NORTH DAKOTA
Ramsey County commissioner Belford wants end to Devils Lake disputes
A Ramsey County commissioner who has become the most recognizable advocate of the Devils Lake outlet said he thinks a commission with both North Dakota and Manitoba officials is needed to settle longstanding disagreements surrounding the floodwater diversion channel. Joe Belford said Thursday that he plans to ask Gov. John Hoeven to set up such a group.
By Blake Nicholson , November 20, 2009
Doug Burgum named 37th N.D. Rough Rider Award recipient
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Doug Burgum has been named North Dakota’s 37th recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award. The award was presented today by Gov. John Hoeven on the Microsoft campus in Fargo.By Helmut Schmidt , November 20, 2009
Deer hunter shoots sixth mountain lion in western North Dakota quota zone
A deer hunter in McKenzie County has taken the sixth mountain lion in the state’s quota zone west of the Missouri River, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reported today. The hunter shot the 3-year-old, 92-pound female mountain lion Thursday northwest of Grassy Butte, N.D.By Herald Staff Report , November 20, 2009
Valley City soldier honored by France
Leonard Lucas, 99, has been presented the Legion of Honor Award by the French government for his service during World War II.By Associated Press , November 20, 2009
New Salem man dies in crash
Tyler Hoherz, New Salem, N.D., was killed Tuesday in a motor vehicle collision with an anhydrous ammonia tank.By Associated Press , November 20, 2009
AROUND THE REGION: Animal terrorism charge ... Pizza garb aids robbery ... Somali recruitment case ... more
A Minneapolis man has been indicted on animal terrorism charges in Iowa, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. The indictment charges Scott Ryan DeMuth with one count of conspiring to commit animal enterprise terrorism and cause economic damage exceeding $10,000. It said the acts DeMuth is accused of committing occurred between Nov. 9, 2004, and Nov. 20, 2004.By Forum Communications/Associated Press , November 20, 2009
Slain Fargo dentist's wife wanted girl to stay with sister, aunt says
The day after his wife’s funeral, Philip Gattuso’s mother-in-law gave him a one-page typed letter apparently signed by his wife. Dated 17 days before his wife, Valerie Gattuso, died March 30, the letter said Valerie wanted her sister, Regan Williams, to parent their toddler-aged daughter because she didn’t like how the Fargo dentist raised his sons from a prior marriage.By Dave Roepke , November 19, 2009
More sulfates from Devils Lake water could force new Fargo treatment plant
Increasing the discharge of water from Devils Lake into the Sheyenne River could raise sulfate levels high enough that Fargo might eventually need to install $45 million in water treatment equipment, city officials said this week. Sulfates are a natural laxative and can cause diarrhea in people not used to high levels in their water, officials said.By Helmut Schmidt , November 19, 2009
North Dakota, South Dakota deal with continuing shortages of H1N1 vaccine
The uncertainty over weekly allotments of a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine has complicated efforts to organize immunization clinics and distribute it to hundreds of providers in North Dakota and South Dakota.By Wayne Ortman , November 19, 2009
N.D. rest areas to get wireless Internet
The North Dakota Department of Transportation is providing wireless Internet for public use at 14 visitors’ centers/rest areas along Interstates 29 and 94 and other major roadways in North Dakota.By Herald staff report , November 19, 2009
N.D. food pantries halfway to 700 deer
A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy is halfway to its goal of collecting 700 deer carcasses despite a hunting season that barely got off with a bang.By James MacPherson , November 19, 2009
Huge water storage tank hoisted in Kenmare, N.D.
A storage tank to hold more than 1 million gallons of water has been hoisted onto a concrete pedestal near Kenmare.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Fargo police say man ran over pole, punched cop
Fargo police say a man ran over a light pole and punched a police officer in the mouth when the officer tried to arrest him.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Man pleads not guilty in child sex abuse case
Kevin Sells has pleaded not guilty to having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Cost overruns on North Dakota State University president's house OK'd
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has approved NDSU's use of $196,000 in school funds to cover cost overruns with the president's house.By Amy Dalrymple , November 19, 2009
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Another calendar defier
The guy's name was Spencer Fullerton Baird and the 19th century ornithologist and ichthyologist served as the assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institute for several years among other things. He's
weird November
October ranked as one of the wettest and coldest on record here in eastern North Dakota. It was similar elsewhere around the country too. November, on the other hand, is thus far standing in stark cont
saw-whet, sa-weet!
It was January of last year when I wrote this short piece on running into a northern saw-whet owl in Minnesota's Clay County, which abuts North Dakota's Cass County. What made the find releva
middle weekend of deer
Closing in on the midpoint of deer season and it's not really off the mark of what we expected. Deer hanging out in the corn and row crops. BUT, still hunters filling tags and enjoying the weather this year compared to last. As the balance shifts closer to the close of the season we'll see hunters s
Posted by: Doug Leier on Nov 14, 2009 at 6:42 AM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondso far so good
From game wardens to hunters and locker plants the best way to condense the 2009 deer season after day's .5 and 1 is "so far so good" really few complaints about the weather. Standing crops holding deer are one common complaint, but most hunters remember the rain/snow/cold of last years o
Posted by: Doug Leier on Nov 7, 2009 at 7:52 PM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondOUR VOICES Quickies: How to get out of a sinking car
The City Beat's been saving up these frivolous links and it's probably time to just run them. Reading the story about the three Dickinson State students who presumably drowned this weekend reminded me of some lessons I learned a long time ago about how to get out of a sinking car. As a ref
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Nov 4, 2009 at 6:25 PM | The City BeatA grand second appearance
It's likely written down somewhere--the date of my first common raven sighting in Cass County--but I'm not going to take the time to rifle through all the files in order to find it. It's safe to say, however, that it was
Eating crow, literally
From a website called myozarkoutdoors.com, comes an article about hunting and eating crow. No seriously.
North Dakota has a season on these wily "songbirds," which just ended 12 days ago. I
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