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THE NEW FORTYA 4,800 lb. force...
Two pregnant sisters were killed in a rollover accident in Eastern Montana on Friday morning. Icy conditions are believed to have played a role in the rollover. The sisters did not have their seat bel...
11/10/12 at 5:06 PM
THE BRIDGEHUNTER'S CHRONICLESRiverside Bridge Update: The Battle over the Ownership
There is usually a problem when it comes to preserving historic bridges and that is the question of ownership and liability. Most of the time agencies and parties involved in a historic bridge in qu...
8/6/12 at 10:27 AM
NEW PLATEAUSA Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through one little old lady. My Aunt Olive Hendrickson was born in South Dakota and now liv...
7/23/12 at 11:07 AM
FARGO SCHOOL TALKNew teen driving restrictions have begun
On January 1 of this year, some new restrictions took effect for North Dakota teen drivers. According to legislators, the intent of the new restrictions was to make North Dakota roads and teens safer....
1/12/12 at 9:48 AM
STAFF BLOGTHE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYONDState officials approve $2 million for oil-impacted townships
BISMARCKState officials approved $2 million worth of grants for oil-impacted townships on Thursday and began discussing how $60 million in additional impact grants will be distributed. The Board of U...
12/8/11 at 6:18 PM State releases $35 million to non-oil counties 6/13/11 at 2:03 PM
Today's Ask Your Government 4/17/11 at 8:00 AM
THE FARM BLEATA near catastrophe on a country road
You know how they say curiosity killed the cat? How about those parents who always tell us we must learn from our mistakes? Well, Im kind of thinking both rang a little true in my life this afternoon...
3/29/11 at 7:14 PM
STAFF BLOGWDAY STORM TRACKER WEATHERBlow Ice
We have the traditional four seasons; summer, winter, fall and spring. We have what could be called a snow season, a thunderstorm season, a severe weather season and of course a growing season. But do...
2/25/11 at 10:37 AM
DIRTY LAUNDRYEvil vacuum roads
My husband and I are lucky enough to have healthy and active parents. I didnt use the word elderly, because I dont want to get smacked, put in a time out or written out of any wills. That being said,...
2/25/11 at 5:29 AM Just say "No" 2/21/11 at 5:21 PM
STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATTERBonding bill gets hearing in House committee
Road, flood project and civic center backers told the House Capitol Investment Committee Wednesday that they need money Gov. Mark Dayton proposes in his public works budget. Our roads are rough, aged...
2/24/11 at 7:36 AM Nurses say Minnesota roads getting safer 11/19/10 at 3:01 PM
REPUBLIC INSIDERA deluge of news
Woonsocket is the latest South Dakota town to face a deluge of floodwater. Prison inmates teamed with locals to place sandbags Thursday morning and Gov. Mike Rounds came to the town Wednesday night to...
6/24/10 at 12:40 PM Tell your rural road story 6/7/10 at 4:56 AM
Is an opt-out the solution to our road woes? 4/1/10 at 8:22 AM
IT'S GOOD TO BE IN NORTH DAKOTAHeavy metal
Old Highway 10 is being turned to gravel this month northeast of Jamestown. Here is a video of the massive road reclaimer at work: ...
6/3/10 at 9:13 AM High water all over 4/29/09 at 6:29 AM
WILDWINGSTownfolk: Consider yourself lucky
I moan and groan daily about the state of our local roads and streets. Ice packed and treacherous (at least in the residential zones) they slow us all down to a crawl. Not to mention the corners ...
2/3/10 at 7:59 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTYIcy weather
Last night it started to rain..then it started to sleet..then it rained again..sometimes a warm spell in Minnesota in January is not a good thing. Chance and I ventured as far as the patio which poss...
1/23/10 at 7:02 AM Curiosity: Zinnia Corner 8/16/09 at 4:24 AM
White Slippers and Old Roads 7/17/09 at 11:10 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING!10 Time Wasters: Bad Movies, Weird Photos, Weird Beach Boys Tunes and Even a LOLCat
1. From Reuters comes this top 10 list that may be better termed a bottom 10 list: It's a list of the 10 biggest movie flops of the past decade. And the biggest flop isn't Battlefield Earth, surprisin...
12/17/09 at 12:00 AM
THE ATTICStreets projects, 1986
Winter is over, so it must be time for the other Minnesota season, road construction. Now that the frost is gone, it's a good time to dig in and get to work. This shot looks west down East Fourth Str...
6/10/09 at 3:00 AM
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