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Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 3 2009 7:22PM
North Dakota's Supreme Court is
considering whether the value of breast implant surgery should be
considered as part of a divorce case.
Attorney Christina Sambor argues that cosmetic surgery is
expensive, and she says its value should be counted
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| Oahe, Sakakawea above normal Dec 3 2009 10:37AM
The Army Corps of Engineers is more
than doubling water releases from Lake Oahe this month as the
demand for hydropower-generated electricity increases with the
start of the winter heating season.
The corps says the reservoir in the Dakotas stil
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| Oahe, Sakakawea above normal Dec 3 2009 10:37AM
The Army Corps of Engineers is more
than doubling water releases from Lake Oahe this month as the
demand for hydropower-generated electricity increases with the
start of the winter heating season.
The corps says the reservoir in the Dakotas stil
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| Work beginning on Devils Lake levee Dec 3 2009 5:43AM
Work is beginning on the first phase of
a project to raise the levee protecting the city of Devils Lake
from the flooding body of water with the same name.
The Army Corps of Engineers in October awarded a $21 million
contract to the Minnewaukan
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Dam Work Designed to Assure Protection Dec 2 2009 7:23PM
When potential flooding threatened communities and homes along the Mouse River this past spring, the Lake Darling Dam helped regulate the volume of water along the river.
Now with winter setting in, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to ensure that h
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| Fears mount over giant carp reaching Great Lakes Dec 2 2009 3:52PM
Fears that the voracious Asian carp will enter
the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to demands that
the government close the waterways connecting the lakes and the
Mississippi River.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and environmental
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| Army Corps not ready to close locks to block carp Dec 2 2009 3:32PM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it's not
ready to close shipping locks to keep the Asian carp out of the
Great Lakes.
The commander of the Corps' Chicago district, Col. Vincent
Quarles, said Wednesday that the agency is considering all opt
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| Granholm seeks legal action against Asian carp Dec 2 2009 2:56PM
Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants
Michigan's attorney general to take legal action to prevent Asian
carp from invading the Great Lakes.
Granholm and Lt. Gov. John Cherry sent state Attorney General
Mike Cox a letter today urging him to "pursue every
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Flood Issue Aired at County Board Dec 1 2009 7:15PM
A proposal to clean out and reroute Puppy Dog Coulee southeast of Minot created some controversy at today's Ward County Board meeting.
Ward County Water Commission Chairman John Pietsch told commissioners he hoped to get Corps of Engineers approval to m
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| Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier Nov 20 2009 4:13PM
Federal officials say Asian carp may
have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant
invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and
jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery
Maj. Gen. John Peabody of the U.S. Army Cor
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| Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits Nov 19 2009 4:34PM
Now that a federal judge has blamed
"monumental negligence" by the Army Corps of Engineers for some
of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina, thousands of storm
victims could be lining up for money.
The decision opens the door to billions of
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| Heading back...Fort Hood review...Possible flood of lawsuits... Nov 19 2009 4:54AM
President Barack Obama is heading back
to Washington, his weeklong Asia trip at an end. During his last
stop, in South Korea, the president said the U.S. has begun
discussing with allies possible new sanctions against Iran for
defiantly continuing wi
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| Obama: Iran may be punished...Karzai sworn in Nov 19 2009 1:52AM
President Barack Obama says Iran's
inability "to get to yes" about halting its nuclear pursuits
merits further consequences. Obama says the United States has begun
talking with allies about fresh punishment as Iran indicated it
would not ship its low
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| Obama visiting S.Korea...Terror convictions predicted...Bus crash... Nov 18 2009 10:04PM
President Barack Obama says the U.S.
alliance with South Korea has never been stronger. Obama received a
warm welcome from roadside crowds and at an elaborate welcome in
Seoul. South Korea's president says he and Obama are committed to
ratification
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| Reform proposals...Fort Hood review...Katrina lawsuits prevail... Nov 18 2009 9:08PM
Senate Democrats say their health care reform
proposals will extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible
Americans. The measure has an estimated price tag of $849 billion
over 10 years. Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the
Republican debat
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| Va. company to design Army's Pacific headquarters Nov 16 2009 10:53PM
The military says it has awarded AECOM Design of
Roanoke, Va., a $21.5 million contract to design and engineer the
Army's new Pacific headquarters at Fort Shafter in Hawaii.
