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Norwegian immigrant victim of 'dastardly' murder, but his son and grandson became prominent ND politicians

It’s like something out of an old western a good guy shot in a saloon. What followed was the hunt for the killer, a family that decided they would thrive in spite of it all. ....

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Opossum, it's what's for supper

The Elks of Jamestown were eagerly planning a special feast in February of 1911. ....

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'Cool' John Rooney, the first and last man to swing until dead at the North Dakota penitentiary

Rooney a 'thug and a robber' was not so lucky as to avoid the gallows for the August 1902 killing of a harvest hand who stole rides in freight cars. ....

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In downtown Fargo, a surprise underground cavern

City officials measured the hole at 18 feet deep, 15 feet wide and 25 feet long ....

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The 'last roundup' corralled North Dakota wild horses

The wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park were considered a nuisance in 1954. Public opinion on the horses has changed dramatically in the past 70 years. ....

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