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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.
RELATED CONTENTDevils 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
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.
RELATED CONTENTCapitol, 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.
RELATED CONTENTN.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
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 has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple.
RELATED CONTENTPublicist: 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
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference could be losing its commissioner before the league ever begins play.
RELATED CONTENTGIRLS 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
Environmentalists say they’re too loose. The energy industry and its supporters say they’re too tight.
RELATED CONTENTMARILYN 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.
RELATED CONTENTRYAN 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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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEYIs Scherr on his way out?
Is the NCHC losing its commissioner before the puck drops? That's the big question after Inside the Games reported that Jim Scherr could be the chief executive officer of the European Games. Read a l...
5/21/13 at 2:42 AM
CAPITOL CHATTERCapitol, floods, veterans, disaster bills end 2013 legislative session
By Don Davis The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans...
5/21/13 at 1:16 AM
RUMMAGING WITH RYAN CONTESTBarb and Bob Anderson from Crookston
Here is a photo of winner Barb Anderson, her guest and husband Bob Anderson standing with Ryan Bakken after rummaging on Friday, May 17, 2013. ...
5/20/13 at 4:59 PM
GRAND FORKS GOURMET'Phoenix Wok & Grill' Closing
Phoenix Wok & Grill, at 2100 S. Columbia Road in Grand Forks, will close its doors this Friday, May 24. The owners of the Chinese restaurant posted on their Facebook page that their five-year l...
5/20/13 at 4:18 PM
MIKKELPATES.AG-AT-LARGENational Sunflower Association says sunflower might help farmers battling drought
The National Sunflower Association is suggesting farmers battling drought to plant you guessed it sunflower. Farmers considering abandoning winter wheat and attempting a late-seeded cash crop can ...
5/20/13 at 4:14 PM
Featured Area Voices
IN THE BLACKCVS Weekly Deals
I have mentioned in several posts about saving on items at drugstores such as grocery items and others. Here is this week's circular. Following are some of the weekly deals. You can scan your Extra...
5/20/13 at 7:28 PM
SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATESMedicare Medical (Part B) premium varies with income
Medicare Medical (Part B) coverage helps pay for doctors services and outpatient care along with other services. Most people incorrectly think that the costs of providing Medicare Part B coverage are...
5/20/13 at 3:49 PM
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CROOKSTONVisiting Scholar Yingying Chen from Zhejiang Economic and Trade Polytechnic, Hangzhou, China, Says Goodbye to U of M Crookston
Her time on campus has come to a close, but Yingying Chen (in photos)will take back to China many lessons from her time on the Crookston campus as a visiting scholar. Chen came to the Business Departm...
5/20/13 at 3:03 PM
THE WEST WINGWeekly Memo 5-17-13
Each Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on the City Council web page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Labor Update There are two labor agreements on next weeks Council agenda. Tha...
5/20/13 at 2:08 PM
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWSNDSU student leads 12-state cancer awareness youth task force
North Dakota State University senior Lindsey Kaufmann will gladly walk a mile, or even 10, to bring awareness about the fight against cancer. Kaufmann, who is president of NDSU Colleges Against Can...
5/20/13 at 1:35 PM
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Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51
Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night li...State Wires: ND | MN
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