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The Minnesota Depart-ment of Transportation (MnDOT) urges motorists to use extra caution while driving through highway work zones this Memorial Day weekend. Plan ahead, think about alternate routes or go to www.511mn.org to get advance information about road construction and detours. “With...

A Frazee man died Thursday night after being struck by a train. Sim Vincent Pettibone, 22, of 406 E. Main Ave. was pronounced dead at the scene. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad reported at 11:23 p.m. that one of their trains had...

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- A former Dilworth man serving 12 years in prison on a previous child sex abuse conviction is facing new child sex abuse charges filed Wednesday in Clay County District Court. Robert James Hersrud, 29, faces two counts of felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct...

FARGO – A woman was taken to the hospital early today after being rescued from the chilly Red River near Fargo’s Midtown Dam. Firefighters responded to a call about 2:20 a.m. from a woman who called 911 from her cell phone while clinging to an object in the river. According...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Two Becker County sheriff’s deputies went beyond the call of duty during the recent Green Valley fire near Menahga to save a scared family dog caught in the flames. Deputy Todd Glander and Deputy Jon Peterson were helping with the evacuation of homes...

GRAND FORKS - An East Grand Forks resident faces drug charges after a vehicle stop Wednesday afternoon on DeMers Avenue in Grand Forks. Leonard Luna, 55, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and driving under suspension, according to the Grand Forks...

ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed two provisions of a bill funding outdoors and arts projects, saying a House committee ignored a citizen advisory panel. The vetoes eliminated $3 million to fight aquatic invasive species that was destined for tribal and local governments and $6.3...

ST. PAUL -- Here are how some issues fared at the recently completed 2013 Minnesota Legislature: Bonding: Gov. Mark Dayton and House Democrats wanted to borrow $750 million to $800 million for public works projects around the state, but Republicans and Senate Democrats favored...

Lake associations, townships, cities, sportsmen groups and other organizations will now be able to hire aquatic invasive species educators to work public accesses in Becker County, under an emergency resolution approved by the county board Tuesday. The process had been held up...