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North Dakota tribe buys idle oil pipeline from Enbridge

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota bought an idle pipeline from the energy company Enbridge to help deliver oil from wells on its reservation to the broader market. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation announced the deal Friday but didn’t disclose how much it paid. The tribe said it expects the pipeline, which will…

Youth Suspects Face Charges After Assault Outside Library In Grand Forks

Charges are pending following an assault involving juveniles outside the Grand Forks Public Library Thursday afternoon

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Charges are pending following an assault involving juveniles outside the Grand Forks Public Library Thursday afternoon. Police responded shortly before 4:00 to a disturbance involving a firearm. Several witnesses described a fight involving several people. One of the suspects had a gun and struck another person in the head, causing a laceration. The victim was…

Kids get an opportunity to create their own pollinator

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Dozens of kids showed up to start their own pollinators at West Fargo Public Library. Kids got to decorate a clay flowerpot filled with flower seeds to bring home. They also learned about flowers, how pollinators work and their importance to the environment. The event tied in with the summer theme of “All Together Now.”…

Georgia Man Sentenced for Transporting Illegal Immigrants Into North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tifton, Georgia man pleads guilty in Federal Court in Fargo to conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants. 39-year-old Rodolfo Arzola-Carrillo was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison. He was arrested in November after he was found with a group of seven suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico, including 2 kids, in northeast North Dakota. The plan fell…

Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president

MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House. The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment. But two people familiar…