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A necklace for your Milky Way and a giant sunspot
This past Wednesday night I dashed off to our local planetarium with zip drive in hand to give a PowerPoint presentation on black holes, but when I arrived, one of the student staffers there gave me a...
Posted on 11/4/11 at 8:36 AM
Michigan DNR Supports Minnesota's Wolf Delisting Action
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment said it supports recent action by the State of Minnesota to remove the gray wolf from the list of species protected by the Federal Endanger...
Posted on 5/12/10 at 7:29 AM
Friday night wrap
Sav and I are sweating bullets, but we are done. Here's a short, very short, rundown of the night. JHS boys' basketball team got a big win in Minot. I don't know when the last time the Blue Jay boys w...
Posted on 12/18/09 at 5:44 PM
Good news for Stuart, or is it?
The good news: The Associated Press is reporting that the Minnesota Surpreme Court has ruled on who should be declared a winner in its still-in-progress Senate race. That winner is Al Franken, but to ...
Posted on 6/30/09 at 9:30 AM
Ammonia Leak and Other News
If you missed the Globe's coverage of the ammonia leak at JBS yesterday, it's here: Ammonia leak leads to partial evacuation, and the Associated Press story is Worthington ammonia leak sickens several...
Posted on 6/3/09 at 4:21 AM
Drunken driver reports himself to police in Iowa 
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City police say a 25-year-old man called 911 to report a drunken driver: himself.
December 27, 2010
Wind hampers efforts to free drivers on Ind. road 
LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) — More than 70 motorists were stuck for hours Monday in biting temperatures on snow-covered highways in northwest Indiana as strong winds hampered snow plow drivers’ efforts to free them. By Monday afternoon, most had been rescued safely, but a few were still trapped by drifts.
By Tom Coyne, The Associated Press , December 13, 2010
The stabbing victim that wasn’t 
By Forum Communications Co. report , November 02, 2010
Wisconsin woman in ‘critical’ condition after her vehicle was hit by St. Croix County squad car 
STAR PRAIRIE, Wis. — A woman was severely injured Thursday evening when a St. Croix County deputy responding to an emergency call lost control of his squad car and struck her vehicle.
By Judy Wiff, Forum Communications Co. , October 22, 2010
County assistant district attorney in Wisconsin cited for not reporting, leaving a traffic accident 
A Pierce County, Wis., assistant district attorney was cited for two violations for his role in a traffic accident Sunday night.
By Forum Communications Co. report , October 15, 2010
Survey suggests weak rural Midwest, Plains economy 
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A survey of rural bankers in 10 Midwest and Plains states suggests the rural economy will remain weak in the months ahead despite the strength of farming.
September 17, 2010
Duro is closing Hudson, Wis., plant; 63 jobs will be lost 
HUDSON, Wis. — Duro Bag Manufacturing Company will close its facility here in mid-October and lay off 63 workers, according to Tim Young, the parent company’s vice president of human resources.
By Doug Stohlberg and Judy Wiff, Forum Communications Co. , August 25, 2010
Low Neb. unemployment means benefits end sooner 
Unemployed workers in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota can't qualify for benefits beyond 60 weeks because unemployment rates remain so low.
August 23, 2010
Mont, N.D., pass Wyo as deadliest places to work 
Wyoming no longer is the nation's deadliest place to work.
August 19, 2010
Citizens voting in primaries across the country 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Blanche Lincoln battled to survive union opposition and an anti-incumbent tide that’s already drowned two fellow senators, and political outsiders from coast to coast tested their strength Tuesday on the busiest day of an unpredictable primary season.
By David Espo , June 08, 2010
Grasshopper outlook strikes fear on Western range 
NEWCASTLE, Wyo. (AP) — Grasshopper infestations have taken on mythic tones here on the arid prairie of northeastern Wyoming — they blanket highways, eat T-shirts off clotheslines and devour nearly every scrap of vegetation on ranches and farms.
By Matt Joyce , March 28, 2010
Cards, Bearcats to meet for title 
By Sun Staff , March 10, 2010
Blue Jays face Minot in West Region openers 
The Jamestown boy’s and girl’s basketball teams will both open the West Region Tournament Thursday against the Minot Magicians.
The Blue Jay boys enter as the No. 4 seed and will start play at 4:15 at the Bismarck Civic Center Main Arena. The Jays, who carry a 10-9 record to Bismarck swept the Magicians during the regular season, winning in Minot 76-75 Dec. 18 and then here 62-57 Feb. 4.
The girls, who are the sixth seed heading into the tournament, will be tipping off at 7:15 at the Bismarck Civic Center Exhibit Hall.
By Sun Staff , March 02, 2010
Survey suggests Midwest economy improved in Feb. 
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A survey released Monday of business leaders and supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests the region's economy is set to grow in the coming months, but that there are also signs of inflation.
By Margery A. Beck , March 01, 2010
Class B basketball: Lions, Pirates one more time 
Kidder County and Linton will meet for a third time this season with a trip to state on the line.
Kidder County held off a game effort from Napoleon in the second semifinal game at the Region 3 Tournament in Hazelton Tuesday night, while the Lions rolled past the host Tigers in the opener.
The title tilt is set for Thursday night.
By Sun Staff , February 24, 2010
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