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The Dakotan

Unvaccinated Airmen Lose Pay, Benefits as Air National Guard Yanks Orders

A new year is bringing new consequences for thousands of Air National Guardsmen who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus. As of Dec. 31, 2,500 unvaccinated airmen and Space Force guardians are ineligible for pay or benefits from the Air National Guard. Those troops are also banned from finishing out jobs, taking on new orders, showing […]
by The Dakotan
January 10, 2022

Out with the Old, In with the New Air Force PT Tests

Resolving to work out more in 2022? Practice the exercises that joined the Air Force physical fitness test on Jan. 1. In the Air Force’s first full year of regularly scheduled PT tests since 2019, it’s letting airmen mix and match the exercises they want to be judged on. Proponents hope the change will play to […]
by The Dakotan
January 10, 2022

Fatality Accident

JAMESTOWN—The North Dakota Highway Patrol says one man died and another was injured in a single vehicle accident on Saturday. According to the NDHP, the F-350 was traveling east on I-94 around 2:17 p.m. when the 69-year-old driver from Upton, WY, lost control as he entered an exit in Jamestown. The vehicle entered the median, […]
by The Dakotan
January 10, 2022

More People are Joining the Air Force in their Late 30s

Yoko Holdren wants to work. She tried to find jobs for more than a decade but seemingly hit a roadblock at every turn. First it was the frequent moves with her husband, Master Sgt. Donovan Holdren, and the cost of child care for their three kids. Then it was German employment and citizenship rules at […]
by The Dakotan
January 7, 2022

RAND to USAF: Don’t Take GBSD Support for Granted

A new report by the RAND Corp. cites support from the White House and Congress for modernizing the nuclear triad, but its authors also offer a stark warning to the Air Force, which owns two of the triad’s three legs, to “not take this support for granted.” The Biden administration’s original fiscal 2022 budget requested […]
by The Dakotan
January 6, 2022

Injury Crash Updated to Fatality

BURLINGTON—The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Matthew Melbarzdis, 23, Minot has died from injuries he sustained in a crash on Christmas Day. According to the NDHP, Melbarzdis was traveling on Highway 15 from Minot to Burlington when he lost control of his vehicle on the ice and compacted snow. His Ford F-250 entered the ditch […]
by The Dakotan
January 6, 2022

Burgum, Gianforte Stake Friendly Wager on NDSU and Montana State Game

BISMARCK – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte have staked a friendly wager on Saturday’s NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) title game between the Montana State University Bobcats and the North Dakota State University Bison, who are vying for their ninth national title since 2011. The governor of the state whose […]
by The Dakotan
January 6, 2022

Coal Creek Receives Approval for Transmission Line Permit

Approval allows sale to Rainbow Energy to be finalized The Minnesota Public Utility Commission unanimously approved the transfer of Coal Creek Station’s high-voltage direct current transmission line permit from Great River Energy (GRE) to Nexus Line, LLC, a subsidiary of Rainbow Energy Center LLC on Thursday. This marks the completion of the last major regulatory […]
by The Dakotan
January 6, 2022

Bismarck Expressway Lanes Reduced 

Repairs being made to water main  **Updated, Jan. 6, This lane reduction will be in place through late Monday, January 10, 2022. Drivers are asked to slow down and use caution when traveling through the work area.** BISMARCK–Effective Immediately, Bismarck Expressway traffic lanes will be reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound on […]
by The Dakotan
January 6, 2022

Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges 

WARD COUNTY-The Ward County Sheriff’s Department arrested Richard Lyle Thompson, 45, for 21 counts of promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor (A Felonies) and 21 counts of possession of certain materials prohibited (C Felonies).  The charges are the result of a multi-jurisdictional investigation that began in the late summer of 2021 with […]
by The Dakotan
January 5, 2022

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