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grandforksherald - MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Donaldson sat at a podium Wednesday afternoon inside a packed press conference room, flanked by two of his new bosses — president of baseball operations Derek Falvey sat on one side of him, manager Rocco Baldelli on the other.

grandforksherald - Some of the best ice anglers rely on some of the least expensive rods and reels

grandforksherald - ST. PAUL — Looking to meet the newest Twin?

grandforksherald - Shortly after starting his trip at about 7 p.m., the man suffered a “sudden medical condition” about 2.5 miles east of Jamestown and drifted off the highway into a field, the patrol said.

grandforksherald - Some Grand Forks residents woke up to blinking alarm clocks and home appliances on Thursday, Jan. 23, as Xcel Energy reported what it is calling a “momentary” outage that happened around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of 17th Avenue South and South 20th Street.

grandforksherald - Just over 1,200 people have been hospitalized statewide for influenza so far this season.

grandforksherald - Democrats along with Secretary of State Steve Simon proposed restrictions on what political parties could do with primary voter lists.

grandforksherald - ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A Willmar semi driver was injured in a five-vehicle, chain reaction crash early Thursday, Jan. 23, after his semitractor-trailer jackknifed on Interstate 94 in St. Cloud. Roads were snow- and ice-covered, according to the Minnesota State Patrol report.

grandforksherald - More than 400 high school students from North Dakota and Minnesota will take part in the 35th annual Honor Band, Choir & Strings Festival, hosted by the UND Department of Music.

grandforksherald - In the world of women's college hockey, the Minnesota Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers have traded the nation's top ranking all season. The Gophers had it last week. The Badgers have it this week. And it is up for grabs when they meet on the ice in Madison, Wis., this weekend.

grandforksherald - The issue stalled in committee as the county board declined to press it further.

grandforksherald - Year-over-year job gains up 0.1% while labor force participation rate held at 70.3%.

grandforksherald - UND graduate students will condense years of work into a three-minute talk during the annual Three Minute Thesis competition Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Gorecki Alumni Center.

grandforksherald - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wants the Public Service Commission to ask pipeline company Energy Transfer to hand over a surge analysis and other documents relating to the risk of an oil spill.

grandforksherald - A proposed change in East Grand Forks would standardize how the city dings businesses -- and not just their employees -- that sell tobacco to underage customers.

grandforksherald - Nicholas Adam Bartholome, 28, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release.

grandforksherald - Research shows use of popular technologies might be peaking.

grandforksherald - In six previous games versus Ohio State, Minnesota Gophers coach Bob Motzko is 2-1-3 and all six games have either ended in a tie or have been decided by one goal. As they prepares to see the Big Ten-leading Buckeyes for the second time this season when they visit Minneapolis this weekend, both teams know that close games are likely to be the rule again.

grandforksherald - Kubiak, 58, replaces Kevin Stefanski, who took the head coaching position with the Cleveland Browns.

grandforksherald - In addition to staff and program cuts, the university has saved approximately $1.2 million in non-personnel budget cuts, $2.6 million in vacated positions left unfilled and $689,881 in early retirements and voluntary separations.