Author: TJ Nelson
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Medical Marijuana Will Be Ready In December or January In Bismarck, Not Fargo

People in North Dakota can begin applying for medical marijuana registry cards Monday
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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s first approved medical marijuana manufacturing facility says it will have products to sell in December or January. Pure Dakota in Bismarck is one of two companies that state health officials selected to operate growing centers. But the other facility based in Fargo has yet to receive final state approval. Pure Dakota says its 20,000-square-foot facility is…
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Early Voting In Cass County And Grand Forks To Begin Next Week

Early voting in Minnesota started in late September and the last day is Monday November 5
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FARGO, N.D. — Early voting sites for the midterm election open tomorrow in Cass County. You can vote from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day Monday thru Friday at the Ramada Inn in Fargo, DoubleTree by Hilton in West Fargo and at the Fargodome. A polling site in Casselton at the Days Inn will be open from Wednesday until Friday…

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Contractor Killed In Freak Accident At Jamestown Landfill

The 65-year-old contractor was working in the landfill when he was struck and run over by a dump truck and payloader
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A contractor was killed Saturday afternoon in a freak accident at the Jamestown landfill. The North Dakota Highway Patrol say the 65-year-old contractor was working in the landfill when he was struck and run over by a dump truck and payloader. He was pronounced dead at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. The payloader was trying to push start the…
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New Director Named at North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Lonnie Grabowska will succeed Dallas Carlson who was confirmed as U.S. Marshal for North Dakota
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BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation has a new director. And he’s a familiar face around the bureau. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has appointed Deputy Director Lonnie Grabowska to the top spot at the BCI. Grabowska will succeed Dallas Carlson, who was confirmed as U.S. Marshal for North Dakota earlier this month. Grabowska has worked in the…
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Powerball Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Fargo

The lucky ticket was sold at the Holiday Station at 2755 Brandt Drive
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FARGO, N.D. — A $100,000 winning Powerball ticket in last night’s drawing was sold in Fargo. The lucky ticket was sold at the Holiday Station at 2755 Brandt Drive. The prize was $50,000, but because the player purchased the power play option, the ticket is worth $100,000. The director of the North Dakota Lottery says it is the seventh Powerball winner…

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Deaths of Two Men on Red Lake Reservation Under Investigation

Dustin Barrett and James Rojas III Both Died On Sunday
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RED LAKE RESERVATION, Minn. —  The FBI is investigating the deaths of two men on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. FBI spokesman Michael Kulstad declined to provide any other details about the deaths of 26-year-old Dustin Barrett and 32-year-old James Rojas III. Kulstad says the men were from the Red Lake area. Authorities say they died on…
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F-M Convention And Visitors Center Told To Dispose Of Funny Money

Secret Service agent in Fargo for President Trump's visit stopped by the center
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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center recently learned that it was breaking the law. In June, a Secret Service agent in Fargo for President Trump’s visit stopped by the center. The agent noticed currency marked “For Motion Picture Use Only” in the display for the Oscar winning film “Fargo”. The agent informed the center that it was against the law…
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Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn & Chris Stapleton To Headline We Fest 2019

Tickets are already on sale ranging from $120 for a three-day general admission pass to VIP tickets starting at $900
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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The people at WE Fest have once again landed some of the biggest names in country music for next summer’s festival. Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn and Chris Stapleton have been announced as headliners for the annual three-day music festival in August. WE Fest has also signed up return appearances by Billy Currington and Jake Owen….
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Another Stretch of Sheyenne Street In West Fargo Is Closed

Construction crews are completing sewer and water tie-ins for the new Pioneer Place development
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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Late season road work impacting those who drive Sheyenne Street continues in West Fargo. Sheyenne from 2nd to 4th Avenues West is now closed to through traffic until Monday. Construction crews are completing sewer and water tie-ins for the new Pioneer Place development. Motorists and commercial trucks in the area can use First Street to travel around…
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Sisseton Man Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Abuse of A Child

Joel Max is charged with three counts of sexual abuse and one count of aggravated abuse of a child
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SISSETON, S.D.– A Sisseton man has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a child younger than 12. 29 year old Joel Max is charged with three counts of sexual abuse and one count of aggravated abuse of a child. Court records say the charges accuse Max of abusing of a child between September 2016 and June 2018 in Roberts County. Each…

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