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Prodigious sunspot group gets our attention
I wrote about the current monster sunspot group in yesterday's blog, but not until I saw with my own eyes through a filmy layer of clouds this morning did I realize how impressive it really is. The ...
Posted on 1/14/13 at 1:17 PM
The Track That Nature Owns
The Racing Life spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon traveling to the old abandoned Wee Town Outlaw Speedway near Fergus Falls, MN. The 1/2 high-banked track held it's last race back in 1993 not knowing...
Posted on 9/30/12 at 10:29 PM
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 8:29 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 6:44 PM
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 5:21 AM
Chaplain gets Medal of Honor 62 years after death
In the cold, barren hills of Korea more than 60 years ago, two teary-eyed soldiers stood in a prisoner of war camp where their chaplain lay dying.By Sharon Cohen, Associated Press , April 07, 2013
'At fertilization' declaration gives some pause in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A phrase declaring that life begins "at fertilization" tucked into new abortion legislation in Kansas is creating concern among abortion rights advocates that the wording will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure.April 07, 2013
Pregnant sisters killed in Mont. rollover crash
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Highway Patrol says two pregnant sisters from Billings died and their mother was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident five miles east of Wibaux in eastern Montana.By Associated Press , November 12, 2012
Sanford breaks ground: $541 million center scheduled to open in 2016 and 2018, will add 2,000 more full-time jobs
Earth moved Tuesday evening to mark the start of construction on the new $541 million Sanford Medical Center. Plans call for the 10-story center to open in 2016, primarily as a hospital, with interior completion of its clinical wings by 2018. About 200,000 square feet of clinical space will be shelled until finished.By By Patrick Springer , Forum Communications , August 01, 2012
New proposed Keystone XL pipeline route unveiled
LINCOLN, Neb. — Officials unveiled a new preferred route Thursday for the Nebraska portion of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids the state’s groundwater-rich Sandhills region.By Grant Schulte, Associated Press , April 20, 2012
Train derails in Red Wing
By Red Wing Republican Eagle , February 05, 2012
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 News Service , 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 News Service , 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
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