The Army Corps of Engineers said Monday the facility will house
the Arm
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 15 2009 4:06PM
The days are numbered for the little red
school house in north-central North Dakota.
After years of discussion, the board that oversees Eureka School
has decided to close the tiny school north of Minot.
Eureka School has just five students
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| Red River diversion worries some in small towns Nov 15 2009 2:35PM
Plans to divert the Red River to save the
cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., from flooding are being
questioned by downstream residents who want more study.
People in western Minnesota who live near the river worry that
the larger cities are r
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| Red River diversion worries some in small towns Nov 15 2009 2:35PM
Plans to divert the Red River to save the
cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., from flooding are being
questioned by downstream residents who want more study.
People in western Minnesota who live near the river worry that
the larger cities are r
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 14 2009 4:14PM
Officials say the number of gas flares
burning in North Dakota's oil patch is dropping.
A year ago, almost one-third of natural gas that came to the
surface in North Dakota went up in smoke as an unmarketable
byproduct of oil production. The 26
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| College, tribe to train health workers Nov 14 2009 1:46PM
Fort Berthold Community College in New
Town plans to work with the Three Affiliated Tribes to train staff
for the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center being built on the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
The college this fall started a registered nurse pro
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 14 2009 2:13AM
The attorney for the former owner of a Fargo
simulcast horse racing company whose conviction for illegal
gambling was overturned says prosecutors built their case on
fabricated evidence.
Former Racing Services owner Susan Bala is suing Attorney
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| Court action continues in NAWS lawsuit Nov 13 2009 1:25PM
State officials hope a judge will decide by
year's end to move ahead with a plan to bring Missouri River water
to northwestern and north central North Dakota.
The Northwest Area Water Supply project, under construction
since 2002, is opposed by
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 13 2009 11:12AM
Court records show that authorities in
Oklahoma recovered an apparently bloody hammer from the stolen
Porsche of a North Dakota dentist authorities believe was killed in
a murder-for-hire scheme.
The hammer was found on Nov. 2 on the passenger-s
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| Fargo mayor not ready to support ND diversion Nov 13 2009 10:02AM
Fargo's mayor says he's not ready to support
a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River
because it does not meet the federal cost-benefit standards.
Mayor Dennis Walaker says people don't seem to understand that
unless the flo
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| Fargo mayor not ready to support ND diversion Nov 13 2009 10:02AM
Fargo's mayor says he's not ready to support
a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River
because it does not meet the federal cost-benefit standards.
Mayor Dennis Walaker says people don't seem to understand that
unless the flo
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| Group narrows Red River flood control options Nov 12 2009 5:44PM
A group studying permanent flood protection
for the Fargo-Moorhead area has narrowed its choices to three
possible diversion projects along the Red River.
The Metro Flood Study Work Group on Thursday voted to have the
Army Corps of Engineers stu
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| Group narrows Red River flood control options Nov 12 2009 5:44PM
A group studying permanent flood protection
for the Fargo-Moorhead area has narrowed its choices to three
possible diversion projects along the Red River.
The Metro Flood Study Work Group on Thursday voted to have the
Army Corps of Engineers stu
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| Linton still trying to recover from flooding Nov 12 2009 4:13PM
The south central North Dakota community
of Linton is still trying to recover from record spring flooding.
Swollen Beaver Creek and Spring Creek washed out bridges and
roads and flooded more than 70 homes in Linton last spring.
Sharon Jangu
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 12 2009 11:05AM
Cirrus Aircraft says it has laid off 58
production employees to put itself in a better position for next
year.
