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563 hydrocodone pills found after vehicle stop in Grand Forks

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...

news / crime Thu, May 23, 2013 - 12:53pm

Process dispute leads to Dayton outdoors vetoes

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...

news / legislative Thu, May 23, 2013 - 12:20pm

An estimated 650 students, faculty members and administrators took part in a statewide tornado drill April 17, 2013, by filing into the safe room at the Wadena-Deer Creek Middle/High School. The room is designed to hold approximately 1,200 occupants and withstand an F-5 tornado. Brian Hansel / Forum News Service

No standard haven from tornadoes at area schools

FARGO – After a tornado unleashed its power on Wadena (Minn.) High School on June 17, 2010, the school was so heavily damaged it had to be torn down and...

news Thu, May 23, 2013 - 9:54am

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signs an education bill that spends $16 billion into law Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Looking on are the bill's authors, Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth, left, and Sen. Chuck Wiger of Maplewood. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)

Minnesotans will feel legislative session impact

ST. PAUL -- Legislative sessions have consequences, and 2013’s version will be felt by many Minnesotans. Republicans say Minnesotans of all stripes will pay higher taxes. Democrats claim residents will...

news / legislative Thu, May 23, 2013 - 9:48am

Issue by issue look back at Minnesota Legislature

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...

news / legislative Thu, May 23, 2013 - 9:42am

Photo of the Day - Submitted By: Jim Sinclair

Photo of the Day

news Wed, May 22, 2013 - 2:32pm

Day camps throughout the city have a variety of prices, locations and times, but the goals are all the same...to provide children with a safe, structured and fun place to spend their summer vacation days. Submitted Photo

Kids have choices for fun

To most kids, there were never two sweeter words spoken than those of “summer vacation.” To some parents, those sweet words translate into more of a phrase … one such...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 22, 2013 - 12:28pm

Zach Ramsey holds the injured osprey he and his dad rescued while out hunting for turkey. Submitted Photo

Hunters rescue injured osprey

Zach and Dan Ramsey’s turkey hunt was a bust, but they did bring home a bird — an injured osprey. The son and father were hunting May 11 in the...

news Wed, May 22, 2013 - 12:23pm

County acts to allow 'educators'

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...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 22, 2013 - 12:21pm

Gary Thompson was awarded the Volunteer Instructor of the Year for the state because of the work he does with youth ATV safety. PIPPI MAYFIELD/TRIBUNE

Thompson wins instructor award

Saturday was slated to be a typical youth ATV safety training session for Gary Thompson. He’s been an instructor for the Woods and Wheels ATV Club-sponsored classes for several years,...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 22, 2013 - 12:20pm

Terrie Boyd just returned from the Minnesota State Capitol where she protested the idea of unionizing at-home daycare providers. DON DAVIS/FORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO.

DL woman fights daycare union

Detroit Lakes daycare provider Terrie Boyd is making herself very loud and clear at the State Capitol and beyond as she fights against unionizing at-home daycares. Boyd was one of...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 22, 2013 - 12:17pm

The Festival of Birds’ first-ever overnight field trip included a stop at Oak Hammock Marsh in Manitoba.

Rain didn’t dampen Festival of Birds’ success

Though rain was a near-constant presence at the 16th annual Festival of Birds, it didn’t dampen the spirits of the birders who flocked to Detroit Lakes for the four-day event...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 22, 2013 - 11:16am

LP-A finalizes summer rec program, staff

With a little less than two weeks left before classes end for the summer, the Lake Park-Audubon School Board made final staffing decisions for the district’s summer recreation and day...

news / Lake Park-Audubon Wed, May 22, 2013 - 10:49am

Veterans, community invited to Ride for Healing May 28

Detroit Lakes will be one of the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars’ ‘Rally Points’ for the weeklong Ride For Healing. All veterans and the community are invited to...

news / Detroit Lakes Wed, May 22, 2013 - 10:47am

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