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

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

Emails and recollections of illegal meetings show N.D. higher ed board torn over Shirvani criticisms

The day after she was grilled at a legislative committee hearing about perceived efforts to discredit North Dakota’s higher education chancellor, a member of the board overseeing the system sent an email critical of how her board and staff responded.

• PDF of email
• Hamid Shirvani

Budget funding elderly, disabled heads to governor

Nursing homes and other care facilities will get more state money than they have seen in years.

• Assistant Senate Majority Leader Katie Sieben of Cottage Grove, left, talks to Sen. Bev Scalze of Little Canada
• Senators read and talk during a Saturday, May 18, 2013, debate on health care funding
• Health and human services budget highlights

Most North Dakota school districts fail to meet standards

More than two-thirds of North Dakota's public school districts failed to meet annual federal education standards, and one superintendent says it's bound to get worse.

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

Oil Patch hospitals to get help in screening for bad debt risks

Medical centers in western North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch need help in diagnosing which patients requesting nonemergency services are bad debt risks.

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

DOUG LEIER: Looking back on the 2013 N.D. legislative session

License fee increase, changes in gratis eligibility among key measures lawmakers passed

• Doug Leier
• N.D. capitol building

MEREDITH HOLT: I’m learning to shrug off ‘fat talk’

Lesson learned: Don’t beat yourself up, because there will always be someone willing to do it for you. I’ve written about both positive and negative selftalk, but never before had it come to such an ironic head.

• Meredith Holt

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

DO-IT-YOURSELF: Make your own lava lamp

Here are tips to make your own lava lamp. The steps are easy, the materials are cheap and the payoff is fun for the kiddos.

• Homemade lava lamp

COLLEGE BASEBALL: UND pulls off a comeback victory - beating Chicago State 7-6

For the fifth time in a 13-game homestand, UND pulled off a comeback victory — beating Chicago State 7-6 in 10 innings to finish the regular season with a 23-20-1 mark.

• UND sports logo

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

• Oxbow (6), ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race

Erichsen's surge gives him second men's Fargo Marathon title

There were times in the Fargo Marathon when James Kirwa was so far out in front that it got lonely in the streets of Fargo.

• Chris Erichsen wins the mens division of the Fargo Marathon

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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