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Fargo, N.D. (AP) Journalist Roxana Saberi and her family came home to Fargo today and were greeted by welcome home signs, balloons and a crowd of well-wishers. The 32-year-old Saberi was released from prison in Iran earlier this month.

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) A judge says a man accused of trying kill a Fargo police officer is competent to stand trial on an attempted murder charge. Thirty-five-year-old Darin Dahl of Cooperstown was charged after a 20-hour standoff with authorities last April.

Information from: The Forum, http://www.in-forum.com Valley City, N.D. (AP) Eight-nine full-time workers at the John Deere Seeding Group in Valley City have been laid off, but the company says it plans to bring them back in the fall. General Manager Keith Hovland said the company will pay their health benefits in the meantime. The company makes air seeders and other equipment.

Information from: Valley City Times-Record, http://www.times-online.com FARGO, N.D. (AP) The Highway Patrol says a motorcycle driver was taken to a Fargo hospital after his cycle hit the back of a car driven by his mother on Interstate 94 last night. The patrol said Nicholas Fischer of Woodbury, Minn., was following his mother and lost control of the motorcycle in rush-hour traffic.

Information from: KFGO-AM, http://kfgo.com (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 05-30-09 1556CDT | save this article / add to your favorites list