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Longtime Republican North Dakota Lawmaker Dies Suddenly After Eating Raw Oysters

Rae Ann Kelsch died Tuesday morning at a New Orleans hospital from a bacterial infection

October 30, 2018

TJ Nelson,

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Former longtime Mandan Republican state Rep. Rae Ann Kelsch has suddenly died in New Orleans. Alex Kelsch says his mother died this morning at a hospital from a bacterial infection caused by eating raw oysters at a restaurant. She was just 58. Kelsch was first elected to the North Dakota House in 1990 and served 22 years,…

Governor Burgum Thanks First Native Veterans Honor Flight Members

The flight departed Monday from Bismarck Airport and will return Tuesday night

October 22, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum helped send off 100 military veterans on the first North Dakota Native Veterans Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. The flight to see the memorials in their honor includes representation from all five tribal nations in North Dakota. The flight departed from Bismarck Airport and will return Tuesday night. About 155 people are making the trip,…

Large UAS Allowed To Fly Without Chase Plane At Grand Sky

The two-year FAA authorization allows the drone flights within 30 miles of the technology park

August 13, 2018

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The FAA has approved the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks to fly large unmanned aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight without a chase plane, a major milestone in the test site’s history. The two-year FAA authorization allows the drone flights within 30 miles of the technology park. U.S. Secretary of the Air…

Energy Secretary Tours North Dakota’s Falkirk Coal Mine

Rick Perry praised the highly skilled workers at the mine

August 13, 2018

TJ Nelson,

UNDERWOOD, N.D. — Energy Secretary Rick Perry praised the highly skilled workers at North Dakota’s Falkirk coal mine, one of the largest surface coal mines in the country. Perry posted this picture to his Facebook page of his tour of Falkirk with Governor Doug Burgum, Senator John Hoeven and Representative Kevin Cramer. Hoeven invited the secretary to the state to…

Prime Minister of Iceland Attends Heritage Celebration In North Dakota

Iceland Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir is 5th To Attend Deuce of August

August 5, 2018

TJ Nelson,

Iceland Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir & North Dakota Governor Doug BurgumMOUNTAIN, N.D. — The small northeastern North Dakota town of Mountain is holding its annual Icelandic heritage celebration this weekend. Gov. Doug Burgum welcomed the prime minister of Iceland to the 119th Deuce of August festival. His office says she is the fifth sitting prime minister of Iceland to attend…

North Dakota’s Governor To Skydive With U.S. Navy Parachute Team

Fargo AirShow is July 28 and 29 at Hector International Airport in Fargo

July 25, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum will kick off the 2018 Fargo AirSho by skydiving with the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs. His jump is scheduled for around 11 a.m. Saturday. After he lands, the governor will welcome attendees of the AirSho at Hector International Airport. Burgum said, “Skydiving with the Leap Frogs will be a thrill and…

Celebrity Physician To Keynote Behavioral Health Conference In Fargo

North Dakota Behavioral Health Conference & Recovery Reinvented

July 24, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Dr. Drew Pinsky is coming to Fargo. The celebrity physician and media personality will kick off the annual North Dakota Behavioral Health Conference on September 6 at the Holiday Inn. The conference aims to support individuals and professionals in developing, supporting and providing a well-functioning behavioral health system. Pinsky will give the keynote on recovery support services….

Governor Promises Assistance After Tornado Killed Baby And Destroyed Dozens of Structures

The tornado hit Watford City Tuesday with wind speeds reaching 127 miles per hour

July 11, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A tornado that hit an RV park in Watford City early Tuesday morning took the life of a newborn baby and injured two dozen other people. The week-old baby boy died after the storm flipped his family’s trailer. The boy was the son of Marisa Reber and Will Maguire. A GoFundMe campaign has already raised over…

North Dakota Highway Patrol Has A New Superintendent

Maj. Brandon Solberg is succeeding the retiring Col. Michael Gerhart

May 17, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — A veteran of the North Dakota Highway Patrol will be its new superintendent. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Maj. Brandon Solberg to succeed the retiring Col. Michael Gerhart. Solberg has 22 years of law enforcement experience, most of them with the patrol. He started as a trooper in the northeastern part of the state before becoming a…

Emergency Executive Order Grants Waiver of Hours For Fertilizer Haulers

North Dakota farmers are facing a shortage due to the delayed and shortened spring planting season

May 10, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an emergency order loosening driving restrictions for truckers who haul fertilizer. North Dakota farmers are facing a shortage due to the delayed and shortened spring planting season across the region. Commercial truck drivers are having to move more fertilizer in a shorter time frame. The wait for fertilizer at the Dakota Gasification…