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STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH WITH FORUM COMMUNICATIONS' AMY DALRYMPLE Caution urged during North Dakota’s largest road construction season ever
WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- I seriously considered phoning this assignment in. I feared that driving from Williston to Watford City in heavy rain Thursday on a deadly stretch of Oil Patch highway to a press...
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:05 AM
FARGO SCHOOL TALK 2013 Legislative session wraps up
By Business Manager Broc Lietz At approximately 4:30 a.m., Saturday, May 4, the 2013 legislative session drew to a close. The North Dakota Legislature meets for a maximum of 80 days every other year,...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 12:10 PM
NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY ACTION May is National Bicycle Safety Month!
May is National Bicycle Safety Month and here are a few tips for a better commute courtesy of The League of American Bicyclist. 1. Follow the Rules of the Road Ride with traffic and obey the same ...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 12:11 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Higher ed OK'd
By Danielle Killey Minnesota representatives approved increasing by $150 million spending on state colleges and universities. Higher education, perhaps more than any other area, has been neglected f...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:38 PM
NDAD INSIGHT For loan: Vans with access for wheelchair users
If you haveever needed to use a wheelchair, or if you use one regularlyy now,you know how challenging travel can be. Perhaps you just want tomake an appointment across town orattend a local event. Ma...
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:52 PM
UND aviation student, instructor are ND’s first competitors in all-women air race
GRAND FORKS – Amy Warbalow and Katrina Kugler are no strangers to the sky.
By Austin Ashlock, Forum News Service , June 17, 2013
Broadway, NP intersection will close Sunday 
FARGO – The city is bumping up the closure date of the intersection of Broadway and NP Avenue downtown.
By Forum staff reports , May 31, 2013
Western Minn. school evacuated after truck hauling anhydrous ammonia hits train
MURDOCK, Minn. — Students at a west-central Minnesota elementary school are being evacuated to a nearby high school in response to the collision involving a semi-trailer hauling anhydrous ammonia and a train about 8:30 a.m. this morning.
By Forum News Service , May 07, 2013
Tracks reopen after train derails in south Minn.
BLUE EARTH — Railroad tracks after reopened in the southern Minnesota town of Blue Earth after 17 cars derailed on a train carrying corn.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2013
Mayor wants lower speed limit on Highway 85 in ND
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — The mayor of Watford City is advocating for a lower speed limit on U.S. Highway 85 in the region to try to cut down on traffic crashes.
By Associated Press , April 12, 2013
Rimrock Stages bus service suspended
BILLINGS, Mont. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Rimrock Stages to suspend its bus service across Montana and North Dakota.
By Forum News Service , March 26, 2013
FAA to close 2 Minn. air traffic control towers
MINNEAPOLIS — The Federal Aviation Administration says it will close two air traffic control towers in Minnesota because of federal budget cuts.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2013
Lawmakers look to dole out bits of old 35W bridge
ST. PAUL — State lawmakers are moving to create a plan for disposing remnants from the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2013
Drivers get break at pump as they fuel up for holiday travel
FARGO – As an early gift to holiday travelers, gas prices here are below $3 a gallon at some stations.
By Wendy Reuer , December 17, 2012
MnDOT prepares for 2nd round of wintry weather in Twin Cities
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is gearing up for another round of wintry weather in the Twin Cities this weekend.
By Associated Press , December 14, 2012
NDDOT to launch drug recognition program
FARGO – The North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have launched a new campaign for their Drug Recognition Expert Program.
December 11, 2012
Closed interstates in SD reopened after storm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota transportation officials have reopened all stretches of Interstates 90 and 29 that were closed due to a weekend snow storm.
By Associated Press , December 10, 2012
CP gauging interest in railroad track in 4 states
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Canadian Pacific Railway is looking into the possibility of selling 660 miles of track in South Dakota and three surrounding states, the railroad said Tuesday.
By Associated Press , December 04, 2012
Retiring head of DOT sees plenty of work to be done
WILLISTON, N.D. – Significant improvements have been made for western North Dakota roads, but more work is needed for oil-impacted communities, said the retiring director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , November 28, 2012
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