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Sanford Health Veterans Square Clinic is new home for pediatric specialty care in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sanford Health completes an expansion to the Veterans Square Clinic on 40th Street and Veterans Boulevard to become the new home for pediatric specialty care. Thirty new exam rooms and two consult rooms have been added costing $3.6 million. The expansion was made two years after the clinic opened. There will be primary and specialty care…

Man convicted in love triangle death to be sentenced Jan. 21

Earl Howard & Nikkisue Entzel.BISMARCK, N.D. – A man who pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and three other felonies in the death of a Bismarck man two years ago will be sentenced next month. Forty-three-year-old Earl Howard, of Ontario, Canada earlier pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and three other charges in an agreement with prosecutors.  His sentencing has been scheduled for…

Few people seek pot pardons in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. – Only a few of the tens of thousands of people who may be eligible have taken advantage of a policy change that lets those with low-level marijuana convictions in North Dakota petition have their records wiped clean. Records show only 51 of the 70 people who applied have been granted pardons in the two years since the…

North Dakota wagers nearly double on electronic pull tabs

BISMARCK, N.D.  – Gamblers poured more than $1.3 billion into electronic pull tab machines in fiscal 2021, nearly double the amount spent in the previous fiscal year. According to the Attorney General’s Office, which oversees gambling in the state, gamblers already have wagered more than $563 million in the first four months of the current fiscal year. North Dakota’s top…

North Dakota’s state-owned minerals valued at $2.4 billion

BISMARCK, N.D. – A new analysis of North Dakota’s state-owned minerals is nearly $1 billion more than a similar estimate last year when the coronavirus created uncertainty and low prices and demand for oil declined. Mineral Tracker, which is part of First International Bank & Trust, estimates the current value of the state’s minerals is $2.4 billion. Oil prices have…