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• WHS senior selected for national music ensemble in Florida

  21-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  It’s only July, but Sophia Rose already knows exactly where she’ll be at the end of November.
  
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• Senate bill includes language keeping Intake funding

  21-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  Federal agencies are being directed to retain funding for a project intended to make the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project more fish friendly that has run into legal hurdles and been delayed.
  
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• Miles City, FSA offices off the chopping block for now

  21-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  The Miles City cattle research farm and county Farm Service Agency offices appear likely to stick around, with both winning language in budget bills for fiscal year 2018 that prohibit their closure.
  
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• Drought-stressed canola can be used as forage

  21-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  If drought has caused early flower abortion in canola, it can be used as an alternative forage option for drought-stricken livestock producers, provided they take proper precautions, according to information from North Dakota State University Extension Services experts.
  
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• Camp gives kids with autism something to to talk about

  21-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  Thursday was the last day of the first-ever Camp Talk-A-Lot, a day camp for children with autism, and that means it was the culmination of discussions that date back years.
  
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• Concerts, special events garner attention at state fair

  21-07-2017 06:45 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  Little Big Town kicks off a nine-day lineup of entertainment today at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot that includes concerts, live bands, rodeo events, bull riding and auto races.
  
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• Mark Kennedy: ‘Connective tissue’ key for UND’s future

  21-07-2017 02:12 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  GRAND FORKS -- Grand Forks can push the University of North Dakota’s strategic plan by further embracing the campus and by helping develop more “connective tissue” between the school’s research efforts and the business community, UND President Mark Kennedy told…
  
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• More state funding OK'd for ranchers as drought conditions worsen

  21-07-2017 00:00 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  About 6 percent of the state, including western Morton County, is experiencing exceptional drought conditions, the most severe of six categories rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
  
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• Rural banker survey index drops dramatically in July

  20-07-2017 22:39 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Drought conditions in some areas and weak grain prices are among factors weighing heavily on the rural economy in parts of 10 Plains and Western states.
  
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• Teen on bicycle killed when struck by vehicle near Lisbon

  20-07-2017 21:26 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  LISBON, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 14-year-old girl died when her bicycle was struck by a vehicle near Lisbon.
  
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• Patrol identifies teenager who died in stolen pickup crash

  20-07-2017 21:18 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a 17-year-old boy who died when a man driving a stolen pickup crashed on Interstate 94.
  
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• West Nile virus found in mosquitoes around Williston

  20-07-2017 21:17 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  Just days after the first human case of West Nile virus in 2017 was announced in North Dakota in Barnes and LaMour counties, Williston Vector Control said Thursday it had found mosquitoes carrying West Nile in traps around the Williston…
  
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• State trade group can weigh in on Dakota Access pipeline

  20-07-2017 20:46 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge deciding whether to temporarily shut down the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline said Thursday that he will allow North Dakota's main energy trade group to weigh in.
  
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• North Dakota to advertise for new state land commissioner

  20-07-2017 19:43 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota will begin advertising for a new state land commissioner.
  
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• 5 fires in 3 days prompts North Dakota apartment evacuation

  20-07-2017 19:20 via RSS for North Dakota
  A North Dakota fire marshal has ordered the evacuation of a large Minot apartment building that has suffered five electrical fires in three days
  
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• 6 percent of state rated in exceptional drought

  20-07-2017 18:15 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  About 6 percent of the state, including western Morton County, moved into exceptional drought, the most severe of six categories rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
  
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• North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame to induct 4 new members

  20-07-2017 17:54 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  GARRISON, N.D. (AP) — Four new members are slated to be inducted into the North Dakota Fishing Hall of Fame.
  
