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Saturday, September 06, 2008

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Jatten Heinen, at left with hands folded, is accompanied by supporters Friday as he leaves the Cass County courtroom after a jury found him not guilty. 
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Jatten Heinen

Former YMCA worker cleared of 5 charges

09/06/2008
After all five not guilty verdicts were read, Jatten Heinen turned to his defense attorneys and simply said “Thanks.”

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NDSU seeks more seats for students

09/06/2008
Yard signs displayed by Bison football faithful ask, “Will you be there?” as a prompt to lure fans to games. For some North Dakota State University students, however, the question has become irksome because the winning football team’s appeal sometimes leaves students out of the stands.

Lillestol to open Fargo medical complex

09/06/2008
Dr. Michael Lillestol has announced plans to open a two-building medical office complex in south Fargo for independent physicians and other health care specialists.
Police officers line up near the capitol building during a scuffle Thursday at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
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Police tactics under fire after protest turmoil

09/06/2008
ST. PAUL – Police packed away body armor, gas masks and pepper spray Friday – but not the questions about their tactics during the Republican National Convention.

Gasping gas supply spurs talk of refinery

09/06/2008
As a parade of more than 50 tanker trucks waited to fill up at a West Fargo fuel terminal Friday, Todd Jacobson talked about how he hopes to keep the gas pumping at his Sooper Stop station several blocks away.
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Moorhead man found guilty in child porn case

09/06/2008
A Moorhead man has been found guilty of possessing child pornography. Clay County District Court Judge Michael Kirk ruled Friday that an image of a nude girl stored in a cell phone belonging to Gary Lee Johnson, 30, constituted illegal pornography.

Unearthed coffins date back to 1800s

09/06/2008
MANDAN, N.D. – Crews working on a water reservoir project here unearthed wooden coffins that experts say date back to the late 1800s. Excavation stopped on Wednesday after workers dug up the graves, City Administrator Jim Neubauer said. “We are taking precautions,” he said.

Man charged in fire skips court date

09/06/2008
A flight attendant charged with setting fire to an airplane bathroom failed to show for a federal court appearance. Authorities said he walked away from a halfway house in the middle of the night.
Greater Moorhead Days parade
Ally Peters, 5, daughter of Minnesota State University Moorhead athletic director Doug Peters, throws candy to onlookers Friday with MSUM mascot, Scorch, behind her during the Greater Moorhead Days parade on 20th Street South in Moorhead.
 

Active oil, gas rigs drop by 18 in US

09/06/2008
HOUSTON – The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States fell by 18 this week to 2,013.

Man killed in Nev. ID’d as ND fugitive

09/06/2008
BISMARCK – A man shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in Hawthorne, Nev., has been positively identified as a federal fugitive from North Dakota.

Gate City to open Fergus Falls branch

09/06/2008
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Fargo-based Gate City Bank plans to open a branch here early next year, a news release said.

Man faces charges after knife incident

09/06/2008
A Moorhead man faces numerous charges in Clay County District Court stemming from an incident early Friday.

Moorhead man faces sex abuse charges

09/06/2008
A Moorhead man has been charged in Clay County District Court with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Detroit Lakes mayor decides not to run

09/06/2008
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Detroit Lakes Mayor Larry Buboltz, who has held that post for two decades, has announced he is not seeking another term in office.

ND clear of insects that attack ash trees

09/06/2008
JAMESTOWN, N.D. – State Agriculture Department entomologist Dave Nelson says traps set out this summer around North Dakota did not catch any emerald ash borers.

Hanna dumps rain on mid-Atlantic, heads north

Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages.

Kentucky works to keep embattled institution open

Physically, Deron Dickerson was a 38-year-old man. Mentally, he was a toddler who needed constant supervision.
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Chase Lake celebrates centennial

There are times Natoma Buskness will sit among the grasslands of the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge and soak in the view.

Telepharmacy project expands across country

The days of walking down to the general store for prescription drugs are returning to rural America, thanks to a virtual pharmacy system that has been tested on the frozen prairie.
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Enrollment down at some Brainerd-area schools

With the new school year now a week old, some schools in the Brainerd area are seeing a noticeable dip in enrollment.

Mankato man discovers missing woman on park walk

A Mankato group's recent walk in the park turned out to be anything but just that.
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