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  • Earl weakens as it heads north

    Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph hour. Residents of New York and New England, however, are still bracing for the storm.

  • Oil workers rescued after fire

    A fire on a well connected to an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday is out and there is no indication of an oil sheen, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

  • New Vietnam-era Medal of Honor recipient announced

    President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades in Laos in 1968, the White House announced Friday.

  • Airport scare caused by metal canister in luggage

    Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

  • More Amish communities settling in Minnesota

    Editor’s note: The members of this Amish community did not want the faces of individual members featured in photos. The Forum honored that request. FERTILE, Minn. - Edwin Lambright stops in his t...

  • Nautilus Project available for public review

    Spearfish, SD – The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Nautilus Project is now available for review. The Forest Service is proposing to improve forest conditions in the Nautilus pr...

  • Jury rules in favor of surgeon in malpractice case

    A Minnesota woman had sued Dr. Bryan Wellman for malpractice and failing to obtain informed consent before performing surgery on her neck in 2005.Laurie DeNeui and her husband, Terry, of Rushmore, Min...

  • SD man faces vehicular homicide charge

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A motorist accused of killing a Sioux Falls cyclist when he passed out at the wheel has been indicted on a charge of vehicular homicide.

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