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MT prosecutor opposes attempt to rule out death

June 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. An eastern Montana prosecutor said Wednesday that he will oppose attempts to declare one of the suspects in the killing of a Sidney teacher ineligible for the death penalty. Continue Reading

Prosecutor opposes attempt to rule out death in Arnold case

June 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. An eastern Montana prosecutor says he opposes attempts to declare one of the suspects in the killing of a Sidney teacher ineligible for the death penalty. Continue Reading

Defense in Sherry Arnold case seeks to avoid death

June 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. Defense attorneys for one of two men charged in the killing of a Montana high school teacher said Tuesday that their client should be ruled ineligible for the death penalty because he is mentally disabled. Continue Reading

Defense in Sherry Arnold case seeks to avoid death

June 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. Defense attorneys are seeking to avoid the death penalty for one of two men charged in the killing of a Montana high school teacher because they say the suspect is mentally disabled. Continue Reading

Kenmare native reinvents himself for current oil boom

June 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Having grown up near Kenmare, Wayne Lagorin has always been a North Dakotan by heart. Continue Reading

ND man pleads after Montana chase, standoff

June 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

HELENA, Mont. A North Dakota man arrested after fleeing police in the Helena Valley and a brief standoff at a Lincoln bar has pleaded guilty to two federal charges. Continue Reading

Residents in Poplar, Mont., search for water

June 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

POPLAR, Mont. Residents in the small town of Poplar on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana have been scrambling to find water after sediment clogged an intake system from the Missouri River. Continue Reading

Testing determines record ND fish is a saugeye

June 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Wildlife officials have used genetic testing to determine the species of a record fish caught in the Yellowstone River in northwestern North Dakota. Continue Reading

ND gas prices rising rapidly; AAA says no relief in sight until after Memorial Day

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The T-Rex Conoco station in Dickinson may have lucked out when the digital sign it uses to advertise gas prices went out recently. Although customers still had to pay the $3.99 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas Thursday, at least they didn’t have to see what they were paying in big red numbers. Continue Reading

BLM lease sale nets $644K on acres in Mont, ND

May 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BILLINGS, Mont. A federal auction of oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota brought in $644,000 from the sale of 32 parcels in Montana and North Dakota. Continue Reading