North Dakota State shocks Kansas 6-3
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Don't tell North Dakota State it can't handle the big boys of college football. The Bison, picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference, turned some heads Saturday night by knocking off Kansas 6-3 for its first win over a team in the Big 12.
Prosecutors appeal in child porn case
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they will appeal a judge's ruling on restitution in a Fargo child pornography case. U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson sentenced Robert Scheiring in June to 14 years in prison on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography.
RELATED CONTENTJamestown College enrollment drops 4 percent
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The economic downturn is being blamed for about a 4-percent drop in enrollment at Jamestown College. School president Bob Badal says about 970 students are enrolled this year, about a 40-student decline from 2009-10. Official will available later this week.
Valley City flood repairs could take years to pay
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) — Valley City Administrator Jon Cameron says the city could spend years paying for repairs made necessary by spring flooding. Cameron says flood damage wasn't expected, so no money was budgeted for repairs. He estimates the city's share of flood repair work at $857,000.
Fargo, Grand Forks named for speed traps
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Motorists this Labor Day holiday weekend might want to keep a closer watch on their speedometers if they're traveling through Fargo or Grand Forks.
Man arrested in alleged rape in north Fargo
FARGO - A 49-year-old Fargo man was arrested this morning on suspicion of gross sexual imposition, police said.
RELATED CONTENTFormer ND bank president to plead guilty
HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) — The former president of a Hillsboro bank is scheduled to plead guilty Nov. 17 in an alleged illegal banking case.
Grandin Teen Facing Charges in Traill Co. Shooting
Traill County, ND (WDAY-TV) -- A Grandin, North Dakota teenager is in juvenile detention, accused of shooting another teenager late Thursday night. Traill County Sheriff Mike Crocker says the shooting appears to be accidental. The 16-year-old shooter will be facing charges of reckless endangerment and underage drinking.
Pomeroy display raises questions at NDSU
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans are at odds over a booth at a North Dakota State University student club fair that depicted Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy. The booth sponsored by NDSU College Republicans included a cutout of the congressman's face with PVC pipe sticking out of his mouth. Students could pour red Kool-Aid into the pipe to represent the increase in government debt that the group said was caused by policies Pomeroy supported.
RELATED CONTENTCrash near Parshall, ND kills 1 woman
PARSHALL, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota officials have identified the woman who was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Parshall.
UND student sentenced for thefts
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A University of North Dakota student majoring in criminal justice has been sentenced for breaking into vehicles.
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BISON MEDIA BLOGNext up: Northern Iowa
Notes from the Monday Craig Bohl presser: No new injuries. Bison are as healthy as they’ve been in a few years. Everybody who played in the KU game will be available for Northern Iowa Saturday night. The Bison came in … Continue reading
9/6/10
CAPITOL CHATTERMore Minnesota jobs are open
More Minnesota jobs were open in this year’s second quarter than the same period a year ago. At the same time, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reports, there are 4.8 unemployed people for each job opening. “While we are still in the early stages of economic recovery, the survey indicates that the [...]
9/6/10
THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYONDStimulating the economy
What do you think of this latest idea to stimulate the economy? WASHINGTON — Vowing to find new ways to stimulate the sputtering economy, President Barack Obama will call for long-term investments in the nation’s roads, railways and airports that … Continue reading
9/6/10
WDAY STORM TRACKER WEATHERSummer 2010
The summer of 2010 finished with an average temperature of 70.0 degrees which is 1.5 degrees above the current 30-year average of 68.5 degrees. The summer of 2009 finished with an average temperature of 65.3 degrees, which was the 17th … Continue reading
9/4/10
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WAYNE'S WORLDBig Sky big news?
The Big Sky Conference apparently has scheduled a press conference Tuesday afternoon. So has Cal Poly, UND's Great West Conference opponent on Oct. 23. No one is talking but there is speculation that Cal Poly, and perhaps UC Davis, will join the Big Sky as full members or football-only members. Poly and UC Davis are [...]
9/7/10
DIRTY LAUNDRYUp and running
Several weeks ago I wrote a blog about a car my husband Eric and I own — a 1968 Fury III we tend to call “Dirty Girl.” We call her that because she is an off-white color, and sits next the garage and gets filthy whenever it rains. Between dirt bouncing up from the ground [...]
9/7/10
STOP LOOKING AT YOUR BROTHERAnd so summer closes
Rain, rain, go away … or so the rhyme goes. … And with it another summer has come to a soggy, chilly end. It seems unfair really. Summer isn’t supposed to end in such a way. It’s supposed to go out with a terrific bang, a rush to squeeze in that final inning of the last neighborhood [...]
9/7/10
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKA day hike on the Superior Hiking Trail
Four of us spent a good chunk of Sunday on a stretch of the Superior Hiking Trail. We chose the section of trail that runs between Minnesota Highway 1 (near Finland) and Lake County Road 6. This is a section … Continue reading
9/6/10
BUFFALO GALTHIS ONE IS FOR DEROY MURDOCK
In past blog(s) I have quoted a favorite op-ed writer….Mr. Deroy Murdock. But in one of my blogs I misspelled his name, capitalizing the “R” as in DeRoy, and this is incorrect. His name is spelled Deroy…no capital letter in the middle and for misspelling his name I apologize. I received a comment from him [...]
9/6/10
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