
Pickup driver killed in Dunn County crash
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The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 23-year-old was killed in a crash in Dunn County early Sunday morning.The patrol has not released any other identifying information, pending notification of family, about the person killed while driving a 1993 Ford pickup.The pickup was westbound on Highway 200 when it crossed the center line at 1:20 a.m. and struck an eastbound 2008 Freightliner hauling ...
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Minot AFB faces encroachment challenges
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A team from Marstel Day, an environmental conservation company, is in Minot this week to interview community leaders for a study on how the area's rapid growth is impacting Minot Air Force Base while preserving the military capabilities of the base's mission. Harry Zimmerman, senior consultant with Marstel Day from Springfield, Va., said the company is contracted by Headquarters Air ...
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Fargo to resume filling bags in advance of flood
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FARGO, N.D. -- Fargo officials said Monday they are resuming sandbag-filling operations to protect against spring flooding because of last week's snowstorm and the prediction for more precipitation later this week.Mayor Dennis Walaker said his opinion on the severity of flooding "changed dramatically" after Sunday's spring storm dumped nearly a foot of snow on some areas in ...
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More rain expected for already swollen rivers
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An inch of rain is expected to fall on a wide swath from Oklahoma to Michigan through Tuesday. The National Weather Service says that could raise crest forecasts on some rivers, especially the Illinois River, and slow the retreat of ...
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Few problems despite fast melt
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Due to the lateness of the season, a lingering snowpack and a very warm forecast, the National Weather Service warned of a rapid snowmelt in the Minot region. What occurred may have been one of the fastest runoffs in area history. Snow-covered-ground along the Des Lacs and Souris River drainages quickly transformed to water that flowed into numerous tributaries, road ditches and furrows destined ...
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Recovering on the phone
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A big part of life's journey for people is making connections and interacting with other people who share common interests. If you're recovering from an addiction, then making connections and interacting with people is seemingly even more important. For people interested in making a connection, there is a program being offered through Rehab Services Inc., which can provide telephone ...
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Warmer weather continues to help ND farmers
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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Warmer weather conditions across North Dakota helped farmers make significant progress on their fieldwork.The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that producers had 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork.Spring wheat seeding is rated 26 percent complete. This is well behind last year's92 percentand the average of53 percent.Calving was 30 percent complete ...
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3 hurt in second fire in a week at Wheatland Wyo. plant
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WHEATLAND, Wyo. -- One worker was hospitalized and two others treated and released after a second fire in a week at the same power plant.The fire early Sunday happened at the coal unloading area at the Laramie River Station plant, Basin Electric Power Cooperative said in a release Monday.The three workers were hurt trying to put out the fire. All three were treated at Platte County Memorial ...
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