Jury finds man guilty of attempted murder in ND

FARGO — A man who brought a handgun into a western North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully tried to fire it was convicted Thursday on two counts of attempted murder.

• Vicente Chacano

States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement

WASHINGTON — U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.

• Minn. gets $280M in national mortgage settlement
• North Dakota gets $3M in foreclosure-abuse settlement

UPDATED: Moorhead police say woman awoke to intruder in her bedroom

MOORHEAD – Police here are investigating a home intrusion in which a woman said she awoke to a stranger in her bedroom and scuffled with him before he fled on foot.

Senator to governor: Put Vikings stadium in Duluth

State Sen. Roger Reinert is throwing a fourth-down Hail Mary pass with just seconds left on the clock today as he sends Gov. Mark Dayton a letter suggesting a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium be built in Duluth.

• Report finds $50M gap in Minneapolis Vikings plan

UND student body president says students tired of nickname debate

GRAND FORKS (AP) — The student body president at the University of North Dakota says students are becoming tired of the ongoing debate over the school's Fighting Sioux nickname.

• UND spring semester enrollment sets another record
• Fighting Sioux petitions have fewer names, but enough to meet requirement

VIDEO: Sen. Hoeven from South Dakota? MSNBC host thought so

MSNBC host Chris Matthews threw Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., for a loop after a nearly five-minute interview Wednesday when the host wrapped it up with a South Dakota reference.

• Matthews and Hoeven

Fargo gay couple readies for marriage license denial

FARGO – Lenny Tweeden and Wayne Rosell have been committed partners for 25 years. But, as gay men, they’ve never been able to marry.

• Lenny Tweeden
• Should North Dakota allow gay marriage?

Williston Job Service swamped with job seekers

Openings top 20,000 in North Dakota
WILLISTON – Cindy Sanford’s workplace is so popular that people from across the country wait outside for the doors to open in the morning.

• Employment change in North Dakota

On the same page: Area teens write, publish novels

FARGO - Many writers dream of penning a novel, but few ever actually do it – especially as teens. Yet three young women with ties to the area wrote and published novels before the age of 20.

• Skyler DeGrote
• Makala Kopp
• "Called and Chosen”
• Mattie Richardson

Inhalable caffeine served up in tubes sparks concerns

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.

• Students try free samples of AeroShot

SheSays is looking for your favorite Oreo cookie recipes

SheSays is looking for your favorite recipes with Oreo cookies as a key ingredient.

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Fired Fargo employee accuses Macy’s of discrimination

FARGO – A former employee of the Macy’s store in Fargo claims the business discriminated against him based on a disability.

• A former employee of Macy’s in Fargo

Kodak moments fading: Company to stop making cameras, digital frames

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago.

Red River Valley Fair announces two more acts

Hairball and Arch Allies added to Red River Valley Fair lineup.

• Promotional photo of the band Hairball

Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach to perform at Venue

FARGO – At 43, former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach has another “Youth Gone Wild” on his mind. When asked what kind of material he’d perform Friday night at The Venue, the rock singer responds: “What do you think I’m doing?”

• Sebastian Bach

Predicting the Oscars, it’s your turn

It’s Oscars season, which means it’s also time to see if you can predict which films, actors and directors will be winning the iconic gold man statues given out at the Academy Awards on Feb. 26. Here at The Forum, we’re interested in testing your powers of film award prophecy. That’s why we’ve revived our dormant Oscars pick-em contest. How do you play, you ask?

• 2012 Forum Oscars Contest
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A year and a half after gunshot to stomach, Norman County West basketball player hits 1,000-point career mark

HALSTAD, Minn. - A Mountain Dew bottle. A neon green-colored plastic bottled filled with 20 ounces of soda.

• Payton Rufsvold
• Rufsvold two days after being shot

BSA, Fargodome to share ND Class A basketball tournaments this year

FARGO – Coaches, players and spectators complained. The Metro Area Tournament Committee responded.

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