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Two pregnant sisters were killed in a rollover accident in Eastern Montana on Friday morning. Icy conditions are believed to have played a role in the rollover. The sisters did not have their seat bel...
Posted on 11/10/12 at 5:06 PM
NEW PLATEAUS A Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through one little old lady. My Aunt Olive Hendrickson was born in South Dakota and now liv...
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:07 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND State officials approve $2 million for oil-impacted townships
BISMARCKState officials approved $2 million worth of grants for oil-impacted townships on Thursday and began discussing how $60 million in additional impact grants will be distributed. The Board of U...
Posted on 12/8/11 at 6:18 PM
STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT It's eerie!
Its pretty quiet here on The Point. We who live in these southern neighborhoods like to think of it as the sharpest end of East Grand Forks. The good people on the north end probably would dispute tha...
Posted on 4/12/11 at 4:19 PM
STORM TRACKER Blow Ice
We have the traditional four seasons; summer, winter, fall and spring. We have what could be called a snow season, a thunderstorm season, a severe weather season and of course a growing season. But do...
Posted on 2/25/11 at 10:37 AM
Pedestrian deaths on the rise in Minnesota 
Twenty-three pedestrians have died in Minnesota this year — the deadliest in the last five years. Last year at this time, 14 people had died after being struck while walking on Minnesota streets or roads.
By Associated Press , September 10, 2012
Minnesota sees continued drop in DWI arrests
An annual late-summer enforcement campaign has resulted in fewer drunken-driving arrests. The number of fatal crashes involving alcohol has also continued a five-year decline.
By Associated Press , August 29, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: Winnipeg to Grand Forks in 1912 was 8 hours by dirt road
Road conditions in Manitoba were found somewhat better on the return trip than the conditions the travelers met on the trip up to Winnipeg. “Eighteen hours of sunshine had worked wonders doing away with mud and replacing it with a hard coat,” the Herald reported.
By Marilyn Hagerty , August 28, 2012
Police saturation nets 4 DUI arrests
While no driving-under-the-influence arrests were made in a sobriety checkpoint Friday night, four were nabbed in saturation patrols over the weekend in Grand Forks County.
By Herald Staff Report , August 27, 2012
DOT: Second interstate bridge recommended
State transportation officials are recommending a new two-lane interstate bridge be built over the Mississippi River, next to the existing span in Winona which has been listed as structurally deficient.
By Associated Press , August 24, 2012
ND lawmakers support proposal that would double fines for speeding in the state
North Dakota lawmakers are supporting big increases in some of the state's highway speeding fines. North Dakota has some of the region's lowest fines for speeders. They're also hard for law officers to calculate without using a chart.
By Associated Press , August 22, 2012
New truck route relieves congestion in Williston
Truck traffic kept interrupting a press conference here Monday that marked the opening of a new truck bypass, and that couldn’t have made Williston Mayor Ward Koeser any happier.
By Amy Dalrymple , August 20, 2012
THAT REMINDS ME: Grand Forks didn't miss out on early days of motoring
100 years ago, the Grand Forks Herald was full of news about early automobiles and their drivers.
By Marilyn Hagerty , July 31, 2012
Grand Forks street work postponed
Railroad crossing repairs at South Fifth Street in Grand Forks have been postponed, the city said Tuesday.
By Herald Staff Report , July 24, 2012
Gov. Dalrymple calls for $2.5 billion in roadwork
Gov. Jack Dalrymple unveiled a proposal Monday to spend $2.5 billion on state roads and highways during the 2013-15 biennium, calling it an “unprecedented investment.”
By Teri Finneman , July 23, 2012
MnDOT receives emergency funds to repair NE roads
Federal transportation officials are sending $3 million in emergency funding to Minnesota to help repair flood-damaged roads in the northeast.
By Associated Press , July 19, 2012
Fourth-Minnesota avenues detour set Monday
The city of Grand Forks will begin a mill and overlay road construction project on the road, from the Point Bridge to Cherry Street, according to the Grand Forks public information office.
By Herald Staff Report , July 13, 2012
Grand Forks’ Columbia Road lane closure set for Friday
North bound traffic will be reduced to one lane on North Columbia Road from Fifth Avenue North to Eighth Avenue North in Grand Forks, beginning Friday.
By Herald Staff Report , July 11, 2012
Portion of Demers Avenue closed in East Grand Forks
A portion of Demers Ave. and Bygland Road in East Grand Forks will be closed for two to three weeks due to construction; drivers should expect minor traffic delays.
By TJ Jerke , July 10, 2012
U.S. 75 detour starts today
There will be a detour on U.S. Highway 75 between Hallock and Northcote, Minn., starting today, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.
By Herald Staff Report , July 09, 2012
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