Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts — a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding.

• Boy Scouts raise their hands at the close of a news conference held by people against the change in the Boy Scouts of America gay policy

State has many with student loans, but low debt loads

Although the number of people who have student debt in North Dakota is among the highest in the nation, the average amount borrowed is among the lowest, according to a recent report.

Minnesotans will feel legislative session impact

Legislative sessions have consequences, and 2013’s version will be felt by many Minnesotans.

• Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signs an education bill
• Issue by issue look back at Minnesota Legislature

Ex-Bison player denies he faked community service

A former football player at North Dakota State University denied Wednesday that he at one point faked the community service he was ordered to serve for pleading guilty to faking signatures on an election petition.

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

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities in central Florida early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said.

• FBI investigators walk near the crime scene

MPCA studies water quality in Snake, Two Rivers

The Snake and Two Rivers rivers in northwest Minnesota are part of an ongoing water quality study scheduled to resume this summer to assess the condition of rivers, streams and lakes in Minnesota.

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

Fargo ad agency sues N.D. natives over ‘Annoying Orange’ cartoon

The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court here alleges Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove took the idea for the character from H2M Inc.’s “The Talking Orange,” created for several television commercials that aired in North Dakota and western Minnesota from 2005 to 2009 for a North Dakota Department of Transportation advertising campaign.

• Dane Boedigheimer
• Scene from "The Annoying Orange"

N.D. CLASS B TRACK: Fueled by frustration

Negative thoughts poured through Josey Page’s head after tearing her ACL at the end of the basketball regular season. It’s not that she’s a negative person; she just had so many plans.

• Carrington's Josey Page edges Hazen's Stephanie Ziegler to win the 800-meter relay

UND BASEBALL: UND rolls past Northern Colorado in GWC tournament

NEWARK, N.J. — The pitching of Brock Johnson allowed UND to roll past the top-seeded team in the Great West Conference tournament.

• UND sports logo

N.D. CLASS A BOYS TRACK: One last title bid for Riders’ big three

They each own a state title. They each are headed for Division I college track on scholarship. None of that has slowed Bryan Bjerk, John Hoplin or Loren Bothun this season.

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