UPDATE: Renwick Dam holds overnight in Pembina County

The Renwick Dam, west of here, held through the night and the runoff rate is slowing, but residents still were not being allowed back in as of this morning, except to fetch medicine or other necessities.

Crookston aims to attract homeowners by giving away free land

The free lots were a result of an agreement between developer Bob Herkenhoff and the city. In exchange for the 17 free lots, Herkenhoff received a 15-year tax abatement on the three properties he is building in the same development, which is on the northern edge of town, south of the new hockey arena.

Three ex-Bison football players allegedly skip community service

Three of the 15 people who pleaded guilty to petition fraud charges in Cass County last fall – all three of them former North Dakota State University football players – failed to complete the community service required by their probation agreements, authorities allege in court records.

• Clockwise from top left: Darren (D.J.) McNorton, Aireal Boyd, Don Carter and Joshua Gatlin

Grafton braces for record crest

Flood fighters rushed to shore up an emergency levee in Grafton Tuesday after the National Weather Service issued a flood warning and raised the probable Park River crest to 16.5 feet, near the record of 16.52 feet, which has stood since 1950.

• Grafton & Crystal, ND

N.D. workers return home after Oklahoma tornado

Pilot Liz Lillard was in Williston on Monday as she watched a live feed of a massive tornado pass over her children’s day care in Moore, Okla. Lillard’s son and daughter, ages 2½ and 7 months, were safe in a storm shelter at their day care, but phone lines were down, so Lillard didn’t know for two hours.

Josh Duhamel to lead N.D. State Fair parade

Parade chairman Jim Clifford announced that the Minot native will be the grand marshal of the State Fair parade on July 20. The theme of this year's parade is "Transforming North Dakota."

• Actor Josh Duhamel

Polk officials hear pipeline plans

Already Polk County’s biggest taxpayer at $2.7 million annually, Enbridge Pipelines soon may be paying twice that much. Two Enbridge representatives visited county commissioners Tuesday, answering questions and outlining the plans for building the Sandpiper Pipeline.

• Sandpiper proposal

Minnesota DNR lifts burn bans in 32 counties

Prompted by recent rains, the Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday lifted burning restrictions in all or parts of 32 Minnesota counties, including Polk, Clearwater, Mahnomen and southern Beltrami counties.

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion

The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary estimate announced Wednesday by the Oklahoma Insurance Department.

N.D. governor names new director of DOT

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple today appointed Grant Levi as executive director of the state’s Department of Transportation. Levi had been serving as the interim executive director since November 2012.

• Grant Levi

THE EATBEAT: My (Italian) Moon adventure

Tilapia was the last thing on my mind when I stopped for lunch at the Italian Moon on a sunny day in May. I was aiming for the salad bar that is laden with choices including soups, pasta and pizza.

• Marilyn Hagerty

A kebab as happy on the grill as under the broiler

The trouble with spring is that we get eager to grill, but we can’t always count on the weather to cooperate. Admittedly, I am a fair weather griller. I know some people who gleefully brave blizzards for the joy of putting meat to searing grate. I simply am not so hardy a man.

• Lemon-garlic lamb kebabs with bell pepper couscous

Pasta carbonara remade as a delicious summer salad

Pasta carbonara — richly cheesy, creamy and studded with crisped pancetta — is easily one of the most comforting of pasta dishes. The only trouble is, with the onset of warmer weather we tend to crave salads more than steaming bowls of pasta. So for this recipe, we decided to have it both ways.

• Carbonara pasta salad

Local golfers affected by USGA ban of anchored putting

Some of the best golfers in the area likely will be maneuvering the greens in a different way soon. The United States Golf Association adopted a rule Tuesday that outlaws anchoring a putter against a golfer’s body, a style that has been used by four of the last six major champions.

• Nick Schaefer tees off
• Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

PREP TRACK: Park River senior looking to reclaim discus title at Class B state meet

Sixth place at a state tournament — there’s no shame in that. For Garrett Pic, however, being No. 6 has been a big motivator. That’s because it’s a big drop from No. 1.

• Garrett Pic

ANN BAILEY: Rhubarb: A rite of spring

My mom made sauces, cakes, pies and desserts from our rhubarb, and I enjoyed them all. When my husband, Brian, moved from Grand Forks to the farm where we live, near Larimore, N.D., my mom and dad planted rhubarb in our garden.

• Ann Bailey
• Rhubarb Jelly-Roll Cake
• Rhubarb Streusel Muffins
• Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce

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