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Floodwaters threaten Renwick Dam west of Cavalier, N.D.

Floodwaters threaten Renwick Dam west of Cavalier, N.D.

The Cavalier (N.D.) Police Department was monitoring water levels at the Renwick Dam 6 miles west of the town Monday night as floodwaters from the Tongue River were on the verge of going over the emergency spillway.

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Devils Lake outlook to reflect rainfall

The National Weather Service will issue a new flood outlook this week for the Devils Lake Basin, which received at least three inches of rain over the weekend.

Crystal, N.D., residents evacuate in face of flooding

Rising waters in Crystal, a small town in northeast North Dakota, began driving people out of their homes Monday evening.

Grand Forks City Council OKs water agreement for proposed fertilizer plant

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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Capitol, flooding, veterans, disaster end Minnesota legislative session

Capitol, flooding, veterans, disaster end Minnesota legislative session

The Minnesota Legislature decided to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans a new facility and provide disaster assistance Monday night as it ended its 2013 session.

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Farmer-led company joins nitrogen fertilizer race

Farmer-led company joins nitrogen fertilizer race

Darin Anderson uses a starter fertilizer for his 2013 corn; he looks behind him in the tractor cab to see the product flowing through “sight monitors” on his planting rig that verify the stuff is traveling properly through nozzles.

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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.

Vilsack announces change beginning in 2014 crop year

Vilsack announces change beginning in 2014 crop year

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 14 announced that new crop insurance pricing options will be available to organic producers who grow crops under guaranteed contracts beginning with the 2014 crop year.

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CBS pulls comedy season-ender because of tornado

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

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.

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UND HOCKEY: NCHC commissioner looks at another job

UND HOCKEY: NCHC commissioner looks at another job

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference could be losing its commissioner before the league ever begins play.

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GIRLS TRACK: A bundle of nerves -- and success

GIRLS TRACK: A bundle of nerves -- and success

As she lines up before almost every race, Ashley Perez feels a little nervous. Nothing — not even the fact that the Nelson County freshman already is a state champion — calms those nerves.

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OUR OPINION: Federal fracking rules strike good balance

OUR OPINION: Federal fracking rules strike good balance

Environmentalists say they’re too loose. The energy industry and its supporters say they’re too tight.

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MARILYN HAGERTY: ‘Air Mail Week,’ state marble championship marked ’38

MARILYN HAGERTY: ‘Air Mail Week,’ state marble championship marked ’38

Marbles and knothole gangs caught the fancy of children around Grand Forks 75 years ago. The second annual state marble tournament was held here on a lot across from the YMCA on Fifth Street.

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RYAN BAKKEN: Merry band of losers

RYAN BAKKEN: Merry band of losers

The sight of my handsome mug shot on this page today should tell you at least one thing: I and my co-workers playing Powerball didn’t win the big prize.

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