FARGO, N.D. — Preseason may not have gone as well as NDSU volleyball would have liked from a record standpoint, but the 2-9 Bison aren’t letting that stand in the way of the big picture… a Summit League Championship. NDSU knew scheduling top-ranked opponents early in the year would best prepare them for their elite Summit League schedule. The squad…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police have identified the student whose body was found in a University of Minnesota fraternity house. The body of 20-year-old Dylan Fulton was found at Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house early Wednesday. Police say they do not suspect foul play in Fulton’s death but alcohol may be a factor. According to his Facebook page, Fulton…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Veterans Affairs Secretary fired by President Trump in March has landed a job with Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health. David Shulkin will become Sanford’s chief innovation officer. He will work on proposals to advance research and be a director on Sanford’s International Board. President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft says Shulkin is one of the most talented health…
MCINTOSH COUNTY, N.D. — A weed that’s strong enough to stop combines and resist many herbicides has been found in North Dakota for the first time. The Agriculture Department says Palmer amaranth has been positively identified in a soybean field in McIntosh County, southeast of Bismarck. The aggressive pigweed species has been found in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa in…
EDGELEY, N.D. — An Aberdeen woman was airlifted to a Fargo hospital after a crash near Edgeley, North Dakota. The highway patrol says around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, a pickup pulling an empty livestock trailer failed to stop and was hit. 85-year-old Jean Hanson had to be cut from her car before being airlifted to Fargo. Her condition is not known….
LAKE ANDES, S.D.– A South Dakota man could spend a lot of time behind bars after allegedly breaking into a house and stealing three beers. 40-year-old Jonathon Abdo of Lake Andes, southwest of Sioux Falls, was arrested July 20. A witness told police he saw Abdo enter a house that afternoon through a sliding glass door that had come off…
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. — Authorities have identified a man who died in a plane crash about 30 miles south of Mandan. Morton County sheriff’s officials say 35-year-old Daniel Miller of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania died Tuesday afternoon. Miller’s Cessna 152 crashed into the Missouri River near Fort Rice while he was taking low-altitude photographs. The plane is registered to an aerial photography…
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. — A South Dakota woman accused of beating her 2-year-old son to death after he wet his bed has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. 30-old Katrina Shangreaux of Porcupine pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in the July 2016 death of 2-year-old Kylen Shangreaux. She admitted assaulting the toddler with a studded belt….
Sen. Richard Shelby, Sen. John Thune & Sen. John Hoeven In MoscowMOSCOW, RUSSIA — North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and South Dakota Senator John Thune were members of an all-Republican congressional delegation who traveled to Moscow. They were there this week to meet with the Russian Foreign Minister. The meeting comes two weeks ahead of the planned summit between President…
KIMBALL, S.D. — A pregnant South Dakota woman has been airlifted to a Minneapolis burn unit after her stomach and legs were burned by a grease fire. 20-year-old Pam Bice of Kimball was burned Monday after she collided with her sister, who was trying to remove a burning pan from her home. Bice’s sister had found the fire in her…
