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Rick Perry Confirmed as Energy Secretary

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Senate has confirmed former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to serve as energy secretary. The vote was 62-37. Perry, who once pledged to eliminate the department, has repeatedly…

Burglary at Fargo Islamic Center

  FARGO, N.D. -- Fargo police are investigating a burglary at the Islamic Center. Money was from taken from the center at 601 28th Street South. The break-in was discovered Wednesday and it appears the burglary took place earlier. Fargo…

Wanted Man Arrested at Barnesville Gas Station

    BARNESVILLE, Minn. -- A man wanted in connection with a Twin Cities area attempted homicide has been arrested in Barnesville. Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says 19-year-old Antavarius Baker was spotted in a vehicle at a gas station.…

Minnesota Gun Permits Hit All Time High

  MINNESOTA -- Minnesota issued more gun carry permits in 2016 than in any year since it began distributing the permits. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says sheriff's departments granted 71,156 permits last year. That's nearly 60 percent more…

Devils Lake Region to Expect Major Flooding

  DEVILS LAKE, N.D. -- The chances of major flooding in the Devils Lake region remain high. The latest outlook by the National Weather Service predicts a three to four foot rise on Devils Lake. There is a 10 percent…

ND Lawmakers Battle Over State-Owned Casino Proposal

  BISMARCK, N.D. -- Some North Dakota lawmakers say a proposal to allow state-owned casinos is retaliatory. They say the proposal by House majority leader Rep. Al Carlson of Fargo risks angering American Indian tribes even more when relations have…

Subpoena Withdrawn in Wilansky DAPL Case

  MORTON COUNTY, N.D. -- Prosecutors have withdrawn a subpoena for a man ordered to testify about a violent late-November clash between police and Dakota Access pipeline protesters. Steve Martinez, 42, a protester from Williston, had been ordered to testify…

Gov. Dayton Recovering After Surgery for Prostate Cancer

  ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Minnesota Gov. Dayton has gone under the knife to treat his prostate cancer. The Democrat had surgery this morning at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. A spokesman says Dayton's surgery went as planned and concluded around 11:30…

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