The airplane maker said 32 workers were cut in Grand Forks and
26 at its headquarters in Duluth, Minn. It says the cuts put its
total
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| Hearing held on BismarckMandan flood control Nov 12 2009 7:42AM
Bismarck Mayor [[kxtopic:john-warford:t[John Warford]:t]] says he thinks
closer monitoring of ice jams in [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] tributaries could
help prevent a repeat of last spring's flooding in the
Bismarck-Mandan area.
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| Corps says drought recovery nearly complete Nov 9 2009 5:15AM
The Army Corps of Engineers says the
reservoirs on the Missouri River system have nearly recovered from
a decade of drought. Only Fort Peck Reservoir in Montana is still
below normal elevation.
The other two large reservoirs Oahe and Garrison
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 9 2009 2:41AM
State and federal officials are
considering ways to create fish passage at Cartersville Diversion
Dam on the Yellowstone River near Forsyth to help pallid sturgeon,
an endangered species. Jim Darling, fisheries habitat section
supervisor for Montana
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| Report: Sea lion kill hasn't reduced salmon toll Nov 6 2009 7:08PM
Eds: APNewsNow.
By JEFF BARNARD
AP Environmental Writer
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two
years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville
Dam in the Columbia River.
A report from the U.S. Army
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| Fargoarea group narrows flood control options Nov 6 2009 7:07AM
A group looking at flood control options for
the Fargo area is narrowing its list.
The Metro Flood Study Work Group decided Thursday to eliminate
the option that would include a series permanent levees and home
buyouts, and focus instead on a Re
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| Fargoarea group narrows flood control options Nov 6 2009 7:07AM
A group looking at flood control options for
the Fargo area is narrowing its list.
The Metro Flood Study Work Group decided Thursday to eliminate
the option that would include a series permanent levees and home
buyouts, and focus instead on a Re
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| Corps: Dam work lessens Seattlearea flood chance Nov 5 2009 10:44AM
The Army Corps of Engineers says hurried
repairs at the Howard Hanson Dam near Seattle have lessened the
chances the Green River will flood this winter.
Corps spokeswoman Patricia Graesser (GRAY'-sir) in Seattle would
not say by how much the odd
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| Afghan corruption...Steroid testing...Hurricane barrier... Nov 3 2009 12:57PM
The White House says the U.S. embassy in Kabul
is working with President Hamid Karzai to crack down on corruption
and improve governance in Afghanistan. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says
President Barack Obama wants a serious approach with concrete steps
t
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| Corps starts $1B barrier for western New Orleans Nov 3 2009 11:54AM
The Army Corps of Engineers has broken ground
on one of the last major pieces of the improved levee system it is
building for the New Orleans area.
Crews are building a $1 billion floodgate and pump project to
block hurricane surge from flooding
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Preparing For Spring Flooding Nov 2 2009 7:18PM
The Puppy Dog coulee is barely a trickle at this time of year.
But come springtime, the stream southeast of Minot has quite a bark - and a bite.
It was a problem this spring as snow melted in the hills to the west and ran off quickly, backing up and fl
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| Corps to study Sheyenne, James rivers Nov 2 2009 11:12AM
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] will be
looking at flood protection in the Sheyenne and James river
valleys.
Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]], D-N.D., says the corps is hoping t
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 31 2009 2:13AM
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says a
federal study should change management of the Missouri River to
better reflect the needs of people who live along it.
Congress has ordered a review of the 1944 law that authorized
construction of the six dams
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 30 2009 4:13PM
The military says the commander at the
Minot Air Force Base has been relieved of his command.
The Air Force says it lost confidence in Col. Joel Westa's
ability to command the base.
The military says Westa was unable to "foster a culture of
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| Governor says study could change river management Oct 30 2009 3:31PM
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says a
federal study should change management of the Missouri River to
better reflect the needs of people who live along it.
Congress has ordered a review of the 1944 law that authorized
construction of the six dams
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| Governor says study could change river management Oct 30 2009 3:31PM
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says a
federal study should change management of the Missouri River to
better reflect the needs of people who live along it.
