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North Dakota Legislature Suing Governor Burgum Over Veto Powers

Legislators contend the governor violated his veto powers by deleting words or phrases that would have changed the intent
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  BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Legislature will challenge Gov. Burgum over his veto powers. The bipartisan Legislative Management Committee has voted to pursue the litigation in the state Supreme Court, after meeting behind closed doors to talk about strategy. The Republican-led Legislature adjourned on April 27, and Burgum used his line-item veto during the following week to change…
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Driver Eludes Officers, High Speed Chase Ends in Fargo

Officers called off the pursuit near Target on 42nd Street and 13th Avenue South as speeds hit 75 miles per hour
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  CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — A high-speed chase through the metro ends near Target in Fargo. It all started when a pickup driver fled a traffic stop on Wall Street in north Moorhead just after midnight. Clay County deputies and Moorhead police followed the driver as he crossed into north Fargo and headed south. Officers called off the pursuit near…
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Bemidji Construction Worker Hurt on Site of New Elementary School

The worker was taken by air from the Gene Dillon Elementary School construction site Wednesday
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BEMIDJI, Minn. — The superintendent in Bemidji says a construction worker wasn’t seriously hurt in a fall at the site of a new elementary school. The worker was taken by air from the Gene Dillon Elementary School construction site Wednesday. Superintendent Jim Hess says the worker fell about 11 feet at the site and was taken to a hospital for…
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Archambault Says He’ll be an Advocate, Despite Being Voted Out of Office

Faith says he's not sure how big of an issue that was in the campaign
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  MORTON COUNTY, ND — The Standing Rock Sioux chairman has been voted out of office. Dave Archambault got 37 percent of the vote in Wednesday’s tribal election and Mike Faith got 63 percent. Archambault conceded defeat saying he’ll “continue to advocate for the issues facing our community.” His call earlier this year for large-scale Dakota Access pipeline protest camps…
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal Thief River Falls Plane Crash

The report also says there was a fire and explosion
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THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — The NTSB has issued a preliminary report on a deadly airplane crash near Thief River Falls. The report does not mention a possible cause of the crash Saturday but it says a witness about a mile away told investigators the engine was “screaming” before the plane went down. The report also stated there was a…
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Charges Filed Against Minnesota Man After Death of Infant

Doctors delivered the baby by emergency c-section and the child was on life support until Sunday night
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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Manslaughter charges have been filed against a man after an infant delivered by emergency surgery died. Police said 20-year-old Chaz Moore of Rochester pushed his girlfriend, who was 26 weeks pregnant, to the floor last Thursday. The woman drove herself to the hospital after suffering abdominal pains. Doctors delivered the baby by emergency c-section and the child…
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Dress for Success Red River Valley to Host “Attire to Inspire” Event

They're featuring more than one hundred models, including our very own Alison Voorhees
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FARGO, ND — For one area nonprofit, fashion is the tool they use to bring economic and educational success to countless families through the metro. Dress for Success Red River Valley is holding its fifth “Attire to Inspire” fashion show Thursday evening at Avalon Events Center West. They’re featuring more than one hundred models, including our very own Alison Voorhees….
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Justin Timberlake Finalizing Deal for Super Bowl Halftime Show at U.S. Bank Stadium

His 2004 performance is what prompted the five-second broadcast delay during live performances that exists today
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MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Timberlake is reportedly finalizing a deal to headline the Super Bowl halftime show at U.S. Bank Stadium next year. Us Weekly is reporting that the 36-year-old singer has been asked to perform at the NFL championship in Minneapolis on February 4. He is currently at work on his fifth studio album. It has been 13 years since…
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Suspect in Savanna Greywind Murder Case Enters Pleas

Crews and Hoehn were neighbors of Savanna's
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  FARGO, ND — One week before he was set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing, a suspect in the Savanna Greywind case has suddenly entered not guilty pleas. A lawyer for William Hoehn on Tuesday entered written “not guilty” pleas on behalf of his client to conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and giving false information to officers….
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Convicted Murderer Serving Life in Prison for Killing Minot Woman Has Request of Court

He was sentenced in May to life in prison
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MINOT, ND — A Minot man convicted of killing his ex-wife by stabbing her 44 times wants to see their kids. Richie Wilder Jr. was convicted of murder in the November 2015 death of 30-year-old Angila Wilder. He was sentenced in May to life in prison. Judge Gary Lee originally ordered a lifetime ban on contact between Wilder and his…

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