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MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Mandan police say a man found dead in his mobile home Monday died of multiple gunshot wounds.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Authorities also say three guns are missing from the home of 28-year-old Alex Lansdon, including an AR-15 rifle and two handguns. They’re asking members of the public to report any guns or clothing they find in the area.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deputy Police Chief Paul Leingang says there are no suspects but he does not believe the general public is at risk. He says Lansdon’s death does not appear to be a random killing.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lansdon was originally from California but had been living in Mandan for about two years, working as a carpenter.<\/p>\n
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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Bond has been set at $2 million for a man accused in a Williston-area homicide.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forty-eight-year-old Tovias Carrillo is accused in the death of 51-year-old Juan Palacios, whose body was found Tuesday beneath a mattress along U.S. Highway 1804 about 13 miles east of Williston.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carrillo is charged with murder and also two counts of terrorizing, for allegedly threatening people on Dec. 9 and Jan 24. Court documents don’t list an attorney for him, nor do they give an age or hometown.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carrillo is due back in court on Feb. 21 for a preliminary hearing on the charges, which could put him in prison for life if he’s convicted.<\/p>\n
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A man who backed out of plea deal at the last minute in a drug conspiracy case agreed to plead guilty after all, three days into his trial.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Cerna Jr., of Moorhead, Minn., is among a dozen people charged in federal court in North Dakota with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Authorities say the ring involved large quantities of methamphetamine that originated in Texas.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cerna nixed the original plea deal during a hearing in October, telling a judge that “anything I do puts me in harm’s way.”
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 37-year-old Cerna pleaded guilty Thursday during the third day of trial. He faces up to life in prison.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cerna’s brother, Juan Cerna, pleaded guilty in the conspiracy on the same day David Cerna changed his mind.<\/p>\n
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GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) – The prosecutor in Walsh County has charged a Grand Forks lawyer and two other men with conspiring to kill a confidential informant.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attorney Henry Howe, of Grand Forks, Paul Lysengen, of Warsaw, and Wesley Smith, of St. Thomas, were arrested Thursday on a felony count of conspiracy to commit murder.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The maximum punishment is life in prison.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walsh County State’s Attorney Barbara Whelan says the three appeared in court and remain in jail on bond.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She says Howe has never been convicted of a crime. Lysengen has an extensive history of felony drug convictions and Smith has a record of felony drug and gun charges and is on federal probation.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has passed a bill to delay premium hikes for years on hundreds of thousands of homeowners who buy flood insurance from the federal government.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The 67-32 vote reflects widespread concern about changes enacted two years ago to shore up the program’s finances. The changes are producing sky-high insurance rates that are unaffordable for many homeowners in flood-prone areas whose insurance has historically been subsidized by the government and other policyholders.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The bill was muscled through the Senate after angry constituents, the real estate and home builder lobbies inundated lawmakers with complaints.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opponents of the bill say it unravels long-sought reforms of the flood insurance program, which has required numerous taxpayer bailouts and owes $24 billion to the Treasury Department as a result.<\/p>\n
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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – The state Board of Higher Education has approved a resolution that allows college presidents and the university system chancellor to review and offer suggestions on a plan to improve graduation and retention rates.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The so-called Pathways to Student Success proposal was discussed at Thursday’s monthly board meeting in Devils Lake. It includes a proposed admissions index based upon a combination of high school grade point average, core courses and ACT college entrance exam scores.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen and several presidents argued that the plan was rolled out without review from college leaders. Skogen says it was “rushed to implementation without input from those people who understand education best.”
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The board says it’s important to maintain a timeline on completing the revised version and asked Skogen to set the deadline.<\/p>\n
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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Board of Higher Education leaders say they’ve become gun-shy about sharing information among board members because of recent violations of the state’s open meetings law.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The discussion came up at Thursday’s monthly board meeting in Devils Lake when board member Grant Shaft complained that he should have received information on a University of North Dakota building and a high-level personnel change.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Board member Kathleen Neset says doesn’t feel she’s “informed adequately” on some issues.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Board president Kirsten Diederich says she has been hesitant to contact board members because of the open meetings scrutiny.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diederich and Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen agreed to have Skogen keep the board apprised of major developments. Skogen told board members to accept the emails as information only and “please do not respond.”<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck-based WBI Energy Incorporated says it has altered its route for a proposed pipeline to move natural gas from western North Dakota’s booming oil patch.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The company says the proposed pipeline route would begin in McKenzie County and connect to existing natural gas pipelines in northwestern Minnesota, near the natural gas trading hub known as Emerson. The company had earlier proposed running the pipeline to Moorhead, Minnesota.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBI is a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Incorporated of Bismarck. The company says it began seeking shipping commitments for the pipeline on Thursday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The project could initially move 400 million cubic feet of natural gas daily. The company estimated the project’s cost at more than $650 million.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WBI says construction could begin in 2016 and be completed in a year.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Land Board has awarded about $5 million in state grants to law enforcement agencies in North Dakota’s oil-production region.\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Officials say the money will support sheriffs, police departments, prosecutors and regional law enforcement task forces. The state funding will also support domestic violence assistance programs, family crisis assistance and child advocacy.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Land Board will award a total of $240 million in impact grants through 2015 to counties experiencing rapid growth from the state’s oil boom.\u00a0\u00a0
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is offering 5,880 wild turkey licenses for the spring hunting season, a decrease of 50 from last year.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Officials say the drop is due to poor production.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two of the 22 hunting units have slightly more spring licenses than in 2013, while 16 remain the same. Unit 21 is closed again this year due to a lack of turkeys in the unit that encompasses most of Hettinger and Adams counties.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 License application forms will be available by Saturday at most license vendors, county auditors and Game and Fish offices.\u00a0 The deadline for applying is Feb. 12.
