A group of North Dakota researchers are looking for ways to make the plants known as pulse crops more nutritious, and a source of essential nutrients for people in developing countries.
(09/14/2011)
A pilot project in northwest Minnesota is changing how the state evaluates water quality and taking a new approach to getting people involved in cleanup efforts.
(09/13/2011)
Replacement workers at American Crystal Sugar face a big test tomorrow because the sugarbeet harvest is now underway. Tomorrow, the company starts its five factories in the Red River Valley with replacement workers because 1,300 union workers are still locked out.
(09/07/2011)
Starting this fall, Minnesota farmers will be able to drain wetlands in exchange for buying wetlands in another location.
(08/31/2011)
A program in Thief River Falls that trains students to repair and maintain unmanned aircraft is getting attention from companies already trying to recruit graduates.
(08/30/2011)
Union negotiators will sit down Thursday with officials from American Crystal Sugar for the first mediated session since workers were locked out more than three weeks ago.
(08/24/2011)
A murder trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Crookston for the man accused of shooting a Mahomen County deputy in 2009.
(08/16/2011)
Researchers at North Dakota State University say they've developed a way to make high quality paints and coatings from soy oil and sugar.
(08/16/2011)
The University of North Dakota faces sanctions starting today because it continues to use the Fighting Sioux nickname. An agreement the school reached earlier with the NCAA called for UND to stop using the name and logo by today.
(08/15/2011)
A Minnesota organization is behind a move to create a regional initiative that could bring nanotechnology research dollars and jobs to the upper Midwest.
(08/12/2011)
Eight American Indian students have filed suit in federal court, seeking to force the University of North Dakota to stop using the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.
(08/11/2011)
U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad took testimony from local officials about the need for a long-term flood control project in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
(08/10/2011)
Wet conditions across the upper Midwest could lead to higher pasta prices at the grocery store.
(08/09/2011)
A Douglas County district court judge lowered bail Thursday for an Alexandria man convicted in 2006 of killing his infant daughter. But Michael Hansen remains in custody as his family raises the $15,000 dollars needed to secure his release.
(08/04/2011)
In its third day of a labor impasse between American Crystal Sugar and its union employees, workers continue to picket outside the factories while replacement workers prepare for the October harvest.
(08/03/2011)
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