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Escaped armed robbery suspect remains on loose on Red Lake reservation
Sheriff: King ran from jailers after dropping shackles
Jason Lee King, 21, had been behind bars in Bemidji since Dec. 30 on charges related to an armed robbery. But on Tuesday he ran from jailers taking him to medical appointment in Bemidji and was still on the loose Wednesday.
FAA investigating why Grand Forks flight was canceled
Passengers said flight attendant escorted off plane
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the circumstances that led to a Delta Airlines flight being canceled Sunday before departing Grand Forks International Airport for Minneapolis.
Snow to cover most of eastern N.D.
Three to five inches of snow is expected across much of eastern North Dakota moving into northwest Minnesota, he said. But the Devils Lake Basin should “evade this system,” said Bill Barrett, meteorologist in the weather service’s Grand Forks office.
RELATED CONTENTDelta flight from Grand Forks canceled Sunday: Pinnacle investigating crew
A Delta Airlines flight on a 50-passenger Pinnacle CRJ 200 jet scheduled to leave Grand Forks Sunday afternoon was cancelled and Pinnacle is investigating allegations involving an employee, said a spokesman for Pinnacle Airlines.
BK employees fight burglar, stifle crime
Police still are trying to determine the identity of a man they arrested Saturday night during what they said was an attempt to rob a Burger King stifled by employees who fought back and detained the man.
RELATED CONTENTWeekly Hillsboro Banner gets new owner, old editor back 
Long-time editor Neil O. Nelson is back in the saddle at the Hillsboro (N.D.) Banner after a change of ownership. He was editor at the Banner for a dozen years until being let go in April. Kelly Ink in Lisbon, which owns several other papers in the state sold it Friday to a partnership called Sub-Zero Press of Hillsboro, which brought Nelson back.
RELATED CONTENTRural fire near Gary, Minn., destroys family’s home
A family near Gary, Minn., escaped without injury when their house was destroyed by an early morning fire Monday.
Name of Rolla man who died in crash near Lisbon released Monday
A Rolla, N.D., man failed to stop at a signed intersection late Saturday night east of Lisbon, N.D., sending his vehicle into a ditch and sustaining injuries that led to his death. Don Bradley Bjugstad, 56, was southbound on a paved Ransom County road about 11:15 p.m. He went through a stop sign at state Highway 27, 9 miles east of Lisbon, where he was headed, crossed the highway and entered the south ditch, said Sgt. Josh Rude of the North Dakota Highway Patrol on Monday.
Patrol releases name of Rolla man dead from injuries in crash near Lisbon
Don Bradley Bjugstad, 56, of Rolla, N.D., was identified today by the state Highway Patrol as the person killed in a Saturday accident east of Lisbon, N.D.
Run organized worldwide for kidnapped Montana teacher draws 500 to Sidney streets
Five hundred people hit the streets of Sidney, Mont., Saturday, where teacher Sherry Arnold was kidnapped on Jan. 7, to remember her and raise college funds for her two children. Arnold's step-daughter, Catherine Arnold, a UND medical school student, and others in Grand Forks also joined in the event, organized online by a Colorado cousin of Sherry Arnold.
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District 43 recount coming later this month
Delmore holds 8 vote lead over Dietrich
The Grand Forks County canvassing board tallied up the vote in the District 43 House race Monday, adding one vote to the margin incumbent Democratic-NPLer Lois Delmore holds over Republican challenger Don Dietrich for the second seat.
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