Dec 4 2009 11:33AM

A legal dispute between the governor and the Montana Republican Party is back in the hands of the state commissioner of political practices. Last November, political practices commissioner Dennis Unsworth ruled that Gov. Brian Schweitzer had vio

Oct 19 2009 11:12AM

The Army Corps of Engineers has narrowed a list of possible flood control options for the Fargo-Moorhead area to three. The corps says those alternatives include a diversion channel through Minnesota, a diversion channel through North Dakota and

Oct 19 2009 7:57AM

The sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota has resumed, after a four-day stoppage due to cold weather and rain. American Crystal Sugar Co. opened most of its receiving stations on Sunday, en

Oct 19 2009 7:56AM

The sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota has resumed, after a four-day stoppage due to cold weather and rain. American Crystal Sugar Co. opened most of its receiving stations on Sunday, en

Oct 14 2009 11:05AM

The Williams County sheriff's office says four prisoners in the Williston jail failed in their attempt to escape. Detective Lt. Verlan Kvande (KWON'-dee) says the inmates planned to stab one another with makeshift knives so they would be brought

Oct 14 2009 9:41AM

[[kxtopic:american-crystal-sugar:t[American Crystal Sugar]:t]] Co. has halted its sugar beet harvest in the [[kxtopic:red-river-valley:t[Red River Valley]:t]] of eastern North Dakota and northwestern [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] due to the weat

Oct 14 2009 9:41AM

[[kxtopic:american-crystal-sugar:t[American Crystal Sugar]:t]] Co. has halted its sugar beet harvest in the [[kxtopic:red-river-valley:t[Red River Valley]:t]] of eastern North Dakota and northwestern [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] due to the weat

Oct 6 2009 5:30PM

Wet weather has slowed the sugarbeet harvest in parts of the Red River Valley. Jerry Christenson is American Crystal Sugar's agronomy manager for the East Grand Forks-to-Crookston district in Minnesota. He says harvesting is at a standstill sout

Oct 6 2009 5:30PM

Wet weather has slowed the sugarbeet harvest in parts of the Red River Valley. Jerry Christenson is American Crystal Sugar's agronomy manager for the East Grand Forks-to-Crookston district in Minnesota. He says harvesting is at a standstill sout

Oct 6 2009 9:06AM

Wet weather has slowed the sugar beet harvest in parts of North Dakota. Jerry Christenson with American Crystal Sugar said harvesting is at a standstill south of Highway 2, but conditions are better north of there. He said the harvest norm

Sep 30 2009 8:10AM

The sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota has kicked into high gear, a day early. The pre-pile harvest in which enough beets are dug up to get American Crystal Sugar Co.'s five processing plan

Sep 30 2009 8:10AM

The sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota has kicked into high gear, a day early. The pre-pile harvest in which enough beets are dug up to get American Crystal Sugar Co.'s five processing plan

Sep 24 2009 1:45AM

An accomplice in the February shooting of a Mahnomen County Sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to two years in prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Daniel Vernier pleaded guilty this summer to failing to render assistance to the critically wounded dep

Sep 23 2009 11:54AM

A decision by a federal judge to overturn federal approval of a variety of genetically engineered sugar beets could have a big impact on the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The "Roundup Ready" sugar beets eng

Sep 23 2009 11:54AM

A decision by a federal judge to overturn federal approval of a variety of genetically engineered sugar beets could have a big impact on the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The "Roundup Ready" sugar beets eng

Sep 1 2009 6:04AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. is starting its initial sugar beet harvest this week in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. During the "pre-pile" harvest, growers get just enough beets out of the ground to get Cry

Sep 1 2009 6:04AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. is starting its initial sugar beet harvest this week in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. During the "pre-pile" harvest, growers get just enough beets out of the ground to get Cry

Aug 10 2009 3:31PM

The attempt by American Crystal Sugar Co. to lower its property tax bills for 2005 and 2006 to Polk County has backfired. Judge Kathleen Sanberg of the Minnesota Tax Court ruled last week that the value of the company's plants in East Grand Fork

Jul 6 2009 2:15AM

Less than three years ago, officials in Bismarck held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Home Depot's 102,700-square-foot building center. Now, the store's closed and vacant, leaving a big orange empty eyesore on the outskirts of town. Other ci

Jul 5 2009 8:11AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. has increased its projected payment for the 2008 crop. The Red River Valley sugar beet cooperative has told shareholders the payment will be $49 per ton. That's up $2 per ton from the projection in March, and up from t

