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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Budget talks between Minnesota legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Pawlenty resume

ST. PAUL – Legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are back at the negotiating table today, after budget-balancing talks broke off late Tuesday and Democrats passed an education bill against the governor’s wishes.

Chimney blamed for blaze; Moorhead police officer alerts couple to fire in roof

UPDATED 3:03 p.m.
A Moorhead police officer on patrol early Wednesday smelled smoked and alerted a couple to a fire in the roof of their home at 430 Dale Ave.

Baby Jordan endures

Newborn hurt in crash could go home in a week or two
Aimee Aguilar credits prayers with keeping her son Jordan alive. Jordan was born May 3 by emergency Caesarean section after his mother was injured when her vehicle was struck by another car in Mahnomen, Minn.

Willeys’ killers get life

Nichols won’t get chance for parole
The last conversation Cindy Willey had with her parents was about the two people convicted of scheming to kill them.

Paulsen denied a second term on ed board

The Chancellor Robert Potts controversy came back to bite John Q. Paulsen on Tuesday. As a result, he won’t get a second term on the state Board of Higher Education. A state nominating committee decided not to nominate Paulsen, of Fargo, and he’ll leave the board when his term ends on June 30.

Bipartisan support strong to suspend oil stockpiling

Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to challenge President Bush to temporarily halt the daily shipment of thousands of barrels of oil into the government’s emergency reserve.

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Study: Most Americans taking meds

Advertising, improvements in treatment are credited
For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

Death shocks neighbors

Police here are waiting for a preliminary autopsy report to find out what caused the death of 20-year-old North Dakota State University student Carter Erdle of Hebron, N.D., on Saturday.

Costs hinder budget plans

Fargo School Board members face a tough round of budgeting for the 2008-09 school year because of increased costs.

Study targets lead levels in wild game

Hundreds of North Dakotans can help solve a health mystery by participating in a study that will investigate possible risks associated with eating wild game killed by lead bullets.

Schmidt hired for interim superintendent role

The Breckenridge School District officially landed a new interim superintendent Tuesday when the School Board approved a contract for Warren Schmidt, the retired top administrator who made headlines during his sometimes turbulent 2003 stint in a troubled Barnesville district.

Power companies strike energy deal

Minnesota’s aggressive switch to renewable energy sources is the driving force behind moves that could mean a new high-voltage power line to the Red River Valley and a planned wind farm near Center, N.D.

Jazzie Salad

Vegan haven

Cafe offers fresh, organic take on dishes, desserts
Famous Dave’s this is not. And it isn’t just because the walls around the café area of Jazzie Mae’s Place, 306 N. University Drive, are painted in stylish, muted orange, yellow and purple.

Nuggets’ natural

Hawley’s sophomore shortstop continues hot streak
Somebody should tell Jacob Bjornson that he’s just a sophomore. The Hawley shortstop certainly isn’t playing like one.

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