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• N.D. commissioners attend Uniform Law meeting

  20-07-2017 17:45 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  North Dakota Uniform Law Commissioners partipated in the annual meeting of the Uniform Law Commission in San Diego in July. North Dakota commissioners participating included Owen L. Anderson, Jay Buringrud, Jennifer Clark, Parrell Grossman,
  Judge Gail Hagerty, Sen. David Hogue, Rep. Lawrence Klemin, Bradley Myers, former Sen. Dave Nething, Jake Rodenbiker, Justice Jerod E. Tufte and Candace Zierdt.
  
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• S.D.: State fund created to speed up mental health screening for criminal defendants

  20-07-2017 16:32 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  
  Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "The Department of Social Services is working on a contract with the Association of County Commissioners to take money previously given to the Human Services Center for court-ordered forensic evaluation and distribute
  it to counties."
  
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• Man arrested for biking while intoxicated

  20-07-2017 16:30 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says they've arrested a man for biking while intoxicated.
  
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• Parts of North Dakota now listed in 'exceptional' drought

  20-07-2017 16:13 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Drought is continuing to worsen in western North Dakota, with more than 6 percent of the state now listed in "exceptional" drought.
  
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• Minnesota Supreme Court rules against challenge to rental property inspections

  20-07-2017 15:16 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Rental licensing rules in cities across Minnesota survived a legal challenge Tuesday, when the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that routine inspections do not infringe on tenant privacy rights."-Opinion Text: City of Golden Valley v. Wiebesick
  
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• Man linked to Puerto Rico drug ring arrested in North Dakota

  20-07-2017 14:21 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man whom authorities have connected to a large drug trafficking ring in Puerto Rico is in custody in North Dakota.
  
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• Small wildfires in national park are 50 percent contained

  20-07-2017 14:12 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — Two small wildfires burning in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota are 50 percent contained.
  
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• Safety of burned Hedderich building still being determined

  20-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  The future of the Hedderich building, which was heavily damaged by fire July 10, is still uncertain, as structural engineers work to determine its safety, and its owner is moving his dental practice to another downtown building.
  
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• Rail inspections likely prevented at least one derailment

  20-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  State rail inspections aimed at curbing fiery oil car derailments are not necessarily the latest target in the North Dakota Legislature’s search for funds to shore up its general fund, despite comments from two lawmakers who told the Associated Press…
  
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• Police say Tuesday shooting was targeted

  20-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  The motive behind a Tuesday morning drive-by shooting in Williston is still under investigation, but police say a man who killed himself Tuesday is the only suspect.
  
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• Pea leaf weevil detected in North Dakota

  20-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  A pest already established in Virginia, Florida, the Pacific Northwest, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana has found its way into North Dakota, according to the North Dakota University Extension Service. Pea leaf weevils have been positively identified in Golden Valley County,…
  
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• Legislature talks numbers, farm groups rally

  20-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  A 63-page budget plan released Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives seeks $10 billion in spending cuts to agricultural programs over the next decade. That’s less than the $70 billion called for in President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal,…
  
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• Fighting fusarium, even in a drought

  20-07-2017 07:00 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  SIDNEY — Perhaps the silver lining to a dry year is a lower incidence of disease. On the other hand, if you are a plant pathologist, the dry year has meant a lot of extra effort on research plots delving…
  
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• Drought continues despite rainfall

  20-07-2017 06:45 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  Recent rainfall may aid in fire prevention and alleviate some stress on late-season crops, but the drought fight is far from over.
  
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• UND named sixth best for online courses in entire nation

  20-07-2017 03:10 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  GRAND FORKS — Some of the best distance learning opportunities in higher education might be within arm’s reach at nearby institutions, according to a recent national ranking.
  
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• Tribes, on heels of huge drug treatment complex, to build assisted living facility

  20-07-2017 03:05 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  PARSHALL – The Three Affiliated Tribes, coming on the heels of starting work on a huge drug treatment complex in Bismarck, are making plans to build an assisted living facility in Parshall.
  
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• Local, state officials and legislators discuss implementation of community behavioral health system

  20-07-2017 03:01 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  DICKINSON – As the jail and prison populations across North Dakota continue rise along with the cost of incarceration, state officials are trying to ensure that first-time offenders and those with behavioral health issues stay out of the system.
  
