Nation

Fargo turns to wall system to help hold back Red

Published March 23, 2009

A portable wall system that shielded troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from bullets is being used to hold back floodwaters from the Red River.

NDSU cancels classes to help with sandbagging

Published March 23, 2009

City officials planned to fill more than 1 million sandbags, but with more rain forecast they increased the need to nearly 2 million sandbags.

Bill would restrict scholarship dollars for non-citizen athletes

Published March 23, 2009

The University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus would go unaffected because it doesn’t use state money for athletic scholarships.

Fargo officials want more volunteers

Published March 22, 2009

FARGO, N.D. (AP) âÄî Fargo officials have put out a call for volunteers to help with dike building to hold back the rising Red River. The National Weather Service says heavy rain is expected over...

Jury considers penalty in Ariz Serial Shooter case

Published March 22, 2009

PHOENIX (AP) âÄî Jurors who convicted a former janitor of murdering six people and attacking 19 others will begin work Monday to decide whether he should be put to death for the dozens of random,...

3 officers dead, suspect killed in Oakland, Calif.

Published March 22, 2009

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) âÄî A man wanted for violating his parole killed three police officers and gravely wounded another in two shootings Saturday, the first after a routine traffic stop and the...

Ohio fails to decertify all convicted officers

Published March 22, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) âÄî Bobby Cutts Jr. was notorious in the law enforcement community because of his crime: While still a police officer, he killed his lover and their unborn child. Stripping...

More women needing cash go from jobless to topless

Published March 22, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) âÄî As a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca Brown earned a couple thousand dollars in a really good week. Now, as a dancer at Chicago's Pink Monkey gentleman's...

Minn. teen falls to death from FL hotel balcony

Published March 22, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) âÄî Police are investigating the death of a Minnesota teen who fell from a Florida hotel balcony. Daytona Beach police say 16-year-old Barret Forst Ugland fell early Sunday...