Tax break could make Minnesota megamall bigger
The owners of the Bloomington megamall, Triple Five Group, say the $1.5 billion project would double the size of the mall, add hotels, a waterpark, performing arts center, officer towers and hundreds of stores. The owners have not indicated when the expansion project would begin.
Man dies in industrial accident in Superior, Wis.
Emergency crews were called to a wood shingle manufacturer just after 7 p.m. at 2700 Winter St. Several businesses are located in the large building just south of the coal piles off St. Louis Bay in northwest Superior.
McConnell selected for new Air Force tanker base
Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker.
Amtrak considering Montana stop for Bakken oil field workers
Montana Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus requested the study to give oil field workers another transportation option. They note that the oil field jobs are drawing workers from all over Montana, but some are finding it difficult to make the long commute.
Renwick Dam holds overnight in Pembina County
The Renwick Dam, west of here, held through the night and the runoff rate is slowing, but residents still were not being allowed back in as of this morning.
Minnesota pays $400,000 to settle inmate lawsuit
The Minnesota Department of Corrections will pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a mentally ill inmate who died at the state prison in Rush City.
2 slain ND Guard soldiers honored in Bismarck
Two North Dakota National Guard soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan last December are being remembered in Bismarck.
Minnesota DNR plans stepped up watercraft inspections
The Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the boating season for many Minnesotans. So the Department of Natural Resources is reminding boaters and anglers to be extra vigilant to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.
North Dakota APUC funding 6 projects this quarter
Six projects are getting a total of about $332,000 in funding this quarter from the North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission.
Full budget Minnesota to reach on Dayton's desk
The clock is ticking on Gov. Mark Dayton to take action on the state budget bills the Legislature sent his way.
N.D. workers return home after Oklahoma tornado
Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her children’s day care in Moore, Okla. Lillard’s son and daughter, ages 2½ and 7 months, were safe in a storm shelter at their day care, but phone lines were down, so Lillard didn’t know for two hours.
VIDEO: Cavalier residents flee flood threat
Officials ordered a mandatory evacuation Tuesday of Cavalier, N.D., and other areas directly downstream from the Renwick Dam, in danger of failing and flooding the Pembina County community.
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