Congress has ordered a review of the 1944 law that authorized
construction of the six dams
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| Governor says study could change river management Oct 30 2009 3:31PM
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says a
federal study should change management of the Missouri River to
better reflect the needs of people who live along it.
Congress has ordered a review of the 1944 law that authorized
construction of the six dams
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 30 2009 2:13AM
Education officials in the Dakotas say they
continually review state testing standards and they say their
students typically score above average on a national standardized
exam.
The federal Education Department released a report Thursday that
c
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| Study will review purposes of Missouri River dams Oct 29 2009 5:45PM
Officials of states along the Missouri River
say a study ordered by Congress will help determine if changes are
needed in the legally authorized purposes of the six reservoirs
built on the river decades ago.
The federal law requires the U.S. Arm
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| Study will review purposes of Missouri River dams Oct 29 2009 5:44PM
Officials of states along the Missouri River
say a study ordered by Congress will help determine if changes are
needed in the legally authorized purposes of the six reservoirs
built on the river decades ago.
The federal law requires the U.S. Arm
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| Study will review purposes of Missouri River dams Oct 29 2009 5:44PM
Officials of states along the Missouri River
say a study ordered by Congress will help determine if changes are
needed in the legally authorized purposes of the six reservoirs
built on the river decades ago.
The federal law requires the U.S. Arm
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 29 2009 11:12AM
The National Weather Service says a winter
storm system in the Plains is expected to drop significant rainfall
in the southern Red River Valley of North Dakota.
Forecasters say up to 1 1/2 inches of rain could fall, and it will
run off quickly i
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| Cass County group supports ND diversion Oct 29 2009 10:23AM
Cass County officials are supporting a
Red River diversion project around Fargo for flood protection.
A member of the county's joint watershed board, Tom Fischer,
said a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the river
would protect peopl
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| Cass County group supports ND diversion Oct 29 2009 10:23AM
Cass County officials are supporting a
Red River diversion project around Fargo for flood protection.
A member of the county's joint watershed board, Tom Fischer,
said a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the river
would protect peopl
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Oct 29 2009 1:45AM
During opening statements yesterday,
prosecutors said Minnesota businessman Tom Petters stole billions
of dollars from investors "so he could live the life of a
corporate tycoon." But the defense contends Petters was unaware of
what his subordinates
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 29 2009 1:45AM
Prosecutors have laid out for jurors how
Minnesota businessman Tom Petters allegedly engineered a Ponzi
scheme that bilked investors out of billions of dollars.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Dixon made his opening statement
Wednesday after a jury
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| DNR issues draft study of metal mining impact Oct 28 2009 6:40PM
The public can now read a long-awaited
environmental review of a proposed copper mine in northeastern
Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers have released a draft environmental impact
state
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| Missouri River group meets in Fort Pierre Oct 27 2009 5:15AM
The Missouri River Association of States and
Tribes meets Thursday and Friday in Fort Pierre.
The group is made up of Missouri River states and tribes that
work with the Army Corps of Engineers on Missouri River management
issues.
Gov. Mik
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Sakakawea Fish Study Oct 24 2009 7:44PM
Fisheries biologists plan to study what effect oil exploration on Lake Sakakawea has on fish.
Oil exploration under and around the lake has been going on since the 1970s, but activity in western North Dakota's oil patch is booming.
Tim Kolke with the Ar
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 24 2009 4:13PM
Authorities are investigating the death of a
North Dakota man on his farm southeast of Lisbon.
The victim was identified as 58-year-old Dan Wiltse.
Authorities say he died after being caught in a combine hopper
on Thursday.
Infor
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| Oil impact on Sakakawea fish to be studied Oct 24 2009 6:46AM
Fisheries biologists plan to study what
effect oil exploration on [[kxtopic:lake-sakakawea:t[Lake Sakakawea]:t]] has on fish.
Oil exploration under and around the lake has been going on
since the 1970s, but activity in western [[kxtopic:north-dak
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 22 2009 2:13AM
Prosecutors have rested their case against
a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant
daughter.
Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is
charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who
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| Flood plans make people north of Fargo uneasy Oct 21 2009 4:55PM
Officials in northeastern North Dakota get
a bit uneasy when they hear talk of billion dollar flood protection
projects in the Fargo area.
Pembina County Commissioner Andy Adamson worries about more
water coming toward his county. Pembina is the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 21 2009 11:12AM
Microsoft's chief executive officer says
Fargo has the company's third-largest presence in the United States
behind Seattle and the Silicon Valley.
Steve Ballmer was in Fargo on Tuesday, two days before the
launch of Windows 7, Microsoft's new W
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| Flood plan meeting packed in Fargo Oct 21 2009 7:57AM
About 300 people turned out for a public
meeting on flood-control plans for the Fargo-Moorhead area, forcing
the Army Corps of Engineers to make two presentations at a downtown
hotel Tuesday.
The corps earlier this week narrowed flood control op
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| Flood plan meeting packed in Fargo Oct 21 2009 7:56AM
About 300 people turned out for a public
meeting on flood-control plans for the Fargo-Moorhead area, forcing
the Army Corps of Engineers to make two presentations at a downtown
hotel Tuesday.
The corps earlier this week narrowed flood control op
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 20 2009 2:13AM
Some North Dakota hospitals are restricting
visitors because of the threat of the flu.
Medcenter One disease specialist Dr. Kent Martin said swine flu,
or the H1N1 virus, appears to spread more easily in children. As of
Monday, he said, children
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 20 2009 1:45AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says at
least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1
virus, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United
States.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement Monday
tha
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| Corps looking at flood control options Oct 19 2009 4:13PM
The Army Corps of Engineers says a
diversion channel through Minnesota, a channel through North Dakota
or levees along the bank of the Red River are the best flood
control options for people in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Corps officials want local
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| Corps looking at flood control options Oct 19 2009 4:13PM
The Army Corps of Engineers says a
diversion channel through Minnesota, a channel through North Dakota
or levees along the bank of the Red River are the best flood
control options for people in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Corps officials want local
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 19 2009 4:13PM
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 leve
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... 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
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| Corps has 3 options for Fargoarea flood control Oct 19 2009 10:51AM
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] 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
throu
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| Corps has 3 options for Fargoarea flood control Oct 19 2009 10:51AM
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] 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
throu
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| More river sandbar habitat is planned Oct 19 2009 6:46AM
Construction will begin in spring on
another 40 acres of [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] sandbar habitat for two birds
that are on the Endangered Species List.
The sandbar habitat will be created upstream of Yankton near
Niobrara,
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| More river sandbar habitat is planned Oct 19 2009 5:22AM
Construction will begin in spring on
another 40 acres of Missouri River sandbar habitat for two birds
that are on the Endangered Species List.
The sandbar habitat will be created upstream of Yankton near
Niobrara, Neb.
The endangered inter
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 19 2009 2:13AM
University of North Dakota students are
asking Grand Forks city officials to consider having local
elections in November instead of June because more students are in
town and could take part. City officials say such a move might
require a change in s
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 19 2009 1:45AM
The attorney for the family of a
Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in
an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony says he plans to sue over her
death.
Authorities say 49-year-old Liz Neuman of Prior Lake died
Saturday at a Flag
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 18 2009 4:34PM
The Army Corps of Engineers has
identified 14 flood control options in the Fargo-Moorhead area,
ranging from levees and flood walls to ditches. To win federal
approval, the benefit to taxpayers must be greater than the cost.
The corps is outlini
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Oct 18 2009 3:46PM
An attorney says he plans to sue over
the death of a Prior Lake woman who died more than a week after
being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony. Liz Neuman died
yesterday. Her family's attorney says it's clear that appropriate
measures weren'
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| Flood control options complex Oct 18 2009 1:11PM
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] has
identified 14 flood control options in the [[kxtopic:fargo-nd:t[Fargo]:t]]-Moorhead area,
ranging from levees and flood walls to ditches. To win federal
approval
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