Grand Forks City Council OKs water agreement for proposed fertilizer plant

A firm’s proposal to build a $1.5 billion fertilizer plant near Grand Forks jumped its first hurdle Monday at a City Council meeting.

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N.D. higher ed board to take another look at tuition rate plans

The president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education wants the group to take another look at tuition rates.

Number of people sickened by raw cheese in Minnesota up to 25

The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday at least 25 Minnesotans became sick with salmonella linked to eating queso fresco made with unpasteurized cheese.

East Grand Forks leaders say sewage issue is about control

Despite having the lowest price tag, a project to pipe East Grand Forks sewage to Grand Forks for treatment appears to be dead.

• Craig Buckalew

Body found in trunk of towed car in Twin Cities

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the trunk of a car towed from Brooklyn Park to a wrecker lot near downtown Minneapolis.

Boy on bike hit by pickup in Grand Forks

A 10-year-old boy was injured Friday when a pickup truck hit him as he was riding his bike on the west side of Grand Forks. The truck’s driver was cited.

Grand Forks has record rainfall

A record 1.35 inches of rain fell at Grand Forks International Airport, breaking the mark of 0.74 inches, set in 1950, according to the National Weather Service.

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Twin Cities mother says girl is recovering from 'choking game'

Devolia Wilson has a warning for other parents — the 'choking game' is no game at all. Wilson says her daughter, Rajahnae, played the so-called game on Wednesday, on Thursday felt dizzy and shaky and by nightfall had a massive, seizure-like episode. She spent two days in the intensive care unit and is now recovering.

Legislature puts $485 million more into Minnesota public schools

Minnesota Democrats say new money they are putting into education will boost the economy by giving the state a better-educated workforce.

• Minnesota state Rep. DeanUrdahl of Grove City
• Minnesota state Rep. Paul Marquart

CBS pulls comedy season-ender because of tornado

CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple.

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Publicist: Founding member of The Doors, Ray Manzarek dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.

• The Doors

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are trying to change that by creating a gargantuan map of what foods Americans are buying and eating.

• Prof. Barry Popkin

Choice Health and Fitness offers youth programs for a healthy summer

Choice Health and Fitness offers photography class along with traditional sports camps in Grand Forks.

• Summer programs

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

• Yahoo logo is displayed outside of the offices in Santa Clara, Calif.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: UND hopes to take momentum to GWC tournament

After playing its first 31 games on the road, UND played its final 13 regular-season games at Kraft Field. North Dakota won 10 of those home games, including Sunday’s regular-season finale in dramatic fashion.

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Red Sox win 5th in row, beat Twins on rainy day

John Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour rain delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight win.

• Boston Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino (18) runs to the dugout

OUR OPINION: Keep Capitol renovation on track

“The Minnesota Capitol has reached a tipping point,” the Minnesota Capitol Preservation Commission reported. The building is deteriorating so rapidly that either major repairs get started within one to two years, or the historic structure will be impossible to preserve — and Minnesota may have to start thinking about replacing it.

• Our Opinion

ANN BAILEY: The humiliation of dogs

Though my children were energetic little people, they were pretty well-behaved when we went out to eat, take in a movie or to attend church, saving me the public humiliation.

• Ann Bailey

LLOYD OMDAHL: Big chunk of tax cut going out of state

The legislative leadership responsible for the big tax cuts is calling them “the largest tax-relief package this state has ever seen.”

• Lloyd Omdahl

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