3 Titles Selected For Book Series In Bismarck
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Three titles have been selected for a series of community book discussions hosted by Bismarck State College. The school has selected the theme "road trip'' for its upcoming series....
View ArticleResearchers Testing Plastics Made From Crops
Fargo, N.D. (AP) A group of North Dakota State University researchers is trying to come up with a way to make plastic out of crops, so they can be broken down by a special light and turned into another...
View ArticleDigital Film Festival In ND Accepting Submissions
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) ” The Dakota Digital Film Festival is now accepting short-film submissions. Festival officials say works in all aesthetic disciplines and genres will be accepted, but the films...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Darkhouse Spearfishing Season Opens
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) North Dakota's darkhouse spearfishing season is underway on most state waters. The season opened Monday and runs through March 15th. Legal fish are northern pike and nongame...
View ArticleGay Rights Group Gives ND Cities Failing Grades
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A national gay rights advocacy group has given North Dakota cities failing grades in its assessment of American cities' treatment of sexuality and gender identity rights. The human...
View ArticleND Ag Commissioner Schedules Pesticide Forum
Fargo, N.D. (AP) North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has scheduled the state's annual pesticide and fertilizer forum for Monday. Goehring says the event will bring together pesticide...
View ArticleND Official Selected For National Energy Committee
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A North Dakota weatherization official has been selected to serve on a national energy policy board. State Weatherization Assistance Program Manager Bruce Hagen will be part of the...
View ArticleND Bill Requires Citizenship Test For Students
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) North Dakota high school students may have to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.North Dakota's First Lady Betsy Dalrymple and State School...
View ArticleTrial to begin In crop insurance fraud case
Fargo, N.D. (AP) Trial is set to begin for two North Dakota brothers accused of intentionally destroying potatoes and defrauding the federal government out of about $2 million in crop insurance...
View ArticleUPDATED: BNSF train derails near Wadena, Minn.
WADENA, MINN. (KFGO-AM) -- A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway freight train derailed in Otter Tail County.It happened near Wadena, adjacent to Highway 10, Â just after 6 a.m. Monday. Spokesperson...
View ArticleFargo Mayor Walaker hospitalized for reaction to chemotherapy: release...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker is back in the hospital.The 73-year old Walaker has been treated for kidney cancer and had been recovering at home, following his initial hospitalization...
View ArticleBathtub drowning of toddler appears accidental
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) - Jamestown police say the death of a toddler who drowned in a bathtub appears to be accidental.Capt. Gary Peterson on Monday identified the child as 1 year-old Eli Swensrud. He...
View ArticleCharges filed in Grafton explosives-standoff case
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) - Prosecutors have filed charges against a Grafton man accused of possessing explosive devices.Sixty-two-year-old Gregory Sevigny faces three felony charges related to the devices...
View ArticlePolice: Woman robbed area businesses to fuel heroin habit
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Police say a woman believed responsible for robbing several area businesses told investigators she needed the money to pay for drugs. 30-year-old Stephanie Padilla was arrested over...
View ArticleND Enforcement Effort Results In 500 Citations
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it issued 504 citations during a one-day special enforcement effort. The event was held throughout the state on Wednesday, the day before...
View ArticleCold Temperatures Bring Most ND Crop Work To Halt
Fargo, N.D. (AP) Cold temperatures in the last week brought most crop work to a halt in North Dakota. The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that the corn harvest was 95 percent...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Bust Yields Meth, Cocaine, Cash
Watford city, N.D. (AP) A man is facing felony drug charges in the North Dakota oil patch.23-year-old Oscar Eduardo Espinoza-Echeverria was arrested at a trailer park in Watford city. He was charged...
View ArticleNokota Horse Conservancy Struggling To Survive
A group working to preserve North Dakota's official horse is struggling to survive. The Nokota Horse Conservancy has about $150,000 in annual expenses. The Linton-based group has only $20,000 in the...
View ArticleBathtub Drowning Of Toddler Appears Accidental
Jamestown, N.D. (AP) Jamestown police say the death of a toddler who drowned in a bathtub appears to be accidental. Capt. Gary Peterson on Monday identified the child as 1-year-old Eli Swensrud. He...
View ArticleCharges Filed In Grafton Explosives-Standoff Case
Grafton, N.D. (AP) Authorities have filed charges against a Grafton man accused of possessing explosive devices. Sixty-two-year-old Gregory Sevigny faces three felony charges related to the devices and...
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