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Amanda Wegh admits she is a chocoholic. "Put chocolate in anything and I'll probably eat it," she says.

Amanda Wegh admits she is a chocoholic. "Put chocolate in anything and I'll probably eat it," she says.

Mott-Regent School board holding special meeting on future REGENT, N.D. Officials of Mott and Regent are facing decisions about the future of their schools.

David Heater, who spent a year looking into the crash, also said he thinks law enforcement work in the case was shoddy, a contention the North Dakota Highway Patrol rejects.

Private investigator questions conclusions made in double-fatal 2005 crash BISMARCK, N.D. A retired New Jersey police detective who looked into a crash in southwestern North Dakota that killed two teenagers ...

A retired New Jersey police detective who looked into a crash in southwestern North Dakota that killed two teenagers nearly three years ago says he believes the teens might have been chased to their deaths.

North Dakotans who felt an article on "The Emptied Prairie" unfairly put down their state should get over it, the writer said, later suggesting to a reporter that Gov.

Perhaps never in the history of North Dakota has a magazine article caused so much outrage.

The former North Dakota National Guard commander is among the applicants for a seat on the state Board of Higher education . via KXMD-TV Williston

A Roman Catholic priest who spent time at several churches in North Dakota has been defrocked for molesting boys, church officials said.

James Pommier, 82, was removed from the priesthood late last year by the Vatican, citing 'ecclesiastical crimes against youth,' said Joel Melarvie, a Bismarck Diocese spokesman.

The announcement was placed in a recent edition of 'Dakota Catholic Action,' a monthly magazine published by the diocese, Melarvie said.

Pommier began his priesthood in Dickinson, N.D., in 1954. He also spent time at parishes in Mott, New Leipzig, Max, Fallon, Scranton, Carson, Grenora, Bismarck and Minot, Melarvie said. Read more

A screening committee meets today to consider four applicants for the opening. One of them is incumbent John Q. Paulsen. via KFYR-AM Bismarck

“NOTICE "All cats found out after next Friday night will be shot. "Reinhold Schaible "Chief of Police”

I love Roger Clawson's columns, and after reading his column about problem cats [March 6], I had the following remembrance. via The Billings Outpost

He's our nations 16th president and we're about to celebrate and commemorate his achievements Abraham Lincoln turns 200 February 12th Tom Gerhardt has more You might ask yourselfwhat connection does Abraham ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson

Gov. John Hoeven today sent the following letter to Chris Johns, editor in chief of National Geographic Magazine, in response to an article in the publication's January profile of North Dakota: January 14, 2008 ... via KX News

“They`re talking about something in the past”

Many North Dakotans are still fuming over an article written about the state in this month`s National Geographic magazine. via KFYR-TV Bismarck

“It`s just not really accurate”

North Dakotans take a lot of pride in their state, their towns, and their work. But it`s not something that outsiders always understand. via KMOT-TV Minot

What do your kids want for Christmas ? Maybe a Nintendo Wii, a flat screen tv, or a Dora the Explorer playset. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

MOTT - When seldom used senior running back Jay Grosz broke loose for a 75-yard touchdown run in Mott-Regent's 52-0 rout of Hettinger in the regular-season finale on Oct. via The Dickinson Press

A popular steakhouse in the heart of North Dakota pheasant country has been heavily damaged by a fire that started when its propane furnace apparently exploded. via KXMA-TV Dickinson