Stretch of I-94 flooded near Jamestown

Heavy rain has flooded a stretch of Interstate 94 about 10 miles west of Jamestown, slowing traffic.

• Interstate 94 facing eastbound with two semis that drove off the roadway

Legislative notebook: Legislature looks to give raises, but not for themselves

The House and Senate were ready late Sunday to approve a compromise bill giving statewide officials and the governor’s commissioners pay raises, but the bill contains no legislator raises.

• Senators read and talk during a Saturday, May 18, 2013, debate on health care funding

Fate of LA pot shops left to voters

Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.

• Marijuana plant
• Marijuana leaf

Duluth police find missing 12-year-old boy

Duluth police say they've found a 12-year-old boy who was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday at Lincoln Park Middle School.

Small Florida city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

• Powerball

Early sign of trouble at UND’s nursing school

A year before faculty at UND’s College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines raised concerns about the “climate of fear” created by Dean Denise Korniewicz, some school employees told university investigators that they feared the dean’s administrative officer, a close friend of the dean who lived with her at the time, according to documents obtained by the Herald.

• Denise Korniewicz

Minnesota fishing guide looks back on hosting Dayton

Park Rapids, Minn., event will be remembered for its ‘firsts,’ Durham says

• Dayton fishing opener
• Dalrymple waving during opener

ALWAYS IN SEASON: Often overlooked, the clay-colored sparrow attracts attention

The clay-colored sparrow deserves more attention than it gets. It is one of our most common nesting sparrow species. Common doesn’t mean frequently reported, however.

• Mike Jacobs
• The clay-colored sparrow

Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards

They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.

• Taylor Swift performs on 'Good Morning America'
• Canadian singer Justin Bieber

Your guide to a beginner’s backdoor garden

Spring has arrived and we’re waiting for the ground the thaw. And if you’ve been thinking about planting a garden but don’t really know where to start, Anne Smith of the Grand Forks Horticultural Society has a plan for you.

• Container gardening tips

Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals opener

Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs struck first in the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 on Sunday.

• Memphis Grizzlies' Tayshaun Prince, left, is fouled by San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan

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

MARILYN HAGERTY: Grandmas teach kids to knit, grandpas take them fishing

After being bombarded with what’s wrong in this world, there is a chance to hear what it right. It comes with the annual reading of essays by fourth graders of Greater Grand Forks.

• Marilyn Hagerty
• MARILYN HAGERTY: My Captain — Sheriff Rost

OUR OPINION: DFL erred by pursuing party-line approach

Minnesota and the party alike would be better off if DFLers had invited Republicans to the table.

• Our Opinion

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