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Lake Region State College to dedicate wind turbine

Lake Region State College will dedicate a 1.6-megawatt wind turbine Wednesday.

• Wind turbines

No record for Devils Lake: Lake level seems to have peaked following spring rise

Devils Lake has reached the 1,453.8-foot elevation predicted last month by the National Weather Service. But without a lot more rain, it isn’t likely to get much higher and should not threaten the record elevation of 1,454.3 feet, which was set in 2011, according to officials.

• A small boat

Lifeguard rescues boy at East Grand Forks pool

A lifeguard at East Grand Forks swimming pool pulled a boy from the water about 5 p.m. Sunday. The boy, who was believed to be 5 or 6, was taken by ambulance to Altru Hospital.

• East Grand Forks Pool (2012)

Authorities test new tactics for finding N.D. farmer swept away in April flood

Law enforcement officers searched the silt-laden banks of the Forest River and an unnamed creek Thursday, probing the tall grass, trees, brush and mounds of debris, looking for clues that might lead them to the recovery of the body of Guy Miller, 55, the farmer who is believed to have drowned in floodwaters April 29.

• Walsh County Sheriff Lauren Wild and Minto Fire chief David Gerszewski
• North Dakota Highway Patrol's emergency response team

Recall of Griggs County Commissioners push follows building plans

A group of Griggs County (N.D.) residents has submitted petitions to recall all five Griggs County Commissioners over plans to replace the county’s aging courthouse.

• Griggs County Courthouse

Relentless rains prolong flood season for northeast N.D.

The annual spring cleanup in Grafton began Monday — for the second time in three weeks.

• Retired dentist Michael Erlandson surveys a berm full of flooded furniture, books and carpet
• Grafton contractor John Presteng dumps a bucket load of flood debris into a truck

Heavy rains leave Walsh County communities with flooding streets

Flood problems are mounting in Walsh County after nearly 5 inches of rain fell near Park River, N.D., from Thursday to Friday morning.

• Walsh County Locator

4-5 inches of rain prompts Walsh County flood warning

Flood problems are mounting in Walsh County after nearly 5 inches of rain fell near Park River, N.D., over the past 24 hours.

• Walsh County Locator

Cavalier seeks help for sinkhole

Officials in Cavalier, N.D., are seeking state and federal help to repair a section of a major street that collapsed during last week’s flood emergency.

• Officials tallying Pembina County flood damage

Less corn, more canola likely in drenched northeast North Dakota

The wet, late spring has wiped out any chance of Cavalier County shattering its corn acreage this year.

• A John Deere tractor sits partially submerged in a ditch west of Grafton

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A base for flight

When Al Palmer saw the news about the Oct. 12 apartment fire in Fargo that left 150 people homeless, he immediately thought that the damage could have been reduced through the use of some emerging technology.

• Stanley R. Mickelson initiative