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Honda vehicle recall

DETROIT (AP) – Honda is adding nearly 105,000 vehicles to its U.S. recall of driver’s side air bag inflators that can explode with too much force. Under the expanded recall are nearly 89,000 Pilot SUVs from the 2008 model year and about 11,000 Civics from 2004. Also covered are an […]

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Oil tax revenue shortfall forecast

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new revenue forecast says North Dakota could see a nearly $1 billion shortfall in oil tax revenue over the next two years due to the slumping price of crude.        State budget analysts and the economic consultancy Moody’s Analytics on Wednesday presented a new […]

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Know your flood risk consider flood insurance

Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm is encouraging homeowners, business owners and renters to know their flood risk when thinking about purchasing flood insurance. Although there isn’t much snow on the ground this winter, North Dakotans should be aware of their flood risk. The floodplain is broken down […]

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Kraft recalls some mac & cheese products

The Kraft Foods Company has announced a recall of 6.5 million boxes of macaroni and cheese because some boxes were found to contain small pieces of metal. The voluntary recall applies only to 7.25 oz size of the original flavor of macaroni and cheese. Boxes that have been recalled have […]

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Severe solar storms, temporary distruptions

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal forecasters say a severe solar storm is smacking Earth with a surprisingly big geomagnetic jolt, potentially affecting power grids and GPS tracking while pushing the colorful northern lights farther south.        So far no damage has been reported. Thomas Berger, director of the Space Weather […]

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ND legislature passes anti-corp farm exemption

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature has passed a bill to exempt pork and dairy operations from the state’s eight-decades-old anti-corporate farming law.        North Dakota’s House approved the measure 56-37 on Monday. The measure was already approved by the Senate.        The so-called “ham-and-cheese” bill […]

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Tolna Dam being monitored

Valley City (AP)  Emergency managers Monday were continuing to monitor a hole in the spillway, at Tolna Dam, southeast of Tolna, that was found late last week. Officials say water levels behind the Tolna Dam have dropped and has taken some of the pressure off the structure. No evacuations or […]

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Merricourt wind power project changes

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A company that for years has been planning a wind turbine farm in southeastern North Dakota is now proposing significant changes.        The Merricourt Wind Power Project in McIntosh and Dickey counties was to have up to 100 1.5 megawatt turbines. EDF Renewable Energy is […]

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U.S. oil output may drop late this year

London     A report says, U.S. oil output could start to take a hit by late 2015 due to low prices. The halving of oil prices since June 2014 has prompted spending cuts by oil companies and a drop in U.S. drilling, raising expectations of slowing output in countries outside […]

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Flood safety awareness week.

 MON MAR 16 2015    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA  HAS DECLARED SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH THROUGH SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2015,  AS  FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. EACH WEEKDAY DURING THE AWARENESS  WEEK WILL FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT A DIFFERENT FLOOD RELATED  TOPIC.    MONDAY’S MESSAGE…    FLOOD […]