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College football: Minnesota motivated by Michigan embarrassment

November 2, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Michigan has long been counted as one of Minnesota’s Big Ten rivals, even though the states don’t border each other and the series has been as lopsided as can be for the last several generations. Continue Reading

Police: Mich. student attack mostly likely not a hate crime

August 28, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

DETROIT A Michigan State University student said he was attacked at an off-campus party by two men who asked if he was Jewish, and when he said he was, punched him and then stapled his mouth. Continue Reading

Ex-Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty visits Michigan for Romney

August 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is visiting Michigan for a pair of events for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign. Continue Reading

Trail that starts in ND seeks link to Appalachian Trail

June 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The longest hiking trail in the United States stops 40 miles short of its most famous cousin, but a group is trying to bridge that gap. Continue Reading

Michigan boy finds finger piece in Arby’s sandwich

May 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A Michigan teen finishing off an Arby’s roast beef sandwich chomped down on something tough that tasted like rubber, so he spit it out. Turns out it tasted like finger. The fleshy, severed pad of an unfortunate employee’s finger, apparently. Ryan Hart, 14, told the Jackson Citizen Patriot on Wednesday that once he got a good look at it, he knew right away what had been in the junior roast beef sandwich he was eating last Friday. Continue Reading

Soo Locks open today for Great Lakes shipping

March 24, 2012 in Pierce County Herald

Regional News — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Soo Locks will open at noon today, 12 hours earlier than originally scheduled.
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Storm warnings spare village from tornado injuries

March 16, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

DEXTER, Mich. (AP) The twister that took aim at this Michigan village unleashed winds of 135 mph and lingered on the ground for a full half-hour, plowing a path of destruction that stretched for 10 miles. Continue Reading

Getting snippy? Barbers, beauticians argue over legislation to reserve use of striped pole

March 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota, Michigan and North Carolina are the latest fronts in a spreading legislative campaign to reserve the swirling poles for barbers. The proposals, which often include fines for offenders, are driving a new wedge in a trade where gender lines have long run deep. Continue Reading

Men’s basketball: Gophers fall to Michigan in OT

March 9, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Michigan’s Trey Burke saw overtime as a new opportunity.
After watching his teammates struggle in the first half, and the Wolverines nearly eliminated from Big Ten tournament play in the second half, the freshman guard took matters into his own hands. Continue Reading

Michigan man files lawsuit over high price of movie popcorn

March 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A Michigan man says the price of movie theater popcorn is ridiculously high. Same goes for the sodas and candies sold by movie concessionaires. So Joshua Thompson is taking the issue to a higher authority: He’s filed a class-action lawsuit to end what he says is price gouging. Continue Reading