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House, Senate budget outlines close to Obama plan

Published March 25, 2009

Budget director Peter Orszag said the companion fiscal blueprints in the House and Senate would bolster administration efforts.

Lower projection on Red upstream may help Fargo

Published March 24, 2009

The National Weather Service lowered its crest forecast for Wahpeton and its cross-river neighbor, Breckenridge, Minn., downward to 18 feet by Wednesday morning, well below the tops of their dikes.

VA hires vets to go find comrades who need help

Published March 24, 2009

100 former service members were hired nationally as outreach specialists.

Parolee in Oakland police shootings linked to rape

Published March 24, 2009

Problems involving parolees from California's overcrowded prison system have long beset state officials.

Former regents chair appointed as state higher ed. director

Published March 24, 2009

The two-term board member will start Thursday.

Students head north to help with flood

Published March 24, 2009

The Fargo-Moorhead area is expected to be hit later this week.

Injured troops prefer combat to recovery at Bragg

Published March 24, 2009

Soldiers in a recovery unit for wounded troops at Fort Bragg told the Secretary of the Army that they feel forgotten by the military.

1 patron, 2 female employees shot at RI strip club

Published March 24, 2009

Detectives have issued a warrant for the arrest of the suspect.

Bill to lower drinking age stalls

Published March 24, 2009

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS STORY IS PART OF A SIX-PART SERIES COVERING BILLS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY FAILED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE BUT ARE STILL REINTRODUCED YEAR AFTER YEAR.