The Laney Files: September 2016
FARGO – Internal documents obtained by the High Plains Reader from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department reveal a disturbing familiarity between state police chiefs…
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America: closer to revolution
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON – Rome lasted a thousand years, but fell to Germanic barbarians. China’s last dynasty capitulated in 1911 to Sun Yat-sen after constant…
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‘Entrapped’ during Nobel panel
OSLO, NORWAY – American Indigenous leaders took insult this week during a Nobel Peace Prize forum, after a Morton County leader addressed issues pertaining…
Read NowSeeking shelter: homelessness in the winter
The chill crawls up your body until it claims it. Naturally, your muscles begin to shiver in an attempt to keep warm. Your blood…
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So what is a keylogger?
There are many ways to hack computers. There are also many people who want to do such things. A keylogger is one such trick…
Read NowComstock home for the holidays
Local history goes with Christmas, doesn’t it? And this Christmas there are tours of one of Moorhead’s most historical sites, Comstock House, richly decorated…
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Good game: Sportsmen Against Hunger enables hunters to make a difference
Of all kinds of food, perishable is the least donated to the homeless, though it is most necessary for healthy meals. The Sportsmen Against…
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Widespread criticism followed the passage of the GOP tax bill on Wednesday after the Senate’s vote authorized one of the most…
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Christmas tax cuts or long-term Krampus run?
WASHINGTON D.C. – As the Republican $1.5 trillion tax bill headed for a final vote Tuesday, opposition to the bill, known as the Tax…
Read NowFair Market Value: Oxbow strikes it richer; taxpayers pick up the tab
OXBOW N.D. – Marcus Larson stops along freshly tarred Trent Jones Drive, careful not to spill his coffee swishing in a ceramic mug. He’s…
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Brooke Lynn Crews Guilty
FARGO – Heavy sighs filled the courtroom Monday morning when Brooke Lynn Crews entered, shackled and dressed in prison orange. Minutes later, she pled…
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FARGO – While the debate in court may turn to the sanity of Brooke Lynn Crews, a rare glimpse into her personal history suggests…
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Net neutrality on the ropes
FARGO – With one hand, Brandon Medenwald pulled his thin wool jacket closer against the biting cold; with the other, he held up a…
Read NowHate speech leader invited to Bismarck
FARGO – A Bismarck pastor opened the city’s arms to one of the world’s leading “Alt-right” hate groups Saturday after inviting Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, an…
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Don’t advertise CBD hemp oil, regulators say
Why was Lonna Brooks’ store targeted? BISMARCK – Shortly after stocking her shelves with cannabidiol (CBD) hemp oil, business owner Lonna Zacher Brooks publicized…
Read Now‘Hard-charging Democrat’ stands up to Cramer
Former Democrat Caucus chair talks about his campaign for Congress FARGO – Ben Hanson is young, but politically, he’s already made a name for…
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‘We are here, and we are not afraid’
Sophia Wilansky says she’s lucky she’s right handed. Since nearly losing her left arm from an exploding projectile on Backwater Bridge one year ago,…
Read NowKeystone XL Pipeline passed, but not without dissent
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Nebraska regulators passed the $8 billion Keystone XL Pipeline project Monday morning. After leaking more than 210,000 barrels of crude oil…
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“It’s not if pipelines leak, but when they will leak”
AMHERST, SOUTH DAKOTA – Four days before TransCanada anticipated obtaining permits for the Keystone XL project, the company’s older pipeline leaked, spilling more than…
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[Editor’s note: HPR began investigating elected state politicians after Jake MacAulay, director of right-wing think tank Institute on the Constitution, linked with the Confederate…
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North Dakota’s discretionary income 6th nationwide across occupations
For several years now, the vast oil sites of North Dakota have earned it the abominable designation as the deadliest state to work in.…
Read NowBetty Jo Krenz under investigation by State’s Attorney
FARGO – Betty Jo Krenz is now in the Stutsman County State’s Attorney’s Office crosshairs. Krenz, approximately 46, and formerly living in Woodworth, was…
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‘Onkel’ Stern’s list
FARGO – In 1933, “Onkel” Herman Stern received a coded letter from a relative called “The Chammer.” Postmarked Venlo, Holland, containing one word, typed…
Read NowSenatorial eyes on missing person case
FORT BERTHOLD – Olivia Keri Lone Bear disappeared approximately 15 days ago, leaving friends, family, and scouts puzzled. Why was no statewide alert issued?…
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