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Fargo To Enact Mandatory Water Restrictions As Drought Persists

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo is enacting mandatory odd/even outdoor water restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 27. People with an odd-numbered address may use water as normal on odd-numbered dates and vice versa. There are no restrictions on essential water uses like showers and laundry. Fargo will remain in this latest drought response phase until further action is taken…

Minnesota adopts ‘clean car’ rules to encourage electric vehicles

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota has officially adopted regulations championed by Gov. Tim Walz to encourage the switchover to electric vehicles. The “clean car” rules published Monday in the State Register take effect in 2024 with the 2025 model year. They’ll require manufacturers and dealers to supply more electric vehicles. The Walz administration says the rules will lead to cleaner air and…

Four killed, four injured in south central Minnesota crash

LE CENTER, Minn. – Four people have died and four others have been hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision in south central Minnesota. Seven people from California were in a Ford Expedition that collided with a pickup truck in Le Sueur County about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say four people in the Expedition were killed and three passengers in the SUV…

NDDOT adds dozens more self-serve kiosks

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has added dozens of self-serve kiosks around the state to help residents avoid what can sometimes be a long wait at the motor vehicle stations. The DOT has completed adding 44 kiosks, a project which began earlier this year. Residents can now use 52 kiosks to renew a license, request a…

Sheriff will appeal order to stop blocking property used by Line 3 opponents

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – A Minnesota district judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Hubbard County sheriff, ruling that the county must stop obstructing access to a property used by opponents of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. Winona LaDuke and Tara Houska, two leaders of protests against the oil pipeline, recently sued Hubbard County and Sheriff Cory Aukes…

Multiple agencies fight large grain elevator fire in Clinton

CLINTON, Minn. – Firefighters from multiple agencies battled a large fire at a grain elevator in western Minnesota, where some residents were evacuated. According to Big Stone County Sheriff Mark Brown, crews were called shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday to the grain elevator, which had become engulfed in flames. Officials in Clinton, with a population of about 500 people near…