2 Men Charged for Possession of Over 4 Lbs. of Heroin

A routine traffic stop led to a major drug bust on I-94. The officer noticed suspicious behavior and ordered a search of the car. The find — 4.5 pounds of heroin worth approximately $2.5 million.

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Outdoors Online: 2015 Legislative Issues

As the 2015 Legislature advances through the session, North Dakota Game and Fish will be keeping an eye on bills that may touch on outdoor issues. To stay up to date, follow the link here. Check out the video below for an overview on information provided. Tentative hunting season open dates are also included in

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U.S. Easing of Oil Export Restrictions Challenges OPEC’s Strategy

It looks like there will be some softening of  oil export restrictions. The result may allow U.S. produced oil to enter the global markets. It’s a small bit of good news for producers during the downward price plunge.

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A New S.E. Minot Fire Station?

With the outward growth of the city, Minot’s Fire Department is covering almost twice amount of area they were just a few years ago. The solution they’re lobbying for… a new fire station on the Southeast side of town. Get the full story from KX News.

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New Years Resolutions: Trick Yourself into Keeping Them…

The scientific term is ‘implementation intentions’, and if you use them to your advantage, you’ll trick your brain into making you act on your resolutions. If you read the article slowly, the good advice will stick with you…

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Estevan Vacancy Rate on the Rise

In the heart of Saskatchewan’s Bakken oil activity, Estevan’s housing situation has been much like Minot and Williston’s — high rents, low vacancy rates, but that is starting to change. While rents remain high, vacancy rates are starting to normalize.

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Minot Christmas Tree Disposal

Just a helpful reminder from KMOT on what you should do to get rid of your tree.

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One Year Later: Casselton Train Derailment

It’s been a year since the train derailment in Casselton made national headlines. This is good touch-point article on what has happened since the derailment to help prevent something like this from happening again.

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Former NFL Receiver Working as Intern at The Huffington Post

Where there’s a negative story about these guys, we the media generally won’t shut up about it, but there are good stories too. Here’s one about Donte Stallworth, a former NFL receiver who’s going back to the bottom of the ladder after a career playing football.

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Learn: A Pool, a Plate, and a Physics Lesson…

If you’re the curious, life-long learner type you might get a kick out of the latest from Physics Girl. In four minutes, it covers everything you can learn by dragging a plate through the water in a pool.  

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WAWSA continues to expand

There are a lot of state dollars going to this project in the next biennium, but the scope of the project has grown significantly like everything has in the Western part of the state. This is a good get-you-up-to-speed article on the Western Area Water Supply project.

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Watford City Event Center Moving Closer to Reality

Planning and design on the $100 million dollar facility has been taking place for years, but a final piece of the financing puzzle was put in place as the City Council approved using sales tax dollars for the facility.

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Drug Smuggling Illegal Immigrants Rounded Up in McKenzie & Williams Counties

It started with a vehicle crash; it ended with cross-country pursuit where two of the suspects were caught. A third suspect was later caught near Williston. Get the full story from KMOT News.

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The Tex Hall — James Henrikson Connection

This is a sordid story, that has gotten remarkably little, local media coverage… just read the article.

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Granville Ice Fishing Tournament…

Granville’s 20th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament recently wrapped up at Buffalo Lodge Lake. The weather was nice, the cause was good, and the event sounds like it was a rousing success. Fish were also caught.

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