FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two former U.S. attorneys from the Dakotas who built their brief federal careers around American Indian issues are putting their experience to work at a private legal firm. Timothy Purdon of North Dakota and Brendan Johnson of South Dakota both stepped down in March after spending... Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) — American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby, yet didn’t look unbeatable, as he had in his previous races. His trainer says he struggled. His jockey went to the whip about 30 times to urge him on in the stretch. His owner says the Derby wasn’t even close... Read more
BOSTON (AP) — After slouching through his trial for months with a bored look on his face, the defendant was ordered to rise. For close to half an hour, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was on his feet, fidgeting as he listened to the reading of a 24-page worksheet... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton reported Friday that they earned more than $30 million combined in speaking fees and book royalties since January 2014, putting them firmly within the upper echelon of American earners as the former secretary of state seeks the White... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos will not moderate a Republican presidential debate next winter, part of the fallout from reports that the network’s top political anchor contributed $75,000 over a three-year period to the Clinton Foundation. Stephanopoulos voluntarily stepped away from the Feb. 6 debate,... Read more
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady appealed the four-game suspension he was handed for his role in using deflated footballs during the AFC championship game, and the players union urged Commissioner Roger Goodell to appoint a neutral arbitrator to hear the case. The expected appeal was... Read more

Ruth Kubick

Obituaries May 14, 2015 0

Ruth Kubick, age 84, died March 13, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Milbank. Burial will take place in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida, at a later date. Ruth Evelyn Kubick was born on December 26, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to George H. and Alma Evelyn (Anderson)... Read more
Dorothy Flattum, age 92, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 21, at 1:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Clinton with Rev. Anna Williamson officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the time of... Read more
Daniel Hanson, Sr., age 93, of Wilmot, died May 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 19, at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot. Visitation will be at the church Monday from 5 – 7 p.m. and continue one hour prior to the service... Read more

Norman Schultz

Obituaries May 14, 2015 0

Norman Schultz, age 81, of Clinton, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. Dennis O’Neill officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Sunday,... Read more