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Burleigh County woman killed 3 others injured in domestic dispute By JENNY MICHAEL Bismarck Tribune A woman was killed and three people — including a person of interest in the case — were injured in a domestic dispute in Burleigh County. Sheriff Pat Heinert did not identify the four people involved in the case and did not yet have ages or other identifying information about them at a 4 p.m. news c o n f e r e n c e o n T h u r s d a y. Deputies remained on the scene at Lincoln Meadows Mobile Home Court at the time, and information about the case was limited. No one was arrested. Heinert does not expect charges to be filed until at least this morning. Lincoln Meadows is located at the
southeast corner of the intersection of 66th Street Southeast and Lincoln Road, just east of the Lincoln city limits. Heinert said a male, the son of the homicide victim, called 911 about a domestic dispute from a neighbor’s home at around noon o n T h u r s d a y. Re s p o n d i n g deputies found a woman dead in her home. A male and a female who were involved in the dispute were located at St. Alexius Medical Center’s emergency room at approximately 2:30 p.m., Heinert said. He said the male located at the hospital also was a son of the victim and is the person of interest in the case. The son who called 911 also later was taken to a Bismarck hospital. Heinert said it appears the
domestic dispute occurred in the mobile home where the mother lived. One son escaped during the dispute to call 911, and the other son and a female left in the mother’s car, he said. Deputies obtained a search warrant for the car, which has been seized, Heinert said. He said a team of deputies also planned to search the area for a knife and other possible weapons Thursday afternoon. One of the injured people has “serious injuries” and was in surgery at the time of the news conference, the sheriff said. The other two were expected to be treated and released. MIKE McCLEARY/Tribune Burleigh County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Hall, at the scene of the Paramedics and a Burleigh County Sheriff’s deputy remove the body of death, said the victim was an the victim from inside a mobile home at the Lincoln Meadows trailer Continued on 11A court Thursday afternoon.
Governor backing natural gas pipeline
Rain reaches record Area flood advisories are issued
By PAYTON RANDLE Bismarck Tribune
By BRIAN GEHRING Bismarck Tribune With a day remaining in May, the record rainfall total for the month is likely to increase. At 5:45 Thursday morning, Bismarck had recorded 1.44 inches of rainfall, tying the record for the month. That record — 7.04 inches — was established in 1927. As of 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service in Bismarck had recorded 1.63 inches of rain, adding to the record total for the month. Janine Vining, a meteorologist for the service, said the region can expect 1 to 2 more inches of rain through tonight as a slowmoving trough of low pressure makes its way through the state. A flood advisory has been issued for Burleigh and Emmons counties, and for all counties south and west of the Missouri River through 1 p.m. today, Vining said. Flood warnings are in place in the Souris River Basin in the north central part of the state. Continued on 11A
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Staying reasonably dry in the persistent rain on Thursday required protective measures for almost any kind of outdoor activity in central North Dakota. Above, Kirk Pandolfo, left, and Ross Espeseth make their way on North Fifth Street in Bismarck’s downtown district.
Rain doesn’t douse gardeners’ optimism By PAYTON RANDLE Bismarck Tribune While the month of May has produced record-breaking numbers in rainfall and added a little too much moisture to the soil for some, it hasn’t dampened the hopes of community gardeners. Karen Ehren, who assists with the Hunger Free North Dakota gardening project, said many people in North Dakota wait until Memorial Day, or until the threat of a frost has passed, to plant their gardens anyway. “So, it’s still a good time to plant,” she said. “Basically, people will plant their gardens as
their schedules allow them to get into the gardens in between the rain showers.” Ehren said the project, which is in its fourth year of encouraging gardeners to plant a little extra to share through food banquets and pantries, has a space of 16 plots at the Bismarck community garden. She said not all of the plots are put in yet, and it’s not only because of rain. “We have a few plots that are reserved for summer school kids to plant in and since summer school just started they haven’t been planted yet,” Ehren said. Ehren said she hasn’t heard of any problems yet, such as seeds being washed away.
Tom Kalb, NDSU Extension horticulturalist, said because of the brief spring this year, it left a small window of time for people to plant their gardens. He said even though some may be a couple of weeks behind with putting their gardens in the ground, the only thing they can do is be patient. “The rain will stop and we still have an opportunity to grow all of our favorite vegetables and flowers,” he said. “Let’s hope for a warm summer and a late fall frost, but we’re gonna be OK.” Kalb said after the soil dries up enough to continue planting, gardeners should be able Continued on 11A
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WBI Energy announced plans Thursday to build a natural gas pipeline from western North Dakota into western Minnesota and Gov. Jack Dalrymple gave the state’s support to the project. WBI Energy Inc., a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc., proposes a pipeline that would transport Bakkenproduced natural gas from western North Dakota to industrial, commercial and residential customers in eastern North Dakota as well as other markets throughout the Midwest. In a statement, Dalrymple called the project another example of progress in North Dakota. “We are committed to working with WBI Energy and the entire energy industry to further reduce flaring, add value to our resources, to continue diversifying our economy in North Dakota and support our national energy security,” Dalrymple said. WBI’s statement said the pipeline would be capable of transporting about 400 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, and could be expanded to transport as much as 500 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The project is estimated to cost between $650 million and $700 million. The route for the pipeline would stretch from approximately 20 miles southwest of Williston to an interconnection with Viking Gas Transmission northeast of Moorhead, Minn. Most of the system would be made of 24-inch diameter pipeline and would include two new compressor stations. Tim Rasmussen, a spokesman for WBI Energy, said the project will increase the natural gas pipeline transportation out of western North Dakota and the Bakken into eastern North Dakota in a very direct route. “In western North Dakota, in the Bakken, natural gas production is rapidly increasing and in western North Dakota the demand is growing,” he said. “The time is right for Bakken natural gas to move east in the state.” Rasmussen said WBI doesn’t anticipate any challenges in being able to obtain the funding for the project. WBI Energy plans to begin accepting long-term service commitments from natural gas producers late this summer, which Rasmussen said is typical for the pipeline market. Continued on 11A
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