Jan 30 2009 4:58PM

The Army Corps of Engineers plans to study up to six options for changes to the Drayton Dam, but construction is not likely for at least a couple of years. The dam is considered a safety hazard and one of the last major barriers to fish passage

Jan 15 2009 6:55PM

Members of a panel on the region's economy say area businesses are in a better position than others in the country to grow through a recession. Friday's five-member panel included representatives of area companies Brad Schlossman is the chie

Dec 16 2008 5:16PM

American Crystal Sugar has agreed to pay a $185,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for air quality violations. The agency says Tuesday that problems were found at the company's sugar beet processing factories in Moorhead

Dec 16 2008 3:52PM

American Crystal Sugar has agreed to pay a $185,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for air quality violations. The agency says Tuesday that problems were found at the company's sugar beet processing factories in Moorhead

Dec 5 2008 7:01PM

American Crystal Sugar says its net revenue for the current fiscal year totaled $1.23 billion, up from $1.22 billion in 2007. The Moorhead, Minn.,-based cooperative has a processing plant in Sidney, Mont. American Crystal said its 2007 har

Dec 5 2008 10:23AM

American Crystal Sugar says its net revenue for the current fiscal year totaled $1.23 billion, up from $1.22 billion in 2007. Fiscal year 2008 represents sugar beets harvested in 2007 and processed this year. The Moorhead, Minn.,-based coo

Oct 25 2008 8:45AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. is wrapping up its sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. Company officials say yields might match the record 25.5 tons per acre set two years ago. Growers planted 425,000 acres

Oct 25 2008 8:45AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. is wrapping up its sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. Company officials say yields might match the record 25.5 tons per acre set two years ago. Growers planted 425,000 acres

Oct 13 2008 3:19PM

Three days of heavy rain has ground the Red River Valley sugar beet harvest to a halt. Jeff Schweitzer of American Crystal Sugar Company in Moorhead (Minnesota) says 2- to 3-inch rainfalls were common across the company's five factory districts.

Oct 7 2008 8:54AM

The sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley has been halted by wet weather. American Crystal Sugar Co. says it won't take in any more beets until at least noon Wednesday because of wet fields. Crystal says its five factory districts in easter

Oct 1 2008 5:11PM

Nearly 900 farmers in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota have begun lifting sugar beets from their fields. American Crystal Sugar started its "stockpile harvest" at midnight, with hundreds of trucks hauling the crop from the fiel

Sep 26 2008 5:43AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. growers may have to destroy up to 10 percent of their sugar beet acres to help manage the crop. The cooperative's president, David Berg, says the board of directors decided to ask growers to identify "up to 10 percent"

Sep 24 2008 7:50AM

American Crystal Sugar Co. is warning growers for the third year in a row that may need to destroy some beets in the field to prevent storage losses in an excessively long processing campaign. A company official says cooperative members have hav

Sep 11 2008 12:57PM

Some sugar-beet growers have taken the first step toward a new contract needed to sustain the sugar factory in the eastern Montana town of Sidney, near the North Dakota border. The MonDak Beet Growers Association voted 75-55 for a two-year cont

Sep 11 2008 12:22PM

Some sugar-beet growers have taken the first step toward a new contract needed to sustain the sugar factory in the eastern Montana town of Sidney. The MonDak Beet Growers Association voted 75-55 for a two-year contract with American Crystal Suga

Sep 3 2008 9:41AM

The sugar beet harvest is getting under way in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. American Crystal Sugar Company's "prepile" harvest was to begin in some areas on Wednesday, after being pushed back a day by record rainfall in pa

Sep 3 2008 9:13AM

The sugar beet harvest is getting under way in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. American Crystal Sugar Company's "prepile" harvest was to begin in some areas on Wednesday, after being pushed back a day by record rainfall in pa

Aug 27 2008 9:36AM

City officials in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, say they're not getting complaints this summer about odor from the American Crystal Sugar beet plant. City Council President Dick Grassel says it's the best year he can remember. Crystal spoke

Aug 27 2008 9:35AM

City officials in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, say they're not getting complaints this summer about odor from the American Crystal Sugar beet plant. City Council President Dick Grassel says it's the best year he can remember. Crystal spoke

Jul 31 2008 12:00AM

BISMARCK, ND – Gov. John Hoeven today announced that the University of North Dakota’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center of Excellence and a team of global defense and aviation technology companies, have been awarded a nearly $50 mi

Jun 18 2008 3:53PM

American Crystal Sugar says a chemical leak, apparently from a delivery truck hose, forced the evacuation of its Hillsboro plant shortly before noon. The company says at least 20 people were sent to area medical facilities to be checked out. The

