Reflection as Wounded Knee anniversary approaches American Indian activists took over the tiny village of Wounded Knee on South Dakota's sprawling Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on Feb. 27, 1973, in what would become a 71-day, fatal standoff with FBI agents that attracted national attention to the impoverished reservation and the plight of local tribes.February 26, 2013
Homeless man returns ring, gains big reward A homeless Kansas City man will soon have well over $100,000 after returning an engagement ring to a woman who accidentally dropped it in his cup earlier this month.February 26, 2013
Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries across the continent.February 25, 2013
Oscars have clear favorites, wild-card MacFarlane Some firsts and other rarities are possible at Sunday night's Academy Awards. But if the Oscars could be just a little less predictable, the show might really be one for the record books.February 24, 2013
Fargo felons' transition home opening A home in Fargo that will rent space to felons trying to adjust back into the community is expected to be ready Saturday.February 22, 2013
Why are so many Americans buying emergency food supplies? In a marketing email to customers this week, warehouse store Sam's Club listed among its most popular selling items a year's supply of emergency food for a family of four. It costs $2,667 for a pallet of food in plastic buckets and has a shelf-life of up to 25 years.The Daily Circuit, February 22, 2013
Driver's license data privacy breach incites outrage, but also indifference A month after the DNR released details of an investigation concluding John Hunt had accessed thousands of driver's records for no work-related reason, many of the people he looked up are still left wondering why.February 21, 2013
Moorhead council may make toll bridge free Moorhead council members now want the bridge to become public property and free to users, rather than extend the current operating agreement.February 21, 2013
Is getting a divorce too easy? A recent New York Times "Room for Debate" takes a look at divorces and whether the process should be harder to deter people from breaking off marriages too easily.The Daily Circuit, February 20, 2013