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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Legislature approves freezing college tuitions
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis A bill funding Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota systems freezes tuitions. Senators passed the bill 44-22 and the House 76-56 ...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 8:45 PM
ON MY MIND Visit Woodbury Public Safety Dept.
TodayI had an informative and interesting visit to the Woodbury Public Safety Dept. Learning about Public Safety was the topicofthe second sessionof the10-week Woodbury Citizens' Academy, a program o...
Posted on 2/11/10 at 5:14 PM
More 911 calls keep Grand Forks area responders busy 
Emergency calls are up 10 percent, other calls up 5 percentDispatchers have kept up, thanks to the technology upgrades in the new $2.1 million addition to the police building that they moved into a year ago, according to PSAP Director Becky Ault. But it’s a different story with thin-stretched responders. Some plan to hire more; others cope.
July 01, 2012
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Honoring fallen officers in the northern Red River Valley
Forty-one officers, including those from Canada, will be honored at 2 p.m. today at a memorial service at the Grand Forks County Courthouse. Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley, a former U.S. attorney, will be the keynote speaker.
May 14, 2012
Grand Forks police increasing elementary school patrols
A rash of traffic and parking violations near schools is prompting police to bolster its presence.
By Herald Staff Report , January 30, 2012
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Grand Forks mulls site for south fire station
City also planning 311 system to get comments from publicThe City Council's safety committee discussed on Tuesday a site near the Choice Health & Fitness Center, the 311 system so the public will avoid dialing 911 for non-emergency calls and new paving near the fitness center.
By Christopher Bjorke , January 24, 2012
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Grand Forks stores prep for Black Friday rush
Target and Best Buy asked for police presence and plan to slow the rushBoth are opening at midnight, much earlier than other years. Police don't expect much trouble, though, and, in Target's case, a metering system used at other Black Fridays have proven effective.
By Brandi Jewett , November 23, 2011
OUR OPINION: Learn from catastrophe at Indiana State Fair
Local officials should pay attention to the investigation by Indiana state agencies and then incorporate any recommendations that result.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , August 18, 2011
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Are you ready for tornado season?
Mark Frazier, National Weather Service meteorologist-in-charge, said it’s important for Red River Valley residents to plan ahead, long before a severe storm is in the area, so they’ll know what to do in an emergency.
May 26, 2011
Minnesota road deaths hit 100 for 2011
The state Office of Traffic Safety says the preliminary count of 102 deaths is 23 percent below the pace of last year.
By Associated Press , May 26, 2011
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Time to vote for best Minnesota ad about distracted driving
Five Minnesota finalists have been chosen, and now it's the public's turn to pick the best teen-produced ad about the dangers of distracted driving.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2011
Jill Lee, Grand Forks, letter: At times, city protects people from themselves
Which is the best purveyor of “common” sense here: An ordinance that was put in place to protect residents from a raging river and themselves? Or residents who suggest defying ordinances and ignoring the consequences?
By Jill Lee , April 18, 2011
Dwight Messner, Grand Forks, letter - Goodbye, nanny state: Let flood-watchers be
It’s time the city government stops being a killjoy and stops its overprotective mothering of the residents of Grand Forks.
By Dwight Messner , April 18, 2011
I-29 closure frustrates residents, but officials expected that
Kristen Borysewicz was mad at whoever decided to keep Interstate 29 open as long as it was Sunday. She and her mother, Patt Rall, were heading south from Larimore, N.D., to Fargo for a show. Near the Harwood exit, they found themselves in the middle of a shallow lake that appeared on the interstate.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 12, 2011
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- Dashboard view of I-29 flooding
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- VIDEOS: I-29 drive through water Sunday near Argusville, Harwood, N.D.
- Flooding closes dozens of N.D. roads statewide
- BRAD DOKKEN: Driving into ‘Lake I-29’ serves up encounter to remember
- SHARE YOUR FLOOD PHOTOS. See photos others have submitted, too.
- Report flood problems or alert others HERE.
Minnesota House passes contentious public safety bill
A budget bill that would maintain funding for courts and public defenders but would cut spending for prisons, women's shelters and human-rights programs cleared the Minnesota House on Thursday.
By Dennis Lien , April 01, 2011
Minnesota's top cop began as small-town officer
In every law enforcement position she's held, Mona Dohman has been the first woman -- as an officer in two small-town police departments; in the Maple Grove police department, where she worked as police chief for the last 10 years; and now as the Minnesota Department of Public Safety commissioner. "I think it's more about a dream and more about goals," she said, "than it is about being the first woman or the first man."
By Mara H. Gottfried , March 21, 2011
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