News Headlines for Agate, North Dakota

North Dakota has longest safe haven period (The Bismarck Tribune)
Since Nebraska on Friday limited the age of children who can be left under the state's safe haven law, North Dakota now has the longest period of time parents have to leave a child legally at a hospital.

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North Dakota has issued 3 Amber Alerts (The Bismarck Tribune)
North Dakota has issued just three Amber Alerts since the program began in 2003 and none since 2006. State officials believe the program helps deter child abductions.

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Flu shows up in North Dakota (The Bismarck Tribune)
The North Dakota Health Department reports five confirmed cases of the flu.

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Tougher laws enacted in 5 years since abduction of North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
FARGO, N.D. - The five years since the abduction and murder of a University of North Dakota student have brought tougher laws against sex offenders. Top state and federal prosecutors say it's not enough.

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North Dakota Skates To 2-2 Tie At Minnesota Duluth (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
Josh Meyers scored a power-play goal with 90 seconds left in the game to lift Minnesota Duluth into a 2-2 tie with North Dakota on Friday night.

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$45 million North Dakota gas pipeline proposed (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
An energy company is planning a $45 million pipeline to feed North Dakota natural gas into the huge Alliance pipeline, but first it wants to resolve a jurisdictional dispute with the state Public Service Commission.

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Minnesotan dies in North Dakota crash (Post-Bulletin)
FARGO, N.D. -- The Highway Patrol has identified a man killed in the head-on collision of two pickups in Cass County of North Dakota. Authorities say 28-year-old Levi Sivertson of Felton, Minn., was driving a pickup that went over th

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North Dakota prepares for 2010 census (Minot Daily News)
The official count is more than a year away, but the U.S. Census Bureau is hiring hundreds of workers in North Dakota to begin preparations. "It's been called the largest peace-time mobilization.

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Community leaders urge consumers to stay positive about the North Dakota economy (Fargo Forum)
Despite the national eco-nomic slump, North Dakota consumer spending is up, mortgage lending is up and auto sales are either up or stable. Community leaders spoke out at an economic rally held today at West Acres shopping center in Fargo to reiterate that the Red River Valley is resilient to nationally difficult economic times. Advertisement: ROAD WOLF MOTORCYCLE SPECS $65 Oil Change @ ...

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Tometich to play softball at North Dakota (The Daily World)
From the Tometich Family Aberdeen senior pitcher Abby Jo Tometich, left, poses with University of North Dakota softball coach Sami Strinz. Tometich recently signed a letter of commitment to play for North Dakota.

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