Sioux County News

The National Weather Service has updated the forecast for stormy weather expected to move into North Dakota, saying it`s tracking a little farther east.

Eds: UPDATES with storm tracking east, forecast snow for 5-7 inches;APNewsNow. BISMARCK, N.D. The National Weather Service has updated the forecast for stormy weather expected to move into North Dakota, saying it's tracking a little farther east.

A judge in Bismarck has dropped most of the charges against a ranching company accused of neglecting its buffalo near the North Dakota-South Dakota border.

NDSenate Appointment,0148 Woman picked to suceed ND state senator Eds: APNewsNow.

Officials say schools in Fort Yates, south of Bismarck, have closed for the rest of the week because of the number of students absent, believed to be due to the flu.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: INDIAN MONEY Appeals court demands accounting for Indian trusts Washington A federal appeals court has ruled that the Interior Department must account for century-old land royalties owed to American Indian s, reversing a lower court's ruling that the task is impossible.

A Selfridge man is accused of trying to kill his wife. Authorities say David Mitchell tried to strangle his wife, to the point that she lost consciousness, then later chased her with his pickup truck after she fled.

Dakotas cattlemen say bison ranch owner from Florida has a lot to learn about cattle country SELFRIDGE, N.D. The owner of a bison ranch along the North Dakota - South Dakota border says he will pay for damage from an incident in January where hundreds of bison broke loose.

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: FATHER-SON KILLINGS Jurors in father-son killing trial back for another day Grand Forks , N.D. Jurors are returning to a Grand Forks courtroom for another day of deliberations in the case of two men charged in the killing of a father and son eight years ago.

The Sioux County, North Dakota state's attorney says charges have been filed against the owner of a ranch along the North Dakota-South Dakota border where hundreds of bison broke loose, trampling fences and feasting on other ranchers' hay supplies.

Welcome to the Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc., we couldn't cram into The Week in Preview.

This afternoon the National Weather Service has received several reports of Tornado 's being spotted and touching down in Sioux County and one in Dunn County .

AUTHORITIES SAY 34-YEAR-OLD LUREE CLAYMORE AND 28-YEAR-OLD CLAY CLAYMORE, BOTH OF FORT YATES, WERE DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH.

FORT YATES, N.D. The Highway Patrol says a car crossed the center line of a highway north of Fort Yates and struck a van, killing two passengers in the van.

As the flood waters went down, the bridge Grant and Sioux counties partially washed away.