Burleigh County News

THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS 2,965 CASES OF THE FLU THIS WEEK, WITH A MAJORITY OF THOSE THE SWINE FLU, OR H1N1 STRAIN.

Women are beginning to enter the field of law enforcement in more and more ways.

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PROSECUTORS SAY ALICIA MAE JORITZ OF BISMARCK PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FORGERY AND ISSUING DECEPTIVE WRITINGS.

THE PATROL SAID THE FOUR INJURED GIRLS WERE TAKEN TO A BISMARCK HOSPITAL. THE OTHER GIRL, WHO WAS A PASSENGER, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

A former Job Service North Dakota employee who authorities say bilked the agency out of thousands of dollars has been given a four-year deferred sentence with no jail time.

The fate of Stevie Buckley is now in the hands of the jury. Both sides finished making their arguments in the case of a teenage mom accused of starving her baby to death.

It`s a top ranking Bismarck might not be so proud of. Transportation Department figures show Bismarck was the leader among North Dakota`s largest cities last year in the number of vehicle crashes per 1,000 people.

We told you last week about Burleigh County Commissioners turning down $9 million in federal stimulus money aimed at areas with significant economic problems, such as unemployment and foreclosures.

A delayed start to a manslaughter trial didn`t slow things down in Burleigh County today.

Last December, the former director of WSI was convicted of a single felony for misspending more than $26,000 of agency funds.

SANDY BLUNT WAS CONVICTED OF A SINGLE FELONY CHARGE LAST DECEMBER. HE WAS GIVEN A TWO-YEAR DEFERRED SENTENCE, AND ORDERED TO PAY A TWO-THOUSAND-DOLLAR FINE AND PERFORM A THOUSAND HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Burleigh County has been offered more federal stimulus money, but Monday night, commissioners said thanks but no thanks.

ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY LLOYD SUHR SAYS HE IS STILL RECEIVING INFORMATION AND CAN'T IMMEDIATELY COMMENT ON WHETHER THE CHARGE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD FILED AGAINST 20-YEAR-OLD AARIN CRATTY MIGHT BE ENHANCED.

A Burleigh County prosecutor is reviewing charges against a Bismarck man accused of shaking a baby that has now died.

A Wyoming man is dead after the truck he was riding in crashed in North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says two Cody men were riding in a pickup truck in Burleigh County, when it went out of control and rolled.

A Bismarck woman is accused of getting drunk and passing out while caring for her 6-year-old daughter.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says snow and ice were factors in a crash on Interstate 94 that killed a Wyoming man.