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NDAD INSIGHTS Winter weather checklist provides planning guide for people with disabilities, health challenges
Severe winter weather has arrived early forportions of eastern North Dakota and neighboring Minnesota.Count some people with physical, medical, cognitive or sensory disabilities among thosecaught by s...
Posted on 10/4/12 at 1:05 PM
Grand Forks car show is a crowd pleaser 
Brody Melicher, 5, led his mother by the hand up and down rows of cars Saturday at the Prime Steel Car Show in Grand Forks’ Purpur Arena. “He was really excited this morning, he really likes them,” said Brandi Melicher of Grand Forks, Brody’s mother.
By Robb Jeffries , April 13, 2013
Grand Forks to host regional antique car show
The Alerus Center in Grand Forks will play host to the 2013 Central Region Fall Meet of the Antique Automobile Club of America, the club announced today.
By Associated Press , January 25, 2013
Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns
In the next few days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to propose long-delayed regulations requiring auto manufacturers to include event data recorders — better known as "black boxes" — in all new cars and light trucks. But the agency is behind the curve.
By Joan Lowy , December 07, 2012
Obama, Romney battle over auto bailout in Ohio
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are turning the White House race in Ohio into a referendum on the auto bailout, an effort aimed at driving up turnout among their supporters in the election's waning days.
By Julie Pace and Thomas Beaumont , November 02, 2012
New mileage standards would double fuel efficiency
The average gas mileage of new cars and trucks will have to nearly double by 2025 under regulations that were finalized Tuesday by the Obama administration.
By Tom Krisher and Matthew Daly , August 28, 2012
Strike's over for Duluth mechanics
After two months, the strike is over for mechanics at six car dealerships in the Miller Hill Mall area.
By Candace Renalls , August 15, 2012
Rising gas prices causing drivers to turn to smaller, better engines
Back when gas was cheap, Americans bought cars with V-8 engines like the Big Block, Cobra Jet and Ramcharger. Acceleration was all that mattered, even in family cars that never made it to full throttle. But now, thanks to government regulation and gas-price gyrations, the motors that move the nation's cars and trucks are shrinking.
By Tom Krisher , June 14, 2012
Poll: Americans know how to save energy, but balk
When it comes to saving energy, people in the United States know that driving a fuel-efficient car accomplishes more than turning off the lights at home. A new poll shows that while most of those questioned understand effective ways to save energy, they have a hard time adopting them.
By Matthew Daly , June 09, 2012
Shelby Cobra creator, racer Carroll Shelby dies at 89
Carroll Shelby, the legendary car designer and champion auto racer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died. He was 89.
By Jeff Wilson and Nomaan Merchant , May 11, 2012
Car crashes into apartment building; another strikes hotel in GF
A south-end apartment building was damaged and the Howard Johnson Hotel was struck in separate vehicle accidents Friday.
By Herald Staff Reports , April 28, 2012
Minnesota officials: Unauthorized access to vehicle records
State officials say they've detected and stopped unauthorized access to the motor vehicle records of about 3,700 people in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says a preliminary investigation by its Driver and Vehicle Services division doesn't show the data was used for criminal purposes. The agency is sending letters to the individuals affected by the unauthorized access.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2012
Williston delays action on controversial RV ban
Overflow crowd overwhelmingly opposes outlawing campers not in RV parksCity commissioners in Williston delayed a decision on a proposed RV ban after an overflow crowd overwhelmingly opposed it Tuesday. Commissioners decided to give people 30 days to submit comments on a proposal that would make it illegal to live in a camper that is not part of an RV park.
By Amy Dalrymple , April 25, 2012
Electric cars get high praise, but have limitations
When Maggie Koerth-Baker of Minneapolis test-drove a Nissan Leaf all-electric car recently, she felt like she was "on a rocketship to the moon." Yet few people will buy such vehicles, said auto expert Brian Cooley of CNET, because they are expensive compared with standard vehicles, have limited electric range and a few hassles, such as a paucity of public places to plug in for a frequently needed battery boost.
By Julio Ojeda-Zapata , April 22, 2012
RRV Speedway's West Fargo races moving to Saturdays
In an effort to boost attendance, speedway officials have opted to switch this year’s weekly races from Wednesday to Saturday, beginning with a May 5 season opener.
By Ryan S. Clark , March 28, 2012
Feds probe Motor Coach bus defect that may have caused crashes
Federal safety regulators have begun investigating buses made by Motor Coach Industries Inc. over the past 20 years because the drive shafts can fall out and cause drivers to lose control. Schaumburg, Ill.-based MCI, which says it's the leading maker of intercity buses in the U.S. and Canada, has an assembly plant in Pembina, N.D.
By Tom Krisher , March 27, 2012
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