STATE AND REGION

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Brief: JCC’s Hartzler wins region Triple ‘A’

JACKSON — Joel Hartzler, a senior at Jackson County Central High School, has been selected to represent Region 3A in the Academics, Arts and Athletic Award Program.

By DAILY GLOBE , March 16, 2010

Widespread spring flooding forecast for Minnesota, North Dakota

WASHINGTON — With truckloads of sandbags rolling into cities like Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., the government confirmed residents’ fears today, forecasting major flooding in the Midwest following a wetter than normal winter.

By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press , March 16, 2010

Bill changes rules for Minnesota graduation test

ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers might change the rules surrounding tests that measure skills students are expected to know before graduation.

By Associated Press , March 16, 2010

Flooding continues to plague southeast SD

DAVIS, S.D. - Turner County farmer Dave Smit says flooding in the Vermillion River basin near Davis is the worst in memory.

By The Associated Press , March 16, 2010

Minn. teacher charged in drunken ear bite attack

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A middle school teacher is accused of biting off part of a man's ear during a confrontation at a St. Paul diner.

By The Associated Press , March 16, 2010

Volunteers "urgently needed" for sandbagging efforts

FARGO - Volunteers are urgently needed in Fargo and Cass County to help with sandbagging efforts, according to a news release issued late this morning. Volunteers for Fargo are asked to meet at First Assembly of God Church (door L) at 3401 25th St. S., Fargo.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , March 16, 2010

Man: I was ambushed! Police: No, you weren't

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - His wife called 911 after he returned home from a bar last Wednesday night. The back of his head was bleeding heavily. He claimed two teenage assailants whacked him from behind with a board or stick in back of Mel’s Midtowner, then walked off. They said nothing, didn’t rob him. The man collapsed, may have briefly passed out. Checking all this out, officers quickly realized the story didn’t add up.

By Phil Pfuehler, River Falls Journal , March 16, 2010

Teacher charged in ear bite attack

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A middle school teacher is accused of biting off part of a man’s ear during a confrontation at a St. Paul diner.

By Associated Press , March 16, 2010

Man freed from grain bin, auger in YM County

CLARKFIELD — A Montevideo man has been transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when his leg became caught in an auger inside of a grain bin.

By West Central Tribune of Willmar , March 16, 2010

Bail set at $80K for Willmar man accused of shaking baby

WILLMAR — Travis Dean Ryks, 25, of Willmar, made his first court appearance Monday on a first-degree assault charge for allegedly shaking a 2-month-old baby and causing him life-threatening traumatic brain injury.

By Gretchen Schlosser, West Central Tribune , March 16, 2010

Duluth dognapping ring: Real or rumor?

DULUTH - Dan Cantrell believes the only way his dog, Glory, could have gone missing is if someone took her. She was on the patio of his Gary-New Duluth home on Feb. 24, which Cantrell said is secured by a door that’s tied shut with several knots.

By Brandon Stahl, Duluth News Tribune , March 16, 2010

Red Lake Falls parents speak at school meeting about urination incident involving son, others

GRAND FORKS - The parents of a Red Lake Falls, Minn., elementary student “had an opportunity to comment” Monday night at a school board meeting on their allegations that an older student urinated on their son last week, said Superintendent Joel Young.

By Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald , March 16, 2010

Environmental group seeks stricter rules for atrazine

ALEXANDRIA - The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is urging state and federal agencies to strengthen regulations for a heavily used agricultural chemical because scientific studies have found that atrazine-contaminated water increases the risk for birth defects and developmental problems for infants.

By Staff Report, Alexandria Echo Press , March 16, 2010

Parent group fights to keep gymnastics in Mitchell

MITCHELL, S.D. - Gymnastics should be treated similar to other sports in that those involved shouldn’t have to pay for everything entirely by fundraising, a parent group said Monday.

By Leah Rado, The Daily Republic , March 16, 2010

Infamous motorized chair from drunk driving arrest to go back on auction block

PROCTOR - The famous - or infamous - motorized chair seized after a drunken-driving arrest in Proctor is making another appearance on the auction block

By Nick LaFave, Fox 21 News , March 15, 2010

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1944: Two More State Hunters Killed

Two people were killed in hunting accidents already in October 1944. One was shot by an unidentified hunting companion and the other by a very ident

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Nov 6, 2009 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

1934: Youth Severely Burned Roping Power Line

Kenneth Keep, a 12-year-old, was severely burned in 1934, and as usual at the time, the newspaper went into rather grotesque detail about it. Keep i

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Nov 2, 2009 at 1:53 PM | Reprint

1944: Soldier Home on Leave Saves Family

I'd say this soldier during World War II in 1944, Harold Winblad, deserved some sort of medal for his rescue of the Millet family from Red Wing.

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Sep 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM | Reprint

1944: Patton Pounds West Wall; Soviets Now in Greece, Germans Claim

This is a fairly typical top half of a front page from September 1944, with the war headline across the top with a dogleg to the right of the page,

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Sep 10, 2009 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

1959: Iowa Official Starts Pornography Drive

I believe a better headline for this 1959 AP story would have been "Iowa official starts anti-pornography drive," but at the time everyone

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Sep 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM | Reprint

1959: Rocket Men

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jun 25, 2009 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

1934: Mutant Pestiferous Dandelions

A 25 inch dandelion root, as we say in Minnesota, is one heckuva dandelion. Next post at 9 a.m.

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jun 16, 2009 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

1934: Fish Bowl Sets Fire to House

Not that long ago, my eye doctor in Jackson suffered a similar incident when his office caught on fire because of a mirror. I believe there was

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jun 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM | Reprint
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