HURRICANE KATRINA
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It seems that everywhere you look the end is near. The scientist tells us of imminent environmental catastrophe; economists say we're headed for financial disaster; the politician claims a nightmare a...
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Grand Forks cheerleader has eyes on London 
Seven years ago almost everything Teaerica Rangel owned was washed away during Hurricane Katrina — everything but her passion to become a top-notch cheerleader.
By Brandi Jewett , August 24, 2012
New Orleans cop found guilty of lying about post-Hurricane Katrina shooting
Officer Ronald Mitchell, who shot and killed 45-year-old Danny Brumfield with a single shotgun blast in September 2005, was found guilty of one count of obstruction of justice and one count of perjury for lying when he said he left his patrol car after the shooting and checked for Brumfield's pulse.
By Michael Kunzelman , December 09, 2011
Judge: Katrina shooting suspect unfit for trial
A white Mississippi man is mentally unfit to stand trial on charges he fired a shotgun at three black men who were trying to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, a federal magistrate ruled today.
By Michael Kunzelman , September 21, 2011
Settlement reached in patient deaths after Katrina
A New Orleans judge has approved a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed over the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina.
By Associated Press , July 22, 2011
Ruth Kihm, Minot, letter: Berg suggests Katrina victims lacked spirit
U.S. Rep. Rick Berg stated that in Minot, there was no one on roof tops asking for help — an example of North Dakotans’ “can do” spirit.
Mr. Berg, you owe every one of the 1,836 victims who died in Hurricane Katrina and its subsequent flooding, their families, friends, cities, towns, states and all of us a public apology.
By Ruth Kihm , July 03, 2011
Former St. Paul residents face fraud charges
Two former St. Paul residents are accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $65,000 from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina damage.
By Associated Press , October 07, 2010
Signs of a mixed recovery along Hurricane Katrina-ravaged highway
U.S. 90 is dotted with "For Sale" signs on weed-choked vacant lots, boarded-up shopping centers and concrete slabs where homes once stood, all reminders that a full restoration from Katrina is years away.
By Michael Kunzelman , August 25, 2010
Ex-New Orleans officer pleads in post-Katrina shooting cover-up
The shootings on the Danziger Bridge killed two people and wounded four others less than a week after the August 2005 storm. They Justice Department launched an investigation.
By Associated Press , March 11, 2010
Travolta flies jetload of relief supplies to Haiti
John Travolta has flown a jetliner carrying relief supplies into the Haitian capital, along with doctors and ministers from the Church of Scientology.
By Associated Press , January 26, 2010
AROUND THE DAKOTAS: Rugby wind project done ... Police probe new robbery ... Agent's license revoked ... more
A $300 million wind energy project north of Rugby has been finished. Iberdrola Renewables developed the wind farm, which includes 71 turbines and is capable of generating up to 149 megawatts of electricity. Construction first got started last year.
By Associated Press , January 01, 2010
DECADE'S END: The natural disaster made worse by man
Things like that don't happen here, we told ourselves. In the Third World, yes, but not in the United States. We were wrong.
By Allen G. Breed , December 19, 2009
Obama makes first trip to New Orleans as president
President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government "that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns," is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season.
By Eileen Sullivan , October 15, 2009
Ex-mayor in Miss. pleads guilty in Katrina case
A former Gulfport mayor was sentenced to probation Friday in a plea deal on Hurricane Katrina fraud charges that let him and his wife walk out of court with no prison time.
By Associated Press , September 25, 2009
Verdict reached in trial involving FEMA trailers
Federal jurors have reached a verdict in the first trial over claims that government-issued trailers exposed Gulf Coast hurricane victims to potentially hazardous fumes.
By Associated Press , September 24, 2009
Obama vows administration will not to forget lessons of Katrina
President Barack Obama promised today that his administration would not forget what he called a tragic response to Hurricane Katrina. He said he would visit the still-recovering New Orleans before the end of the year.VIDEO: Use story link to see Obama's weekly radio/Internet address on Hurricane Katrina.
By Philip Elliott , August 29, 2009
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