EDGELEY (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation said Thursday that a stretch of Highway 281 near Edgeley is temporarily closed to oversize loads due to a piece of wind tower equipment blocking the roadway. Jamie Olson with the DOT said Thursday afternoon that a portion of the road to the south of...

JAMESTOWN (NewsDakota.com) – The Stutsman County Commission considered placing a half-cent sales tax initiative on the November ballot, but did not approve it during Tuesday’s commission meeting. The proposed half-cent sales tax would have been used to fund road repairs in Stutsman County. The proposal died after a 2-2 vote by the commission. Dale...

JAMESTOWN (NewsDakota.com) – The local Coats for Kids campaign is wrapping up this weekend. Lieutenant Teresa Brecto with the Jamestown Salvation Army says the drive has gone well so far as Ave Maria Village, The Salvation Army, One Hour Martinizing and LaMoure Credit Union collect winter clothing for area people in need. Brecto says...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Republican chairman says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp and House hopeful Pam Gulleson should join the GOP. Stan Stein was reacting to statements Heitkamp and Gulleson made during debates with Republican opponents Rick Berg and Kevin Cramer on Wednesday. Heitkamp and Gulleson both supported developing North Dakota’s...