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\u00a0MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A former college football coach who was cleared in a child pornography investigation in Minnesota is the new head coach at Minot State.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Todd Hoffner leaves Minnesota State-Mankato to become the 19th head coach for the Beavers.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hoffner says it was important for him to get closer to his roots. He says his family is just 90 miles away.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He adds that he also wanted to “stay at the scholarship level.”
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hoffner was caught up in a child porn investigation in 2012. He was cleared by a judge, but Minnesota State removed him as head coach and later fired him.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At Minot State he replaces Paul Rudolph, who resigned on Jan. 2 after seven seasons to become the offensive coordinator at North Dakota.<\/p>\n
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CHENEY, Wash. (AP) – Aaron Anderson scored 17 points and Troy Huff added 15 with nine rebounds as North Dakota defeated Eastern Washington 73-61 Thursday night.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Dakota (9-10, 6-3 Big Sky) shot 46.7 percent from the field and outscored EWU 18-0 on fast breaks. Alonzo Taylor and Jaron Nash each chipped in 11 points for UND.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Venky Jois scored 15 points for the Eagles (8-12, 3-6), Ognjen Miljkovic had 14 and Drew Brandon contributed 11 with 13 rebounds. Tyler Harvey, the Big Sky’s leading scorer, was held to 7 points on 3-of-12 shooting.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Dakota led by eight early in the second half, but EWU used a 9-0 surge capped by a Harvey 3-pointer to grab a 45-44 lead. Huff responded, hitting two layups and converting a three-point play to spark a 19-4 run and make it 63-49 with 4:14 remaining.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EWU couldn’t pull closer than 12 the rest of the way.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – Taylor Braun’s three-point play with 33 seconds left and TrayVonn Wright’s two free throws with 8 seconds left lifted North Dakota State over South Dakota 66-63 on Thursday night.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wright had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead NDSU (16-5, 5-1 Summit) and Braun added 11 points in Vermillion, South Dakota.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lawrence Alexander was 3 of 3 from 3-point range and finished with 12 points for the Bison who shot 6 of 13 as a team from long distance. NDSU trailed 61-56 before going on a 10-2 run to close out the game.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Dakota (8-12, 3-3) had been trailing for 25 minutes when Trey Norris’ layup pulled the Coyotes even at 52.\u00a0 They took their first lead since the early minutes at 57-56 on Brandon Bos’ jumper with 5:28 left which sparked a 6-0 run.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trevor Gruis led the Coyotes with 16 points. Brandon Bos added 14 points and Adam Thoseby scored 11.<\/p>\n
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DENVER (AP) – Semyon Varlamov had 35 saves, John Mitchell had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche edged the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Thursday night. Zach Parise had two goals and two assists and Mikael Granlund and Jason Pominville also scored for Minnesota, which went 9-4-1 in January to get into the thick of the postseason race.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have released left-hander Andrew Albers, allowing him to sign with a South Korean team. The 28-year-old Albers cleared waivers. He will join the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization. Albers went 2-5 with a 4.05 ERA in 10 starts for the Twins last season.<\/p>\n
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets each had two players picked as reserves for the NBA All-Star game, while the Indiana Pacers had to settle for just Roy Hibbert despite the league’s best record.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Mark Tatum will become the NBA’s new deputy commissioner when Adam Silver succeeds commissioner David Stern on Saturday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NBA owners unanimously approved the appointment of Tatum who is a 15-year veteran of the league office, currently serving as executive vice president of global marketing partnerships.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK (AP) – It looks like they’ll have cold, but dry conditions for Sunday’s Super Bowl 48 at MetLife Stadium.
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GOLF..<\/p>\n
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP)- Bubba Watson and Y.E. Yang are tied for the top spot at seven under par entering the second round of the Phoenix Open. Defending champion Phil Mickelson, who had to withdraw last weekend because of a bad back, opened with an even-par 71 and said his back was fine.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says there are “always some risks” but that he wouldn’t discourage Americans planning to head to Sochi, Russia for the Olympics. Obama tells CNN that Russian authorities “understand the stakes” involved in securing the games and the potential threats against the events. He says the U.S. is coordinating with Russia.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes plan to ask a judge today to bar evidence about crime scene reconstruction, saying it’s unreliable. It’s an open hearing, unlike one earlier this week that dealt with whether Holmes should undergo another psychiatric evaluation. The judge hasn’t decided that question.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GENEVA (AP) – The first face-to-face meetings between Syria’s warring sides in three years are wrapping up today without achieving concrete results. That leaves the U.N. mediator struggling to build enough momentum for a more constructive second round. One major roadblock is the opposition’s demand for – and the government’s resistance to – a transfer of power in Syria.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ATLANTA (AP) – Warmer weather in the forecast is likely to help Atlanta get back to normal after Tuesday’s winter storm. One goal is removing the last of the abandoned cars from roadways. Most schools are still closed today but state employees are heading back to their jobs. An emergency declaration is still in effect until Sunday.
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\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON (AP) – A bipartisan Senate vote to delay big premium increases isn’t reducing the skepticism of a House committee chairman who is largely standing behind the changes Congress oversaw in the nation’s flood insurance program less than two years ago. A spokesman says Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, who chairs the Financial Services Committee, wants “free-market alternatives” to the government-run program.
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