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GM CEO Wagoner to step down immediately

Published March 29, 2009

DETROIT (AP) âÄî A person with knowledge of General Motors' plans says Rick Wagoner will step down immediately as chairman and chief executive of the struggling Detroit automaker. The person asked...

Global Village to close Tuesday

Published March 29, 2009
An owner says the economy is responsible for the business closing.
South Fargo resident Debbie Faber says goodbye to Peanut, her rabbit, at the Red River Zoo in west Fargo on Saturday. The Faber family brought their two rabbits to the zoo and their cat to the fairgrounds on Friday after they evacuated their home.

Makeshift shelters offer pets a safe haven from flood

Published March 29, 2009
Fargo-area fairgrounds and the Red River Zoo have taken in animals.

Flood updates: River expected to recede

Published March 29, 2009
However, a blizzard could affect water levels tonight.

Treasury secretary says market won’t solve problem

Published March 29, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended his approach to fixing the country's economic mess Sunday, saying "the market will not solve this" while disclosing a bailout fund...

State senator: 8 dead in NC nursing home shooting

Published March 29, 2009

CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) âÄî A state senator says a gunman burst into a North Carolina nursing home and opened fire, killing eight people and wounding several others. Sen. Harris Blake of Moore County...

Amy Klobuchar speaks at a news conference at the Clay County Courthouse on Sunday.

All government levels involved in flood effort

Published March 29, 2009
Combating the disaster and rebuilding afterward will require time and resources of the local, state and federal governments.

Cities respond to river crest

Published March 28, 2009
The National Weather Service’s reported crest will not cause Fargo-Moorhead to relax flood efforts.
Volunteers move sandbags to build a barrier behind Mike Szymanski's home Thursday to prevent the Red River from reaching his house. Szymanski recently moved to his home in South Fargo in June.

Student volunteers work to save homes

Published March 27, 2009
Classes at the three major Fargo-Moorhead area colleges have been cancelled all week, and many students are spending that time in the snowy sand.

River predicted to reach unexpected heights

Published March 27, 2009
Flood water heights scramble Fargoans to prepare for river crest.

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