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ND man pleads guilty in MN to child porn charge

May 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WAHPETON A Wahpeton man has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography from his collection of more than 75,000 images and nearly 1,900 videos. Continue Reading

Author Erdrich named Rough Rider winner

April 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Award-winning author and Wahpeton native Louise Erdrich was today named the 39th recipient of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the state’s highest commendation. Continue Reading

Wahpeton wonders: Who’s the new millionaire?

March 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WAHPETON It’s the million-dollar question, literally: Who won the $1 million Powerball ticket? Continue Reading

Wahpeton man fined for trapping bald eagle

December 20, 2012 in DL-Online

A Wahpeton, N.D., man pleaded guilty to taking and trapping a bald eagle, according to a North Dakota District Department of Justice press release. Continue Reading

Police chase through Wahpeton-Breckenridge ends with man in jail, power outage

November 1, 2012 in DL-Online

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. A 23-year-old man wanted on federal weapons violations is in jail after allegedly leading police on a car chase through Breckenridge and neighboring Wahpeton, N.D., leaving three officers with minor injuries and knocking out power to part of Breckenridge. Continue Reading

ND schools waiting to turn in bully policy

June 9, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Schools across the state are taking an approach often used by students: waiting until the last minute to turn in their homework. Continue Reading

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Wahpeton cleaning up after overnight storm

May 3, 2012 in WDAY

Wahpeton, ND (WDAY TV) – People are cleaning up in the Wahpeton area after strong winds blew through the area overnight. There are downed trees, broken branches, and a garage door nearly ripped off its hinges at the airport. Continue Reading

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Two Red River players suspended after trashing Wahpeton locker room

February 23, 2012 in WDAY

Wahpeton, ND (WDAY TV) – After trashing a high school locker room in Wahpeton following a buzzer-beater loss, Red River High School today disciplined its students and the boys’ basketball coach. Continue Reading

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Wahpeton couple’s engagement makes for quite the fish story

February 17, 2012 in WDAY

Wahpeton, ND (WDAY TV) – Some men get down on one knee. Others have proposed at football games on live TV. Then there is Blake Buck of Wahpeton. When he decided to ask his girlfriend to marry him, he did more than go above and beyond – he went underthe ice. Continue Reading

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Two children hurt on same Wahpeton school slide

February 2, 2012 in WDAY

Wahpeton, ND (WDAY TV) – New playground policies are in place at Wahpeton Public Schools after two girls are injured on the same slide. The accidents happened within a week of each other in early December.
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