SAFETY
It happens every 1.6 days...
I saw a timely message on an electronic billboard on I-94 in Fargo today. The message was divided into two displays. The first display said: "It happens every 1.6 days." After giving drivers a few sec...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 9:55 PM
Tornado Avoidance
If happen to see a tornado as you are driving down the road, most individuals have the instinct to just drive in a different direction to flee the storm. In our general rural landscape this usually...
Posted on 6/6/13 at 10:59 AM
What can the kids do this summer?
Check out the May 2013 Kids Connections - a 16-page guide packed with summer activities for kids published by Grand Forks Public Schools. Download the 16-page Kids Connections booklet by clicking HERE...
Posted on 5/30/13 at 8:40 AM
Get Ready For Summer By Being Prepared
The last days of school are upon us and the trees are almost all leafed out! Finally the calendar and Mother Nature are in alignment! I am shocked as always how fast a school year goes. I ...
Posted on 5/24/13 at 9:57 AM
UND Flying Team in national competition: second by inches
The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team took second with a score of 355, only four points behind the winner, out of 28 schools at the National Intercollegiate Flying Associations (NIFAs) Safe...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 2:01 PM
Lifeguard rescues boy at East Grand Forks pool
By Kevin Bonham , June 16, 2013
DOUG LEIER: Wearing a life jacket will make time on the water safer
By Doug Leier , June 15, 2013
Siblings of Moorhead baby who died in van put in foster care
A judge ruled Friday that the siblings of a 5-month-old girl who died after she was left alone for hours in a van Tuesday should be placed in foster care.By Emily Welker , June 15, 2013
Explosion reminds La. that plants not always safe
By some measures, chemical plants like the sites of separate fatal explosions this week in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America. That doesn't stop residents and emergency responders from keeping wary eyes on the hundreds of facilities stretched along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.By Jeff Amy , June 14, 2013
Minnesota day care closed after girl found wandering on highway
Authorities ordered a Sandstone day care center closed Wednesday after a 2-year-old from the center was found wandering along Minnesota Highway 23 and sheriff’s deputies saw possible signs that the day care provider was intoxicated.By Forum News Service , June 13, 2013
SD, MN troopers conduct I-90 safety operation
Highway Patrol troopers from South Dakota and Minnesota and local law officers are cracking down on traffic violators on a stretch of Interstate 90.By Associated Press , June 13, 2013
Grand Forks mom recalls ‘agonizing disbelief’ of her baby’s 2006 death in car
Five-month-old Kate Boe, of Grand Forks, died in June 2006 after her mother accidentally left the child in her minivan. Her mother, Andrea Boe, was not charged in the incident. Andrea Boe gave Forum News Service permission to reprint her recollection of that traumatic day originally posted on KidsAndCars.org.By Forum News Service , June 12, 2013
Expert: disrupted routine often at heart of child deaths
Thirty-eight children die on average in the United States every year from being left unattended in vehicles on warm days.By Dave Olson , June 12, 2013
Moorhead infant’s death remains under investigation
By Dave Olson , June 12, 2013
Father of Moorhead 5-month-old who died in van was taking care of five other children under age 7
By Dave Olson , June 12, 2013
Seat belt use up, deaths still high in N.D., Minnesota
After a two-car crash in Grand Forks killed a motorist who wasn’t wearing their seatbelt, we take a look at seatbelt trends in the region.By Robb Jeffries , June 12, 2013
Making the grade: What Altru Hospital's "D" grade means 
Altru Hospital received a “D” grade in patient safety from nonprofit organization the Leapfrog Group. More than 2,500 hospitals were given letter grades that represented their overall score in terms of keeping patients safe from preventable harm and errors.
By Herald Staff Report , June 11, 2013
Altru gets low mark for safety: Nonprofit gives hospital ‘D’ 
By Brandi Jewett , June 11, 2013
Fargo hospitals receive ‘B’ grade for safety 
Essentia and Sanford hospitals here received a “B” grade for safety in a recent national study.
By Forum News Service , June 11, 2013
Congress briefed on US surveillance programs 
Dogged by fear and confusion about sweeping spy programs, intelligence officials sought to convince House lawmakers in an unusual briefing Tuesday that the government's years-long collection of phone records and Internet usage is necessary for protecting Americans — and does not trample on their privacy rights.
By Lara Jakes , June 11, 2013
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