Two men were injured when an oil treater caught fire near Ross. The well was operated by Oasis Petroleum. One of the men was air evacuated to a hospital in Minnesota, the other is being treated at Trinity in Minot.
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Water is being trucked into Glendive following an oil spill into the Yellowstone River. According to other media sources, downstream cities are also making preparations for difficulties related to water contamination.
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The Minot Chamber of Commerce and local legislators are working to keep residents informed on the what’s happening during the legislative session. In this segment, Rep. Oley Larson comments on the bill to start a savings account for kids born in North Dakota.
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Three people were arrested after being asked to leave a Minot hotel. Multiple charges were filed including simple assault on a police officer. Full details from KMOT News.
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The oil spill has been stopped, but it is believed that as much as 1,200 barrels of crude oil were released — much of it going into the Yellowstone River.
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Says Senator Hoeven, “It is an honor to have Lynn Aas as my guest at the State of the Union. As part of our country’s Greatest Generation, he fought bravely at the historic Battle of the Bulge, a turning point in the Second World War. Here’s the official news release from Senator Hoeven’s office: —
Read & ShareCirculating in the North Dakota news last week was a story about Senator Heitkamp’s intentions in 2016. Will she run for Governor? Here’s a theoretical look at the outcome of a Heitkamp bid for the State’s highest office and what might change if she won.
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Representatives from across oil country are converging on Bismarck today as the Legislature begins discussing funding for the cities and counties in the oil impacted parts of the state.
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We’re a week later and we still don’t know how much was spilled, but we do know the contaminants have moved far downstream and “high readings” have been observed at the confluence of the Little Muddy and Missouri Rivers.
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The penalty for saying no to a breathalyser or blood test is now officially a criminal offence. Catch the details on the court case and commentary from Rob Port and Say Anything Blog.com.
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The president of Odney Advertising believes university student phone numbers and email addresses are fair game when it comes to open records requests. Odney used the public records loophole to obtain email addresses and send 96,000 emails during the last election.
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The craft distilling and brewing industry is changing in Saskatchewan is so the province is hiring a third party to review the regulatory system and recommend changes.
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According to OSHA, the Tuesday incident involved Legendary Field Services of Watford City claimed the life of a company owner and injured another employee.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck TribuneThis is not to diminish the seriousness of sexual assaults on campus or anywhere for that matter, but occasionally the media latches on to a story that has no business being in the news. This is one of those cases.
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The headline kind of says it all, but get the rest of the details from KMOT News.
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Do you think high school students should know a little about the way our country works before they graduate? If the answer is yes, you’ll be happy that the bill in front of the 2015 Legislature is moving out of committee.
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