POWER OUTAGE
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Dalrymple gives info on power outage
Gov. Jack Dalrymple has more information on today's power outage at the N.D. Capitol that lasted about 25 minutes this morning. Dalrymple said a transformer went out. Power has now been restored to t...
Posted on 1/18/11 at 1:54 PM
Cause of Super Bowl power outage remains unclear 
The day after the 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl, the exact cause — and who's to blame — were unclear.
By Kevin McGill and Michael Knuzelman , February 04, 2013
Outage socks 87 libraries in Southeast Minnesota
A power outage in Rochester has made it hard to check out a book in much of southeastern Minnesota.
By Associated Press , September 07, 2012
Preparation key to getting through power outages
Power outages are becoming a fact of life around the country, at any time of year. Recent years have seen a number of strong storms and hurricanes knock out power to suburban and rural homes for days at a time.
By Carole Feldman , August 28, 2012
Power restored in Grand Forks
Around 8,000 Xcel energy customers in Grand Forks were without power for close to an hour Friday night and Saturday morning.
By Christopher Bjorke , August 25, 2012
Power outage in Grand Forks affects 1,700 early Saturday
About 1,700 Xcel Energy customers in Grand Forks were affected by a power outage early today, according to an Excel representative. The representative said she did not know what parts of the city were covered in the blackout, but the company expected to have the power back to the areas by 1:33 a.m.
By Herald Staff Reports , August 25, 2012
Power back on at Valleyfair amusement park
The power is back on after an outage stranded people on rides at Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee. Xcel Energy spokeswoman Mary Sandok says the power was restored at 6 p.m. Tuesday after being out for about an hour and a half.
By Associated Press , August 14, 2012
Xcel: High temps caused blackout around Grand Forks library
High temperatures Tuesday afternoon caused a power outage around the Grand Forks Public Library, leaving 31 Xcel energy customers in the dark and forcing the library to close early.
By TJ Jerke , July 11, 2012
Blackout hits downtown GF for a half minute; power quickly comes back
Downtown Grand Forks blacked out for 20 to 30 seconds at about 10:10 p.m. Thursday as a power outage hit. Power came back on within the 20 to 30 second period.
Computers, radios, TVs and lights blinked out suddenly during the outage.
A dispatcher for the Grand Forks police department said power was out at the same time there.
Police officers called the dispatcher reporting that the traffic lights at Gateway Drive (U.S. Highway 2) and North Washington Street quit operating correctly. City electricians were called out to fix the lights, the dispatcher said.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 17, 2011
Snowstorm snarls travel across Minnesota, Dakotas
UPDATED 6:53 A.M.Sunday’s winter snowstorm that cut travel from Montana to Michigan hit southern North Dakota, much of South Dakota and central and southern Minnesota. The storm shut down hundreds of airline flights in the Twin Cities and cut power to 8,000 in St. Cloud, Minn., for five hours.
By Herald Staff and Wire Report , February 21, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Park Service nixes bridge ... Power outage blamed on squirrel ... Minnesotan reaches Everest, poles
The National Park Service has rejected a proposed bridge over the St. Croix River, saying it would hurt the scenic and recreational values of the river.
By Associated Press , October 17, 2010
South GF has brief power outage
Power went out to about 8,455 Grand Forks customers of Xcel Energy for a few minutes Sunday afternoon.
By Staff Report , October 10, 2010
Power outage affects 300 customers in south GF
A Friday night power outage affected about 300 customers in south Grand Forks, Xcel Energy officials reported.
By Ryan Johnson , September 24, 2010
Dark skies but no Grand Forks warnings
Parts of downtown Grand Forks lost power, and the roof of an East Grand Forks business was damaged by winds in excess of 50 miles an hour during a sudden storm that descended on Grand Forks at about 8:45 p.m.
July 31, 2010
Thousands in North Dakota remain without power
State officials estimated 8,400 customers lost power at some point during the snowstorm that first hit the region Thursday and Friday.
By Associated Press , April 04, 2010
Northeast storm leaves half-million without power
Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than a half-million homes and businesses and stranding about 500 passengers on a New York-bound train for more than six hours.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2010
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