Bismarck-Mandan News
Mandan hunter kills sixth cougar
A Mandan hunter has killed the sixth mountain lion of the season leaving two cats remaining in the quota before the season closes in zone 1.
New Nov 20, 2009 | 3:50 pm | (0) Comments
Golf carts taken for joy rides
Someone broke into a maintenance shed at Riverwood Golf Course and took three carts for a joy ride.
New Nov 20, 2009 | 2:20 pm | (0) Comments
'How Does Your Garden Grow?' exhibit
“How Does Your Garden Grow? Gardening in North Dakota” will open at 3 p.m. today at the Heritage Center on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Gardening exhibit opens today
You can easily imagine a sympathetic conversation — if you magically eliminated the language barrier — between an upper Plains gardener of 900 years ago and one of today. The tools have changed, indeed, but so much else remains universal.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Contracts accepted
A fee schedule was set for the public and contracts were accepted for two user groups of the Bismarck State College Aquatics and Wellness Center at Thursday's city park board meeting.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Christmas Playpen has needs
Needs are up among the area's poor, based on the number of applications received by the Salvation Army, one of the organizations participating in this year's Christmas Playpen program.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Vaccination clinics set in three locations
Custer Health will operate two H1N1 vaccination clinics in Glen Ullin and Hazen, as well as in Mandan.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:45 am | (0) Comments
Accident claims New Salem driver
A New Salem man died Tuesday evening after crashing into a semi pulling an anhydrous ammonia tank.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:45 am | (0) Comments
Salvation Army serves Thanksgiving meal on Sunday
The Salvation Army will serve a Thanksgiving meal at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at its facility at 601 S. Washington St. in Bismarck.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:45 am | (0) Comments
Welcome House has holiday needs
Welcome House, a faith-based nonprofit that helps homeless families in the Bismarck-Mandan community, has listed its needs as the holidays approach.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:45 am | (0) Comments
Woman arrested in shaken baby case
A Bismarck woman has been arrested for allegedly shaking her 2-month-old daughter.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:15 pm | (6) Comments
Baptist Home merging with Elim Care
The Baptist Home in Bismarck will be merging with a regional long-term care provider. The facility will become
Nov 19, 2009 | 5:10 pm | (0) Comments
Couple arrested for having sex in pickup
A Bismarck man and woman were arrested for having sex in the back of a pickup in a residential area.
Nov 19, 2009 | 4:40 pm | (16) Comments
Tribe hasn't discussed nickname vote
The chancellor of the state university system says the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has not discussed the possibility of a reservation-wide vote on the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
Nov 19, 2009 | 1:45 pm | (17) Comments
Mandan plans intersection work
Mandan will be doing traffic signal maintenance at the intersection of Memorial Highway and 46th Avenue SE from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 11:45 am | (0) Comments
Education board resolves dispute over costs of houses
The state Board of Higher Education says it has resolved a dispute on cost overruns for new presidents' houses at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
Nov 19, 2009 | 11:25 am | (1) Comments
Tests show DSU students not drinking, using drugs
Final autopsy results show that three college softball players who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a livestock pond in southwestern North Dakota had not been drinking or using drugs.
Nov 19, 2009 | 11:20 am | (6) Comments
Parent teacher conferences scheduled
Parent teacher conferences started in Bismarck Public Schools and continue through the month. Parent surveys are given at conferences. A busing survey will be given at six elementary schools and the three middle schools. The six elementary schools are Centennial Elementary School, Miller Ele…
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Bismarck arborists say “stop topping”
“Topping” a tree — that is, removing 50 to 100 percent of the tree’s canopy or top, is extremely damaging, causing weak branching and in some cases the death of a tree, say Bismarck city arborists.
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | (2) Comments
Aid Inc. is seeking board members
Aid Inc., a local nonprofit organization, is seeking two new board members to become part of the guiding leadership of the organization in the Burleigh-Morton area
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
