Renwick Dam holds overnight in Pembina County

CAVALIER, N.D. - Floodwaters continue to threaten this Pembina County community, but it appears the Renwick Dam west of here held overnight.

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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Rain helps contain 7,100-acre grass fire

A 7,100-acre grass fire that consumed 64 buildings last week is contained. Weekend rains helped departments get the fire under control.

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1 million tornado pledge

As he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant pledged $1 million for tornado relief through his foundation on Tuesday.

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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

You can't blame a single weather event on global warming. In any case, scientists just don't know whether there will be more or fewer twisters as global warming increases.

Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete

Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.

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Polk officials hear pipeline plans

Already Polk County’s biggest taxpayer at $2.7 million annually, Enbridge Pipelines soon may be paying twice that much. Two Enbridge representatives visited county commissioners Tuesday, answering questions and outlining the plans for building the Sandpiper Pipeline.

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North Dakota GOP chairman stepping down

The chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party said Tuesday he wants to get back to farming and spending time with his family. Stan Stein, 62, announced Monday in an email to party officials that he will not seek another term as chairman.

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Grafton braces for record crest

Flood fighters rushed to shore up an emergency levee in Grafton Tuesday after the National Weather Service issued a flood warning and raised the probable Park River crest to 16.5 feet, near the record of 16.52 feet, which has stood since 1950.

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Crookston aims to attract homeowners by giving away free land

Dr. Craig Theede’s daily commute from Grand Forks to Crookston started earlier than usual Monday. It was because he had an appointment, not with a patient but with his future home. He wanted to ensure that he would land one of 17 free housing lots, offered by the city on a first-come, first-served basis.

Grand Forks-region DUI patrol reports May stats

Law enforcement officers in northeast North Dakota made 13 arrests for driving under the influence among others during the most recent saturation patrol May 1-11, the state Department of Transportation said.

VFW national commander in Grand Forks

Veterans of Foreign Wars’ national Commander-in-Chief John Hamilton will be in Grand Forks next week for the VFW state convention hosted by Post 1874 and its Ladies Auxiliary, the post said.

Grand Forks’ Acme Tools touts new business line

Acme Tools, a Grand Forks-based retailer, has started Acme Equipment, a new business that sells and services construction equipment, the company said this month.

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