3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (488+ words) So there's a scene in one of the old "Star Trek'movies in which James Kirk is trying to persuade the bad guy to beam Spock onto his ship. When the bad guy refuses, Kirk asks why. " Because you wish it…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (566+ words) The term "Trump Derangement Syndrome'is often used by supporters of President Trump to discredit virtually any criticism of him. It is a convenient slur because it allows someone to sidestep the actual criticism of Trump by suggesting that the person…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (137+ words) GRAND FORKS " Arizona State brought a group of donors on the road trip to Grand Forks this weekend for the men's hockey series against UND. They're apparently having a grand time. One Arizona State fan picked up the entire bar…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (683+ words) MITCHELL, S.D. " Nearly 141 years ago, John Tyler Pierce, city marshal for Mitchell, South Dakota, was dispatched to a local saloon to arrest the shopkeeper in charge. Though not necessarily an unusual assignment, after it was all over, Pierce was dead from…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (947+ words) PARK RAPIDS, Minn. " Long before the arrival of tweets, texts, posts and chats, travelers recounted their vacations with family and friends by mailing postcards. Lead interpretive naturalist Connie Cox recently shared the postcard collection, dating from the 1900s through 1960s, of Itasca…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1483+ words) ST. CLOUD, Minn. " Mark Lee Erickson hoped his brother was joking. Talking about becoming a vampire cult after watching the new blockbuster movie "The Lost Boys" was one thing, but killing someone for their blood was something entirely different. It…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (503+ words) EMERADO, N.D. " While visiting Emerado for a roundtable discussion with law enforcement and unmanned aerial systems stakeholders, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said the standards for border security need to be reevaluated in light of potential drone threats and…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (676+ words) ST. PAUL " The Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, July 8, where representatives grilled Department of Human Services leadership on Medicaid fraud and how the agency oversees it. DHS currently oversees $18.5 billion in…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (88+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

10+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (386+ words) WILLISTON, N.D. " Interstate Engineering has announced that it acquired 49th Latitude Land Survey, LLC, of Williston, North Dakota. The acquisition was completed Jan. 17, 2025. Interstate Engineering acquires 49th Latitude Land Survey LLC Firm expands services in Western North Dakota WILLISTON, N.D. " Interstate Engineering has announced…...