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Fatal Minnesota vehicle crashes lowest in 70 years

June 13, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

DULUTH, Minn. The number of people killed in crashes on Minnesota roads continues to fall, and last year reached its lowest point in nearly 70 years. Continue Reading

Fargo police are fed up: Robbery, DUI arrests up in 2011 crime stats

February 22, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO After making a record 1,127 drunken driving arrests last year, Fargo police are “fed up” and considering changing their message, Chief Keith Ternes said Wednesday as he unveiled last year’s crime rates. Continue Reading

An influx of flax in North Dakota

December 17, 2010 in The Dickinson Press

If June estimates stick, North Dakota farmers will have planted about 100,000 acres more of flax seed this year over 2009 and state Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring only expects to see an increase next year. Continue Reading

Ag stats to be released Jan. 12

December 17, 2010 in The Dickinson Press

Statisticians in the Fargo office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service North Dakota Field Office have been busy Continue Reading

OUR OPINION: The crash-rate paradox

September 12, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald

By banning texting while driving, the Grand Forks City Council did the right thing. Short of sleeping while driving, almost nothing pulls a driver’s attention off the road quite like reading and tapping out text messages.
But there’s one odd and unsettling note in all this furor: crash statistics. Continue Reading

Baseball: Legion squad led by veterans

August 19, 2010 in Alexandria Echo Press

The Alexandria team finished 17-4 and reached the state tournament. Continue Reading

Fee to obtain birth certificates will increase July 1

June 17, 2010 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR The cost of getting a certified copy of a birth certificate will increase $10 starting July 1.
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