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• Roger Neshem

  20-07-2017 01:42 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  Roger Neshem addresses the Ward County Commission Tuesday, backed by area farmers.
  
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• Ward County seeks to end cloud seeding amidst drought

  20-07-2017 01:40 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  MINOT -- Ward County farmers unhappy with a weather modification program have persuaded the Ward County Commission to seek a halt to cloud seeding for the rest of the year.
  
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• Theodore Roosevelt National Park fires 50 percent contained

  20-07-2017 01:00 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  Two fires in Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South Unit are both 50 percent contained, according to Eileen Andes, chief of interpretation and public affairs for the park.
  
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• Saltwater spill near Williston at Continental well

  20-07-2017 00:54 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials say about 9,900 gallons of saltwater has been spilled at an oil and gas well near Williston.
  
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• Pipeline leak results in brine spill in McKenzie County

  20-07-2017 00:08 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  A pipeline leak caused about 315 barrels, or 13,230 gallons, of saltwater to spill Tuesday at an oil well in McKenzie County, but the spill was contained to the location, the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division said Wednesday.
  
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• Judge cites 'Seinfeld' in ruling where state’s attorney, defense lawyer exchanged heated words, hearsay in Minot court

  19-07-2017 23:00 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  MINOT -- A district court judge scolded both the state’s attorney and the defense for contentiousness last week in his order denying the state's motion to change the judge in the Cynthia Wilder murder conspiracy case.
  
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• Attorney encourages consultation with tribes on pipelines

  19-07-2017 22:45 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  An attorney with experience negotiating for oil companies with Native American tribes urged attendees at a Bakken oil conference Wednesday to take tribal consultation more seriously or risk costly project delays.
  
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• Motive for Tuesday shooting still under investigation, 21-year-old found dead is only suspect

  19-07-2017 22:28 via Www.willistonherald.com - RSS Results in news,news/* of type article
  
  The motive behind a Tuesday morning drive-by shooting in Williston is still under investigation, but police say a man who apparently killed himself Tuesday is the only suspect.
  
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• Fargo electronic mapping company shutting down operations

  19-07-2017 22:11 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A global electronic mapping company is shutting down its operations in Fargo.
  
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• James Eissinger 1934-2017

  19-07-2017 22:10 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  James R. Eissinger, of Lubbock, Texas, died July 13.He grew up in North Dakota and graduated from the UND School of Law in 1964.He later taught law at UND before moving in 1972 to the Texas Tech School of Law where he was a longtime
  professor.-James Eissinger Attorney Record
  
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• Patrol says van was turning around when it was hit by semi

  19-07-2017 22:04 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a fatal collision between a tanker truck and a van carrying 10 people happened when the van attempted to turn around on the highway.
  
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• Keystone XL opponent plans appeal to South Dakota high court

  19-07-2017 19:26 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An attorney for a group fighting the Keystone XL pipeline says the organization plans to appeal a South Dakota judge's decision upholding state regulators' approval for the pipeline to cross the state.
  
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• Panel: Dakota Access-style protests could become commonplace

  19-07-2017 19:01 via RSS for North Dakota
  Industry officials say demonstrations like the massive encampment to protest construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota could become commonplace
  
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• New Opinion: July 19

  19-07-2017 19:00 via North Dakota Supreme Court News
  The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on July 19.
  
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• Missouri River study to determine mineral rights

  19-07-2017 19:00 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota commission has selected a consulting firm to conduct a review of a 1950s federal survey in an effort to clarify mineral ownership under the Missouri River.
  
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• Thunderstorms move across North Dakota

  19-07-2017 16:45 via Bismarcktribune.com - RSS Results in news/state-and-regional
  
  Chances for thunderstorms, with up to golf ball-sized hail and 70 mph winds, will continue through 2 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service in Bismarck.
  
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