Jun 18 2008 2:03PM

Authorities say a chemical leak forced the evacuation of an American Crystal Sugar plant in Hillsboro shortly before noon. No serious injuries are reported. Traill County authorities say the sulfur dioxide leak has been contained. They say every

May 12 2008 8:18AM

Officials at American Crystal Sugar say they're taking steps to reduce the odor wafting from the factory in Moorhead. One change has been adapting technology used to freeze hockey rinks to minimize the smell. The company has made the chang

May 12 2008 8:04AM

American Crystal Sugar Company is taking a page from the Green Bay Packers to try to control sugar beet odors. Company officials say a special freezing mat put over outdoor beet piles is similar to one used to convert the Green Bay Packers' Lamb

May 2 2008 12:00AM

GRAND FORKS, ND – Gov. John Hoeven today presented a ceremonial $1.5 million state check to the UND Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center of Excellence to support the Center’s efforts to commercialize UAS technologies and applications.

Apr 29 2008 11:33AM

Poor weather has delayed the planting of sugar beets in the Red River Valley. The Agriculture Department says planting on the Minnesota side of the river stands at just five percent complete, when normally at least half of the crop would be in.

Apr 29 2008 10:58AM

Poor weather has delayed the planting of sugar beets in the Red River Valley. The Agriculture Department says planting on the Minnesota side of the river stands at just five percent complete, when normally at least half of the crop would be in.

Apr 23 2008 12:44PM

[[kxtopic:american-crystal-sugar:t[American Crystal Sugar]:t]] Company says it's gotten an early start treating the source of sugar beet odor that's a part of life for Grand Forks area residents in the summer. Bacteria grows in sugar-saturated wa

Apr 23 2008 12:24PM

American Crystal Sugar Company says it's gotten an early start treating the source of sugar beet odor that's a part of life for Grand Forks area residents in the summer. Bacteria grows in sugar-saturated wastewater from the plant in East Grand F

Mar 28 2008 8:31AM

American Crystal Sugar growers could cut their sugar beet acreage 15 percent or more this year. American Crystal President David Berg said the cooperative's board of directors this week approved a cut ranging from 15 percent to 19 percent. He sa

Mar 13 2008 1:08PM

THE RECENT HISTORIC JUMP IN WHEAT PRICES WILL IMPACT EVERYTHING FROM YOUR EASTER HOT CROSS BUNS TO DECORATED GRADUATION CAKES. LOCAL BAKERS HAVE NEVER SEEN A WINTER LIKE THIS. AND REPORTER KEVIN WALLEVAND TELLS US, SOME BAKERS SAY THEY WILL

Feb 8 2008 6:45PM

A deadly explosion at a sugar refinery in Georgia is calling more attention to sugar dust. Last night's explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia is believed to have killed at least six people and injured dozens. The CEO of the plant's owner, Im

Feb 8 2008 5:45PM

A deadly explosion at a sugar refinery in Georgia is calling more attention to sugar dust. Last night's explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia is believed to have killed at least six people and injured dozens. The CEO of the plant's owner, Im

Dec 18 2007 5:36AM

A fire near an electrical turbine shut down operations at the American Crystal Sugar factory in East Grand Forks, halting sugar production for more than 24 hours. The fire was reported late Sunday morning and was out about an hour later, but sug

Dec 18 2007 1:46AM

A fire near an electrical turbine shut down operations at the American Crystal Sugar factory in East Grand Forks, halting sugar production for more than 24 hours. The fire was reported late Sunday morning and was out about an hour later, but sug

Dec 6 2007 5:37PM

American Crystal Sugar Company says the Red River Valley sugar beet harvest was down slightly from last year's record. The Moorhead, Minn.-based cooperative harvested 11.6 million tons of beets, or 23.2 tons per acre, this fall. That's second on

Dec 6 2007 5:23PM

American Crystal Sugar Company says the Red River Valley sugar beet harvest was down slightly from last year's record. The Moorhead, Minn.-based cooperative harvested 11.6 million tons of beets, or 23.2 tons per acre, this fall. That's second on

Nov 8 2007 10:37AM

Cargill has agreed to lease the ProGold corn syrup plant in Wahpeton for another ten years. Company officials say the new agreement takes effect next year. It calls for Cargill to make lease payments of 21-and-one-half million-dollars a year f

Oct 24 2007 8:04AM

American Crystal Sugar Company has decided against destroying any healthy sugar beets this fall. The largest beet cooperative in the Red River Valley earlier had considered reducing harvested acres by as much as 15 percent, because of high yield

