AREA NEWS
'Don’t remember me; remember my friends'
Nearly three months after a driver fleeing a UND police officer struck her car at close to 100 mph, Katie Olson still needs crutches to get around.
By Archie Ingersoll , September 02, 2010
Now, anyone can fix the state budget
Budget wonks no longer are the only Minnesotans who can understand the difficulty of balancing a state budget nearly $6 billion in the hole.
By Don Davis , September 02, 2010
Enhanced DWI enforcement will continue through Labor Day
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety reports the last two weekends in August and Labor Day weekend have been in the top 11 deadliest weekends for alcohol-related crashes over the last three years — resulting in 29 deaths.September 02, 2010
Attorneys to resolve Nevis School bookkeeper's contract
On the advice of the Nevis School District’s attorney, Tuesday’s open board meeting to discuss action on bookkeeper Betsy Anderson’s contract was canceled and rescheduled.By Jean Ruzicka , September 01, 2010
Remembering a fallen officer
A public memorial service was held at the Mahnomen High School Monday night, where community members joined Emily Dewey in saying goodbye to her husband — a sheriff deputy whose story touched the hearts of many.
By Riham Feshir , September 01, 2010
Cheapest-ever rates haven’t moved home sales
It has never been cheaper to buy a house. Interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages keep going down. They’re perched around 4.3 percent today — the lowest interest rate mortgage giant Freddie Mac has on record.By Marino Eccher and Nathan Bowe , September 01, 2010
March of the Monarchs
Laura Bell hopes that monarch butterflies will be all aflutter Saturday.
Bell, lab services coordinator and naturalist at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, is tagging butterflies Saturday at the Red River Natural History Area near the UMC campus.
By Ann Bailey , September 01, 2010
Fargodome to no longer use Ticketmaster
Concertgoers will soon have to get used to a new name when buying tickets for events at the Fargodome.By Heidi Shaffer , September 01, 2010
Pawlenty orders state to stay out of federal health plan
Gov. Tim Pawlenty, saying the federal government is trying to take over states' rights, has ordered Minnesota officials to not apply for federal health-care funds under a 2010 law, a decision Democrats claim will cost the state billions of dollars and thousands of jobs.By Don Davis , September 01, 2010
Drinking sends 13-year-old West Fargo girl to hospital
West Fargo Police are investigating how a group of six teenagers obtained alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was hospitalized Monday for extreme intoxication, said Assistant Police Chief Mike Reitan.By Forum staff report , September 01, 2010
Woman sues Grand Forks salon for scalp burns
A Grand Forks woman claims that a beauty salon’s negligence left her with second-degree burns on her scalp.By Archie Ingersoll , August 31, 2010
Duluth becomes first city to approve synthetic marijuana ban
The Duluth City Council unanimously voted to outlaw the sale, manufacture, purchase or possession of synthetic marijuana in city limits Monday night. In so doing, Duluth became the first city in the state to make synthetic marijuana illegal.
By Peter Passi , August 31, 2010
Runner Beardsley files for bankruptcy
Dick Beardsley, a legendary marathon runner who recently sold his interest in the Fargo retail store that bore his name, has filed for bankruptcy relief in Texas.By Mike Nowatzki , August 30, 2010
A leg up, thanks to Shriners
Clare Woytassek was born with cerebral palsy and has been in leg braces since about age 2. Now at age 16, thanks to the Shriners, she’s walking without a brace.
By Pippi Mayfield , August 30, 2010
TEAM golf tournament raises $95,000
TEAM Industries started in the town of Cambridge, Minn., in 1967 by Don and Bea Ricke. The newly created company started with a dream of bringing jobs to rural Minnesota.August 27, 2010
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