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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.

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.

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.

VA hires vets to go find comrades who need help

Published March 24, 2009

100 former service members were hired nationally as outreach specialists.

Former regents chair appointed as state higher ed. director

Published March 24, 2009

The two-term board member will start Thursday.

Connecticut lawmakers consider apology for slavery

Published March 23, 2009

Connecticut legislators are considering making their state the first in New England to apologize for slavery and other racist policies of old.

Blizzard shuts down parts of Wyoming, South Dakota

Published March 23, 2009

One mountainous area might get as much as 40 inches of snow.

NTSB checks on plane overloading in Montana crash

Published March 23, 2009

The plane was likely designed to carry a total of 11 people, including two pilots.

Alaska volcano Mount Redoubt erupts 5 times

Published March 23, 2009

The 10,200-foot Redoubt Volcano, roughly 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, last erupted during a four-month period from 1989-90.

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.