Greater Minnesota

April 3, 2013 3:14 PM

Photos: Here's how Fargo's 'Sandbag Central' works

Volunteers in Fargo, N.D., started filling sandbags Wednesday in preparation for flooding along the Red River expected later this month. The city will fill enough sandbags to be prepared for a record flood, but will need only about half the sandbags it used in 2009 because of permanent flood measures installed since then.

by Nathaniel Minor

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April 3, 2013 8:25 AM

Fargo mayor optimistic as flooding nears

Crews in Fargo will start filling sandbags Wednesday to prepare for possible flooding in the city.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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April 1, 2013 3:35 PM

Police not seeking suspects in deaths of woman, 2 kids

Police have identified the three people found dead in a home in Zimmerman over the weekend as a mother and her two children.

by Tim Nelson

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April 1, 2013 12:35 PM

Last Place on Earth owner, son formally charged

The owner of a Duluth head shop and his son today were formally charged by the state with four felony counts of selling a controlled substance.

by Dan Kraker

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April 1, 2013 9:02 AM

2 inmates still at large from Duluth prison

The two inmates who disappeared from a low-security prison camp in Duluth over the weekend are still missing.

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April 1, 2013 6:37 AM

Fargo preparing to make sandbags

Fargo officials are preparing for volunteers to fill sandbags.

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April 1, 2013 6:20 AM

3 bodies found in home NW of Mpls.

Authorities in Sherburne County say three people have been found dead in a home in Zimmerman.

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April 1, 2013 4:00 AM

Duluth prepares for its Tall Ships to come in

Tickets will go on sale Monday for this summer's Tall Ships festival, which can attract about 250,000 people to Lake Superior. That's how many came to the port city in 2010 to see the grand sailing ships that evoke the nation's nautical past in the largest event ever held in northeast Minnesota.

by Dan Kraker

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March 30, 2013 4:00 AM

Airports suing FAA over planned tower shutdowns

Airport operators are mounting a legal challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to cut funding for 149 air traffic control towers, accusing the agency of violating federal law meant to ensure major changes at airports do not erode safety.