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N.D. (AP) – A former Jamestown teacher who’s accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl was sentenced to 60 days in jail as part of a deal with prosecutors. Richard Laqua pleaded guilty to luring a minor. He was a teacher at the James Valley Career and Technology Center.

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – Construction begins this week on a nearly 21,000-square-foot lab at Jamestown College. The $5.5 million center is set to open in the fall of 2013.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are getting ready to kick off an effort to make the city’s roads safer for cyclists. Details for the program called Share the Road Fargo will be announced tomorrow. The campaign includes a website and televised public service announcements.

LEEDS, N.D. (AP) – A public school in the northeastern North Dakota town of Leeds will no longer use a “time out” room after parents complained. Administrators say the small room was a safe place for unruly students, but some parents say the room amounted to a locked closet. The county sheriff says there was nothing wrong with the practice, but school officials say they’re stopped using the room and removed its door.