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Finding no open beds at any of the region’s major hospitals, a medical center in southwestern North Dakota transferred a patient recovering from a heart attack by plane to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a cardiac procedure that normally could have been performed in Bismarck. The unusual transfer shows the strain on North Dakota's hospital system, said Dr. Josh Ranum, an internal medicine specialist at West River Regional Medical Center.

Austintown Parks Supervisor Todd Shaffer Unveils Summer Concert Series Schedule on Mix 989's Morning Show with Gary Rivers

Updated 3/16/2021 2:41 PM A proposed $87 million expansion of Rivers Casino hit the jackpot with Des Plaines aldermen on Monday night, getting an enthusiastic go-ahead from the city Council. The next step for the project -- set to bring more gambling machines, a poker room, an events center and a new restaurant to the facility at 3000 S. River Road -- is consent from the Illinois Gaming Board.   A gaming board vote hasnt been scheduled, but the project "is in front of them," Rivers spokesman D...