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Fargo, N.D. (AP) Northern Canola Growers Association director Barry Coleman says the industry is looking for permanent federal funds to pay for canola breeders and technicians. North Dakota State University breeders say new varieties that might be commercially available in two years could increase yields.

Information from: Grand Forks Agweek, http://www.grandforks.com/mld/agweek/ BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Bismarck State College has added its own campus police department. The department is made up of one armed officer and another unarmed guard.

Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com EUREKA, N.D. (AP) A tiny school in North Dakota will close at the end of the academic year. After years of discussion, the board that oversees Eureka School has decided to shutter the school north of Minot that currently has just five students.

Information from: Minot Daily News, http://www.minotdailynews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) sarah palin moved to Alaska when she was too young to speak, and grew up in the small town of Wasilla so why did she sound like someone from the movie "Fargo"? Three University of Wisconsin-Madison linguists have determined in a research article to be published in the Journal of English Linguistics next month that her speech was heavily influenced by the people who settled the Wasilla area in the 1930s from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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