after the second major storm in less than a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CSi weather… REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. 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