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What to do with a HB: The McIntyre Bowstring Arch Bridge in Poweshiek County, Iowa
Poweshiek County rescinds grant and support for McIntyre Bowstring Arch Bridge. Bridge now for sale to be relocated. Preserving historic bridges for future generations is not an eas...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 4:23 AM
If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
Lies about the Boston Bombing
Conspiracy theories about the Boston bombing continue to be posted today. Please don't be gullible enough to fall for this stuff, folks--anyone who claims to know what happened at this point is not b...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:55 PM
Hope and love
I'm lucky that my daughter is only 3 months old. I don't have to explain to her why some piece of garbage would break into a school and murder first-graders and teachers. All I have to do is hold her...
Posted on 12/16/12 at 5:28 PM
Photo blog: A day at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
MEDORA, N.D. - I took a break from Oil Patch reporting on Saturday and spent the day with family in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I didn't notice many signs of oil development while we explored...
Posted on 8/6/12 at 7:03 AM
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.By Corey Williams, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" — then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday.By Kantele Franko and Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
CBO: Senate Immigration bill would help economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.By David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport
DENVER (AP) — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Officials: Immigration critical to growing N.D. businesses
An immigration reform bill taking shape in the U.S. Senate could have important ramifications for North Dakota businesses and their ability to grow.By By Dave Olson, Forum News Service , June 18, 2013
Police chief takes criminals to task online
KENT, Ohio (AP) — If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: You're in for a social media scolding from police Chief David Oliver and some of his small department's 52,000-plus Facebook fans.By Kantele Franko, Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix announced a deal on Monday to air television programming from Dreamworks Animation in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer , June 18, 2013
NYC aims to require composting food scraps
NEW YORK (AP) — Legions of apartment dwellers will soon be asked — and may eventually be forced — to start collecting food scraps for composting, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest bid to make the Big Apple greener.By Bethan McKernan and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press , June 17, 2013
Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
WASHINGTON (AP) — States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press , June 17, 2013
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press , June 17, 2013
Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand.By Brady McCombs, Associated Press , June 17, 2013
Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa.
Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.June 17, 2013
IRS supervisor: Tea party forms scrutinized in D.C.
An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.By By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press , June 17, 2013
Bites derided as unreliable in court
At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good.By Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press , June 17, 2013
ND residents attempt to break chili world record
MINTO, N.D. (AP) — More than 170 volunteers turned out in Minto to try to break the Guinness world record for the largest single serving of chili.By Associated Press , June 16, 2013
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