show moreGrand Forks woman charged in injury accident
A Grand Forks woman who fled the scene of an injury accident Wednesday is facing two charges in Grand Forks County District Court with more possibly pending.
RELATED CONTENTMembers of North Dakota Tea Party Caucus resign
Emineth, Sand, Sorum involved in political campaigns
Three founding members of the North Dakota Tea Party Caucus have resigned.
Gary Emineth, Duane Sand and Paul Sorum, all of whom are involved in political races this year, have stepped down from the tea party’s organizational committee.
Grand Forks criminal defense attorney found dead in I-29 rest stop
Friends and colleagues remember Steven M. Light, 42
Light, found dead Wednesday night in a rest stop near Hillsboro, N.D., was a prominent criminal defense attorney in Grand Forks and Fargo. He was well known for defending Rodney Chisholm, who convicted of murdering his older brother Donald. He also defended a former psychologist who treated sex offenders at the state mental hospital against child pornography charges.
WEATHER: Hazardous wind chills expected tonight into Friday a.m.
The National Weather Service is warning residents of northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota to be prepared for hazardous wind chills tonight into Friday morning.
RELATED CONTENTPreliminary nickname petition count: More than enough
Petitions submitted to state officials Tuesday night to force a referendum on UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname contain approximately 16,770 signatures, Secretary of State Al Jaeger said today. Jaeger said it was a preliminary count, and his office will continue with the review process to determine whether the issue should be placed on the June primary election ballot.
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UND MEN'S HOCKEY: Following the General’s lead
Stephane Pattyn admits that he didn’t expect to play so much this season. But week after week, the UND freshman forward didn’t give the coaches a choice.
RELATED CONTENTMEN'S BASKETBALL: Minnesota's postseason prospects take a hit with OT loss to No. 21 Badgers
There are still six games left, so nothing is over. But the Gophers (17-8, 5-7 Big Ten) did themselves no favors Thursday by losing a completely winnable opportunity in the first contest of a grueling seven-game finishing stretch of the season.
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Home furnishings boutique opens in Grand Forks
A new home furnishings and decor boutique is open for business in south Grand Forks, filling the last vacant space in the Columbia Junction strip mall that also houses T.J. Maxx.
RELATED CONTENTLegislative notebook: House OKs bill to ban union deductions
The Minnesota House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent the deduction of union dues or fees from state child care assistance funds. The bill passed 74-55, mostly on Republican support. Gov. Mark Dayton wants child care providers to be able to vote on whether they want to unionize. A court hearing on the constitutionality of his executive order is slated for Feb. 22.
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Groups make case for conservation funding in N.D.
Initiated measure would dedicate 5 percent of oil tax revenues for natural resources
North Dakota’s energy boom presents an opportunity to use some of the revenue from oil and gas taxes to preserve the state’s natural resources before they’re gone.
Minnesota DNR says state rules bill endangers hunting, fishing seasons
The Dayton administration fears a Senate Republican proposal to place a moratorium on state rule making could mean two years without hunting and fishing seasons.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota State Sen. Reinert wants Vikings stadium in Duluth
State Sen. Roger Reinert is throwing a fourth-down Hail Mary pass with just seconds left on the clock today as he sends Gov. Mark Dayton a letter suggesting a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium be built in Duluth. Reinert, DFL-Duluth, acknowledges his chances are about the same as the Vikings chances to win the Superbowl anytime soon — between slim and none — but said the lack of consensus for any Twin Cities stadium site spurred his action.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota among 10 states to be freed from fed No Child Left Behind requirements
President Barack Obama today declared that 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to scrap some of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates in American education. In exchange, the states are promising higher standards and more creative ways to measure what students are learning.
RELATED CONTENTFormer teacher, legislator, School Board member McCaffrey dies
Joann McCaffrey remembered for outspokenness, work on behalf of minorities
She taught for many years in the Grand Forks school system and later part-time at UND, and she once served as a consultant to the governor on educational standards for teachers. She served one term in the North Dakota Legislature, 1977-79, and two terms on the Grand Forks School Board in the early 1990s, resigning about midway through her second term in 1994.
Jury finds man guilty of attempted murder N.D. courtroom gun case
A man who brought a handgun into a western North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully tried to fire it was convicted today on two counts of attempted murder. Vicente Chacano was charged with 14 counts, one for prosecutor Jonathan Byers, one for former sheriff Eugene Molbert and 12 for each one of the jurors in the Hettinger courtroom on Feb. 4, 2011.
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By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis The Minnesota House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent the deduction of union dues or fees from state child care assistance funds. Child care assistance ...
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COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKENDNR sets open houses on changes in special pike regs
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PRAIRIE BUSINESSWebster named chair of department of coatings and polymeric materials at NDSU
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Embalmer takes speech case to Mass. high court
Troy Schoeller admits he could have chosen his words more carefully when he talked to a reporter about bodies he worked on as an embalmer at a funeral home.State Wires: ND | MN
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