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Keeping the faith a decade later

Keeping the faith a decade later

Residents of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks commemorate the 1997 Red River flood with a four-day series of events, including a reprise of a dramatic student production called "Keep the Faith."
by Dan Gunderson

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School officials told to prepare for all kinds of safety hazards

School officials told to prepare for all kinds of safety hazards

As the investigation continues at Virginia Tech, many local school officials are re-examining their safety plans. In Northfield, school principals, educators and police officers gathered for a seminar arranged months ago, on safer schools. While presenters says it's natural for people to focus on school shootings at this time, they stress that schools face other dangerous situations, much more regularly.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Red Lake boys may have wandered onto thin ice

Red Lake boys may have wandered onto thin ice

Authorities are conducting autopsies on the bodies of two young children found Sunday on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Tristan White, 4, and his 2-year-old brother Avery Stately disappeared four months ago. A search team found their bodies not far from their home.
by Tom Robertson

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Minneapolis and St. Paul get high marks for emergency communications systems

Minneapolis and St. Paul get high marks for emergency communications systems

A new report from the Office of Homeland Security reveals that many cities throughout the United States are not fully prepared for emergency communication during a crisis. Only six cities received the highest rating for emergency communications systems, among them, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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FEMA director addresses the press club

David Paulison, who took the reins of the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the botched response to Hurricane Katrina, speaks Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington.

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Carlton County's historic songs

Carlton County's historic songs

Some kids in Cloquet have found a different way to learn about their history. They've been working all week with folksinger Charlie Maguire, composing songs about the region.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Starting a new life "900 Miles from Nowhere"

Starting a new life "900 Miles from Nowhere"

A new book blows some dust off the history of the Great Plains. "900 Miles from Nowhere" reveals the lives of early homesteaders through their own letters and photos.
by Cathy Wurzer

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