Dogs in need: Puppies rescued from being buried alive

An attempt to bury nine puppies alive Saturday at a construction site in western North?Dakota failed when another person heard the dogs’ cries. Local animal rescue operation Prairie Paws Rescue teamed up with other animal rescue organizations in North Dakota and Minnesota to help the black-and-white pups, all of whom survived their experience.

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Homelessness rises in oil-rich North Dakota

The number of homeless people is soaring as desperate job seekers flock to North Dakota to take advantage of the oil-wealthy state’s abundant employment opportunities, the director of an advocacy group says. Volunteers counted a record 2,069 homeless people during a “point in time” survey Jan. 23, a day in which temperatures were well below zero across much of the state, said Michael Carbone, executive director of the North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People.

Fathers try to stay connected while providing for families

Jonathan Heaton’s four kids are old enough to understand that Dad has to be in North Dakota to pay the bills. Once when the truck driver was home, his kids brought him their piggy banks to try to get him to stay in Utah.

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IRS supervisor: Tea party forms scrutinized in D.C.

An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

Judge: College right to reject ex-ND official

A federal judge says the Georgetown University law school did not discriminate against a former North Dakota attorney general based on his age when he was passed over for a faculty position.

Booze behind bulk of campus crimes

A student gets in trouble for drinking alcohol in a dorm room at Concordia College. Another is cited for providing alcohol to minors at a house party near Minnesota State University Moorhead. A group of students is caught walking with open containers on North Dakota State University’s campus.

Housing study to be released today

A Region VI housing study commissioned by South Central Dakota Regional Council will be released at a news conference at 10 a.m. today at the council offices, 120 Second St. SE, Jamestown.

Civil rights goal is right for Fargo

Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker has taken a curious and out-of-character position on a city ordinance proposed by City Commissioner Melissa Sobolik that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Unlike a proposed ordinance in Grand Forks, the Fargo measure would apply to all city residents, not just city employees.

Regional Information 2013

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Stutsman Co. Emergency Management Blog

 Reservoir Status

Jamestown Dam

Pipestem Dam

 River Conditions and Flows

James River

Missouri River Basin

Red, Souris and Mississippi Basins

Four-wide and rolling: Midwest Modified drivers walk away unharmed

The twisted steel frames and torn sheet metal of cars belonging to Jamestown’s Greg Friestad, Gackle’s Jordan Zillmer and New Rockford’s Brandon Gussiaas silently laid in the infield at Jamestown Speedway on Saturday night.

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Age over youth: Veterans take top 4 spots in WISSOTA Mod feature

Fun fact: Incumbent President of the United States George Washington was re-elected as commander in chief back in 1792. Just how does that correlate to the action at Jamestown Speedway on Saturday night? Well, the drivers who finished 1-2-3-4 in the 20-lap WISSOTA Modified feature have something to do with it.

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Post 14 tops Anoka at tourney

Joey Gebhardt got his first win of the summer, as Jamestown Post 14 held down Anoka, Minn., 4-3 in pool-play action of the Red Haddox wood-bat tournament Saturday in Bloomington, Minn.

Hunter, Tigers beat Twins

Coming out of spring training, hitting was supposed to be one the Minnesota Twins’ strengths. Now it’s mid-June, and the Twins are still struggling to get on base and score runs.

Rose wins U.S. Open

Fly the Cross of St. George next to those red wicker baskets. The U.S. Open has an English champion for the first time in 43 years.

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