Oct 24 2007 8:04AM

American Crystal Sugar Company has decided against destroying any healthy sugar beets this fall. The largest beet cooperative in the Red River Valley earlier had considered reducing harvested acres by as much as 15 percent, because of high yield

Oct 17 2007 7:49AM

American Crystal Sugar has again reduced the percentage of so-called "at risk" acres that might be left in the ground this fall. Growers now are being told they can harvest all but five percent of this year's crop. That's down from a 15 pe

Oct 17 2007 7:34AM

American Crystal Sugar has again reduced the percentage of so-called "at risk" acres that might be left in the ground this fall. Growers now are being told they can harvest all but five percent of this year's crop. That's down from a 15 pe

Oct 10 2007 9:06AM

American Crystal Sugar Company has reduced the potential acres of sugar beets that might be left in Red River Valley fields this fall. Spokesman Jeff Schweitzer says at the most, co-op farmers will be asked to leave 10 percent of the crop in the

Oct 10 2007 8:24AM

American Crystal Sugar Company has reduced the potential acres of sugar beets that might be left in Red River Valley fields this fall. Spokesman Jeff Schweitzer says at the most, co-op farmers will be asked to leave 10 percent of the crop in the

Sep 15 2007 10:58AM

American Crystal Sugar Company is considering destroying some healthy sugar beets this fall and planting a smaller crop next spring. It's because of an increase in potential yields. If the crop is too big for Crystal's processing factories, beet

Sep 15 2007 10:44AM

American Crystal Sugar Company is considering destroying some healthy sugar beets this fall and planting a smaller crop next spring. It's because of an increase in potential yields. If the crop is too big for Crystal's processing factories, beet

Aug 21 2007 9:42AM

The Grand Forks City Council has dumped a proposed law that would have allowed the dumping of sugar beet pulp on rented land west of the city. The council indefinitely tabled a vote on the proposed law after residents expressed worries about a p

Aug 21 2007 8:54AM

The prepile sugar beet harvest is getting under way in the Red River Valley this week. The prepile harvest has growers getting just enough beets out of the ground to get American Crystal Sugar Company processing plants running. There are plants

Aug 21 2007 8:42AM

The Grand Forks City Council has dumped a proposed law that would have allowed the dumping of sugar beet pulp on rented land west of the city. The council indefinitely tabled a vote on the proposed law after residents expressed worries about a p

Aug 21 2007 8:24AM

The prepile sugar beet harvest is getting under way in the Red River Valley this week. The prepile harvest has growers getting just enough beets out of the ground to get American Crystal Sugar Company processing plants running. There are plants

Aug 15 2007 12:04PM

American Crystal Sugar CEO James Horvath has set October 18th as the day he will retire. Company President David Berg will assume the CEO duties, as announced earlier this year. Horvath has been the CEO for nine years the longest in the s

May 22 2007 12:36PM

The president of American Crystal Sugar says the company and union representatives have met with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to discuss its investigation into a forklift death at Crystal's warehouse in Moorhead (Minnesot

May 8 2007 7:28PM

The skunk smell that overtook Fargo a week ago came from rotting sugar beets. That's the finding of an investigation by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The agency reports spring rains caused sugar beets at the American Crystal Sugar Plant in Moo

May 8 2007 8:15AM

The mystery of the skunk-like stench that hit the Fargo area last week may be solved. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it tracked the odor to American Crystal Sugar Company in Moorhead. Agency spokesman Dan Olson says a growing n

May 8 2007 7:54AM

The mystery of the skunk-like stench that hit the Fargo area last week may be solved. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it had tracked to American Crystal Sugar Company in Moorhead. Agency spokesman Dan Olson says a growing number

May 3 2007 9:27PM

After first suspecting a sugar company lagoon, officials now say they may never know what caused a strong skunk-like smell in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said yesterday that the stench had been tracked to a la

May 3 2007 8:39PM

After first suspecting a sugar company lagoon, officials now say they may never know what caused a strong skunk-like smell in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said yesterday that the stench had been tracked to a la

May 3 2007 7:54AM

Officials say a lagoon at American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead (Minnesota) appears to be the source of a strong skunk-like smell in the Fargo area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the stench was tracked to the sugar company's lagoon ye

May 3 2007 7:24AM

Officials say a lagoon at American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead (Minnesota) appears to be the source of a strong skunk-like smell in the Fargo area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the stench was tracked to the sugar company's lagoon ye

May 2 2007 11:10PM

City officials in Fargo are trying to figure out what's behind the skunk smell plaguing the metro area. Police and city leaders say they've received many calls about the odor but so far, they haven't been able to come up with an explanation. The loca