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Stutsman & Cass Counties TB Cases Linked To Grand Forks Outbreak

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota health officials say a total of 26 cases of active tuberculosis have been linked to an outbreak that originated in the Grand Forks area. Officials say that the total includes two TB cases in 2010, 20 cases in 2012, and 4 cases so far in 2013. Twenty-three of...
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Food Allergies Epidemic Afflicting Millions Of Americans

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) As many as 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies with nearly 6 million children under the age of 18. There is no cure for food allergies and scientists do not understand why. Andrea Winter from Young People’s Health Heart program says 8 foods cause the majority of all food...
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Enrollment & Graduation Numbers Look Good For VCSU

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Enrollment a Valley City State University has grown by 40 percent over this last 4 years. President Dr. Steven Shirley and other university officials say projection numbers for this fall look good again. Shirley said VCSU had its largest graduating class of 288 students during the 2013 commencement on May,...
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Severe Weather Forecast For The Dakotas & Other Midwestern Plain States

NORMAN, O.K. (AP) – Forecasters say portions of the central United States could see severe weather this weekend and Monday. The Storm Prediction Center at Norman, Oklahoma said a bout of “fairly substantial” bad weather is possible in Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas on Saturday, from Oklahoma to Iowa on Sunday and from Oklahoma...
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