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Standing Rock Film Fest Spotlights DAPL
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A film festival on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation aims to bolster the anti-pipeline movement that blossomed there last year.
ND Drunk Driver Gets 15 Years For Fatal Crash
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man with a history of drunken driving has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crash that left two people dead and two people injured.
Minot Water Balloon Battle Leads To Charges
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A water balloon fight has landed three Minot high school students in hot water.
Driver In Fatal Semi Crash ID’d
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified an Ohio man who died in the fiery crash of two semitrailers in the western North Dakota oil patch.
Judge Clears the Way To Try Accused Scammers
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has cleared the way to try the 10 defendants who have already been arraigned in a multimillion-dollar Jamaican lottery scam case instead of waiting for the other five suspects to be taken into U.S. custody.
Burgum Vetoes Part Of Public Employee Retirement Plan
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed some or all of nine bills passed by the Legislature, including portions of the Public Employees Retirement System budget.
North Dakota Paddlefish Snagging Season Open
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's annual paddlefish snagging season is open.
Ex-Grand Forks Teacher Sentenced On Assault Charges
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A former Grand Forks teacher has been sentenced to nearly two years behind bars for sexually assaulting a student.
Honor Guard Formed For North Dakotan Killed During Search
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About two dozen Minneapolis area firefighters and police officers have volunteered for honor guard duties for a dive team member who died in Texas while on an emergency call and is heading home for burial in her native North Dakota.
North Dakota Plans to Integrate Native American Cirriculum
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota plans to integrate Native American culture and history into lesson plans and curriculum at public schools statewide.