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Revitalization plan creates divide in Williston

May 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON A Chicago developer wants to revitalize downtown Williston with a $16 million investment, but opponents say the loss of an existing parking lot would be detrimental to businesses. Continue Reading

Pipestone grad dies in fall

December 13, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

23-year-old perishes wedged in smokestack of Chicago hotel
CHICAGO A Minnesota State University Moorhead alumnus known for his kindness, creativity and humor died Thursday while trying to take a photo on a smokestack atop a 42-story luxury hotel in downtown Chicago. Continue Reading

Kimball band headed to Chicago to march in Thanksgiving Day parade

November 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic

KIMBALL Two charter buses will leave Kimball before dawn Tuesday carrying tired, but ecstatic, band members to march and play in the 79th Annual Chicago Thanksgiving Parade.
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Grand Forks native now works on the cast of “I Love Lucy on Stage”

November 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Growing up, Ashley Braxton of Grand Forks was a fixture in the local theater scene, now she has her Actors Equity card and is in Chicago working with the cast of “I Love Lucy on Stage” Continue Reading

Smart Mart brings big-city flavor to Dickinson

June 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Smart Mart is part hotdog stand, part fast-food restaurant, part convenience store and part whatever the customer wants it to be, Invested District Manager Kathy Blackwell said. Continue Reading

Report: Divide Great Lakes, Mississippi watersheds for invasive species protection

January 31, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region today proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a massive engineering project to separate the lakes from the Mississippi River watershed in the Chicago area, describing it as the only sure way to protect both aquatic systems from invasions by destructive species such as Asian carp. Continue Reading

Dorgan appointed to national science laboratory board

January 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan has been appointed to the board of the Argonne National Laboratory. The North Dakota Democrat calls the facility just outside Chicago “one of the crown jewels of America’s scientific laboratories.” He says the Energy Department lab has an annual budget of nearly $700 million and employs more than 3,000 people. Continue Reading

Trojan band in Chicago

November 27, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

Loy proudly leads 116-member band through historic parade for second time
WORTHINGTON Preceded by a towering Big Bird and followed by a giant Yogi Bear, the “Spirit of Worthington” Trojan marching band processed proudly down Chicago’s State Street on Thursday as part of the 78th annual McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Continue Reading

Cain accuser’s ex-boyfriend says all three met in late ’90s

November 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Victor Jay Zuckerman’s account of an evening he, Sharon Bialek and Herman Cain spent together in 1997 directly contradicts the candidate’s assertions that he had never met his accuser and did not recognize her name. Zuckerman did not, however, witness the alleged sexual advances. He could only confirm that they and Cain had met.
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Airline fined $900,000 for lengthy tarmac delays

November 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

American Eagle Airlines had tarmac delays of more than three hours on 15 flights arriving at O’Hare International Airport on May 29, the department said in a statement. A total of 608 passengers were aboard the delayed flights. Continue Reading