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    June 6, 2013
    Sanford Hospital, June 5, 2013, in Fargo, N.D. (Logan Werlinger / The Forum)
    Sanford to trim $10 million in top jobs; more systemwide posts to come to Fargo
    FARGO - Sanford Health is buying out a dozen of the 50 administrators offered early retirements or reassignments under a restructuring plan estimated...
    BusinessJune 6, 2013 - 9:33am
    May 14, 2013
    Two adult bald eagles locked talons in mid-air Sunday over Duluth International Airport and crashed to the ground when they couldn't separate. (Courtesy Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
    Two eagles, locked in mid-air, plummet on to Duluth airport runway
    DULUTH -- Two adult bald eagles made an unplanned landing on the tarmac at the Duluth International Airport on Sunday. The two birds had locked...
    outdoorsMay 14, 2013 - 10:07am
    May 1, 2013
    ATV safety class coming
    Woods and Wheels ATV Club is hosting youth safety training on May 18. Did you know a person under the age of 18 must wear a helmet? How old must you be to legally ride trails? What kind of clothing is required to ride safely? A DNR online class is required, plus a classroom...
    Life/waveMay 1, 2013 - 10:29am
    April 11, 2013
    Duluth polar bear Berlin and new Kansas City mate 'REALLY friendly'
    DULUTH, Minn. - This being a family newspaper, we want to put this sensitively: Biology is taking place in the polar bear exhibit of the Kansas...
    outdoorsApril 11, 2013 - 9:23am
    April 6, 2013
    Bemidji man seriously hurt in crash
    WALKER, Minn. -- A Bemidji man was seriously injured Saturday when he lost control of his car on an icy two-lane highway near here and was broadsided by a vehicle traveling toward him, the Minnesota State Patrol reported. Johnathan M. Fairbanks, 26, was northbound on State Highway...
    NewsApril 6, 2013 - 7:20pm
    March 30, 2013
    Body found in crashed plane near Hawley
    By Forum News ServiceHAWLEY, Minn. – A dead body has been found in a small airplane that crashed in a field in rural Clay County, Sheriff Bill Bergquist said. Investigators are working to determine if the wreckage was the small, single-engine airplane that went missing in flight...
    NewsMarch 30, 2013 - 11:03am
    March 27, 2013
    Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said she will hold hearings on a potential “takeover” of Twin Cities-based Fairview Health. Special to The Forum
    Sanford Health in talks to take over Twin Cities-based Fairview Health Services
    FARGO – A possible merger between Sanford Health and Twin Cities-based Fairview Health Services faces scrutiny from the Minnesota attorney...
    BusinessMarch 27, 2013 - 8:05am
    March 23, 2013
    Man killed in bloody melee near Bemidji; two charged in death
    By Justin Glawe, Forum News Service, INFORUM CASS LAKE, Minn. – A day of drinking alcohol to near-fatal excess ended in a bloody melee that left one man dead after a severe beating, police said. Leslie Headbird, 44, was beaten so badly Thursday night that police were unable to...
    NewsMarch 23, 2013 - 6:21pm
    March 21, 2013
    Hundreds lose jobs as PRACS Institute in Fargo shuts down
    FARGO -- Hundreds of PRACS Institute employees here were laid off Wednesday when the company unexpectedly announced it was shutting down. Employees said they were notified that the company would shut down Wednesday afternoon. “(I am) kind of shocked, I am blown away. (We) heard...
    BusinessMarch 21, 2013 - 11:13am
    Minnesota gains 14,500 jobs in February -- Jobless rate steady at 5.5 percent
    ST. PAUL - Minnesota employers added 14,500 jobs in February, bringing total jobs in the state to near the pre-recessionary peak five years ago, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The February gains combined...
    BusinessMarch 21, 2013 - 10:57am
    March 18, 2013
    Conservation officers with confiscated perch from Lake Minnie.
    Routine patrol on Lake Winnibigoshish nets Wisconsin anglers
    A routine patrol by three conservation officers (CO) with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources netted three Wisconsin men nearly $3,300...
    outdoors/DNRMarch 18, 2013 - 6:14pm
    Legislative notebook: Health insurance marketplace only needs Dayton signature
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota senators approved 39-28 a health insurance marketplace along party lines Monday, leaving only Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature as the final step. Dayton is expected to sign the measure that would give Minnesotans a mostly Web-based place to buy health insurance,...
    NewsMarch 18, 2013 - 5:56pm
    Water trucks line up in western North Dakota. The fracking process consumes millions of gallons of water per well.
    North Dakota oil industry is thirsty -- 5.4 billion gallons of water used 2012
    By Amy Dalrymple Forum News Service WILLISTON, N.D. – The oil industry used at least 5.4 billion gallons of water in North Dakota in 2012,...
    NewsMarch 18, 2013 - 11:15am
    Clinics in Frazee, Lake Park and other area cities closed due to weather
    Two more Essentia Health clinics are closing due to the severe weather. The Essentia Health-Menahga Clinic will close at noon today. The Essentia Health-Walker Clinic will close at 2 p.m. today. Five other clinics are closed today as well: Essentia Health-Chokio Clinic Essentia...
    NewsMarch 18, 2013 - 10:53am
    Interstate 94, Highway 10, Highway 210 close in west central Minnesota
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol closed three highways at 11 p.m. Sunday due to heavy snow, high winds and low visibility. As of 10:30 a.m. Monday the highways remained closed, according to the MnDOT website.Highways closed include:Interstate...
    NewsMarch 18, 2013 - 10:35am
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