MINNESOTA — New limits for opioid prescriptions are underway in Minnesota for doctors in the Medicaid program. Doctors who give more than the limit for more than half of their patients will be warned and go through extra training. Anyone who does not reduce their dosage amounts could be removed from the program. These limits would only apply to…
It comes from the term for aeons ago, pre-continental drift, when all the Earth’s continents were fused together in one giant landmass. Now, the teeming masses of humanity right here in Cass and Clay counties are converging on one location this weekend. That’s the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, and they’re coming for Pangea, a celebration of all the cultures represented…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND has constructed a number of new buildings on campus over the last few years. From residence halls to classroom buildings, older buildings are being torn down. UND has been busy updating its campus. Now, the university faces the prospect of tearing down historical buildings. “A number of the buildings were empty or had low utilization…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican legislative leaders are disappointed that the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Gov. Mark Dayton’s line-item veto of the Legislature’s operating budget. After the ruling was posted, GOP House Speaker Kurt Daudt said of the justices, “We had hoped they would end this debacle and they did not.” Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said he was…
REGIONAL — The holiday season will kick into full gear next week in the metro. The annual lighting of the City of Moorhead’s holiday tree will begin Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Moorhead Center Mall. That will be followed by the Fargo Park District lighting of the Christmas tree at the Depot on Tuesday night at 5:30. The…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A representative of Envoy Airlines stopped by UND’s School of Aerospace Sciences. The visitation was one of a number of events the school organizes to help its students find jobs in the aviation industry. Students in the program become acclimated with airplane cockpits early in their freshman years. College officials say the school is one of…
FARGO, ND — Thanksgiving may be considered the biggest feast of the year full of temptations. Health coaches at Profile by Sanford say there are plenty of ways to indulge in some of those holiday cravings without derailing your health plan. If you’re headed to someone’s house for the big meal, bring along a healthy dish. After eating, walk away…
FARGO, ND — The two worlds of agriculture and technology collided at Emerging Prairie’s first ever “Cultivate” conference. Speakers from every sector of agricultural technology had the chance to share their ideas about the industry. They discussed ideas about precision agriculture and ways technology can be enhanced to help farmers in their daily tasks. Emerging Prairie hosted the conference to provide…
GRAND FORKS, ND — The Grand Forks Regional Bomb Squad was called after an abandoned case was found near Sam’s Club. The suspicious case was found around 11:30 last night outside the Sam’s Club Liquor Store on 32nd Avenue South in Grand Forks. The liquor store was vacated while the bomb squad determined that the case was empty. Police…
MORTON COUNTY, ND — The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux want a federal judge to reject the recent arguments made against their proposals for the Dakota Access pipeline. The Army Corps of Engineers is conducting an additional court-ordered review of the pipeline’s impact on tribal interests. While that’s done, the tribes want emergency equipment staging at the pipeline’s…
