Northwest region news
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Majority in poll: Retire Fighting Sioux nickname
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "A month before the electoral showdown over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a new statewide poll shows likely voters inclined toward allowing the university to retire the historic name and logo."
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Moorhead Schools approve new social media policy for teachers
WDAY: "The district says it encourages teachers to use social media, but they need to serve as positive ambassadors for the district. In the event of an investigation, teachers may be required to give the district access to his or her personal social media sites."
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Motoring in Moorhead
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "As Bill Cullen started his bike here, a wave of Bike Night passersby circled around his 1925 Harley-Davidson and 1921 sidecar to hear the purr of the engine."
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Minnesota’s odd laws debunked
WDAY: "Websites and books are full of lists of Odd Laws. But just how many of them are still on the books or even existed at all? In the first of a two part series, we look at Minnesota's Odd laws."
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‘Man camps’ shake up towns in North Dakota oil boom
Duluth News Tribune: "Some Oil Patch 'man camps,' with rows of dormitory rooms and cabins, are bigger than many North Dakota cities."
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Minnesota walleye preview: ‘A pretty darn normal opener’
Park Rapids Enterprise: "Anglers can talk about the early spring, ideal water temperatures and whether the fish have recovered from spawning, but the opening day of walleye season in Minnesota always comes down to getting out there and learning firsthand what the fish are doing."
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Bemidji State graduates told to ‘keep up your optimism’
Bemidji Pioneer: "Nearly 950 graduates walked across the state at the Sanford Center Friday afternoon, catching one dream and moving on to the next. 'Everyone who is successful must have dreamed something,' said Trustee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Alfredo Oliveiva, quoting from an Indian proverb."
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North Dakota using facial-recognition software when taking driver’s license photos
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "Before Randy Wilson stepped in front of the camera at the DMV last Thursday, he was told to remove his glasses for his driver’s license photo."
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Minnesota business lets customers drive a tank
WDAY: "There are certain perks in this life that a select few will ever experience - being a billionaire, hitting a game wining shot as millions watch. How about driving an army tank and blasting through cars and buildings?"
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Union: Crystal lockout negotiations to resume June 8
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "American Crystal Sugar Co. and the Bakery Worker’s union will resume talks on June 8."
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Wind gust of 74 mph reported in Wahpeton overnight
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "Strong winds downed some tree branches and limbs here overnight, but there were no reports of building damage, a Richland County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher said."
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Fargo elementary students shaken up by abortion protest images
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "Some Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School children were reportedly traumatized Wednesday by seeing graphic posters displayed by anti-abortion protesters at the corner of 25th Street South and 13th Avenue."
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Superfan says pass stadium or become ‘the third Dakota’
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "Larry Spooner loves Vikings football so much he has taken more than 40 days of vacation over the years to ask legislators to approve a new stadium."
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Jellybean the miniature pony leads Fargo police on a low-speed chase
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "A miniature horse named Jellybean caused some big trouble for police officers here Sunday afternoon."
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American Crystal refutes union claims that labor lockout has more than doubled beet-processing costs
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "American Crystal Sugar Co. officials deny new union claims that a labor lockout has more than doubled processing costs for beets harvested in 2011."
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FAA releases lists of drone certificates, Otter Tail County denied
Otter Tail County sought a certificate to be able to fly a drone, the small county in the northwest part of Minnesota was denied.
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A drone for police in Otter Tail County?
Next Gov: "Why, does Otter Tail County, Minn., located 60 miles southeast of Fargo, N.D., and 178 miles northwest of Minneapolis, with a population of 57,000, need its own drone? I called and asked, but no response yet."
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The Twinkie subsidy
Grand Forks Herald: "Out of the $260 billion taxpayers spent on agricultural subsidies between 1995 and 2010, $16.9 billion went toward four common food additives: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, and soy oils."
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U.S., Canadians open joint border facility
Grand Forks Herald: "Officials from the two countries will dedicate a new building in Altona, Manitoba. It will serve as the base for the Red River region of the Integrated Border Enforcement Team."
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U.S. Senate candidates share concerns, priorities
Bemidji Pioneer: "The four candidates seeking the Republican endorsement for U.S. Senate all agree that Amy Klobuchar needs to be replaced, but their main areas of concern varied, covering national debt, Obamacare, foreign policy and the size of government."
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Canada may close unique environmental research facility
"There is not a way to do whole ecosystem scale freshwater research anywhere else in the world. The work done there has been instrumental in our understanding of acid rain to endocrine disruption."
Forum on the News
MN-03 DFL candidate forum
A discussion with the two Minnesota Democrats vying for the DFL nomination and the chance to unseat Republican incumbent Erik Paulsen.
Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Dan Turpening's deep, wide devotion to the accordion
An accordion played outdoors evokes scenes of Paris in the springtime. Or, in the case of local accordion player Dan Turpening, Minneapolis in May.
From the Audio Archives
1973: Defining Irish
Dr. Eoin McKiernan talks about what it means to be Irish.
