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    May 26, 2019
    Kathleen Murphy
    Commentary: New perspective from a broken pipe
    Now that spring is here (or so the weather forecasters have rushed to assure us), I feel I can finally look back and laugh. Unlike the memorably...
    opinion/columnsMay 26, 2019 - 8:50am
    May 24, 2019
    Jay Obrigewitch shows where a proposed bridge in Billings County, N.D., would cross the Little Missouri River. An oil well site is seen in the distance near the river that flows through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Bismarck Tribune file photo
    Conservationists: ND officials not doing enough to protect Little Missouri River from oil development
    MEDORA, N.D. — Peter Odermann’s home is tucked away along the Little Missouri River about 20 miles north of Medora. The mostly retired rancher...
    business/energy-and-miningMay 24, 2019 - 6:22am
    May 9, 2019
    Garland Erbele, North Dakota state engineer and member of the Devils Lake Outlet Advisory Committee, speaks with other members of the committee after a meeting in Carrington, N.D., on Thursday, May 9. Mike McFeely / The Forum
    McFeely: Question facing Devils Lake is farming or fishing?
    CARRINGTON, N.D. — Farming or fishing?That is the question facing the residents of Devils Lake and the surrounding area. Eventually, it will...
    opinion/columnsMay 9, 2019 - 6:20pm
    March 4, 2019
    Bismarck wins North Dakota water taste test
    BISMARCK - The city of Bismarck has the tastiest water in the state, a panel of judges said at the North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association's...
    news/government-and-politicsMarch 4, 2019 - 9:31am
    October 18, 2018
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    Bismarck tastes victory with state's best drinking water
    GRAND FORKS -- Tap water from Bismarck made quite the splash during the annual Drinking Water Taste Test on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Bismarck tap...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 18, 2018 - 9:30am
    August 11, 2018
    Gardens and flowerbeds are at full throttle in August, often requiring supplemental watering. David Samson / Forum News Service
    August watering is crucial for gardening success
    Were your parents or grandparents raised during the Great Depression? My mom and dad were teenagers during the extreme drought decade of the...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenAugust 11, 2018 - 6:17am
    July 18, 2018
    Detroit baby falls through floor into basement, drowns in 'standing water and sewage,' prosecutors say
    At first glance, the white house on Ferguson Street in Detroit looks like any other home commonly found in American suburbs. It's front lawn...
    news/crime-and-courtsJuly 18, 2018 - 6:36am
    July 3, 2018
    One man covers his ears while another films the fireworks display at Detroit Lakes, Minn. Forum News Service file photo
    'It all goes into the water': Fireworks spark pollution concerns in some places; no problems found in Minn., ND
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The Fourth of July fireworks display near the Pavillion on the shore of Detroit Lake draws throngs of spectators...
    news/science-and-natureJuly 3, 2018 - 7:41pm
    June 25, 2018
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    Woman threatens to call police on 8-year-old selling water for a trip to Disneyland
    Things got tight after Erin Austin lost her job, so she struck a deal with her 8-year-old daughter, who had been eagerly anticipating a trip...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 25, 2018 - 7:33am
    April 21, 2018
    Volunteers cleaned up in and around the Red River in Fargo during the summer of 2017. River Keepers / Special to The Forum
    10 simple ways to help save Earth
    FARGO — When it comes to doing what's best for our planet, many of us assume that one person's actions don't amount to much. What's the...
    news/science-and-natureApril 21, 2018 - 6:27am
    March 16, 2018
    The city motto for Little Falls, Minn., is, "The Town Where the Mississippi Pauses." It pauses more often in the winter when some of the flow is slowed by freezing temperatures that turn some of the Mississippi River into ice. Aviator Charles Lindbergh was from Little Falls and tours are offered of his boyhood home. Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson
    Taming the mighty Mississippi: Troubles run deep in changing national waterway
    ALONG THE RIVER - The Mississippi runs the spine of America, touching 10 states and draining waters from 21 more, a vast waterway with a rich...
    news/science-and-natureMarch 16, 2018 - 10:59am
    December 27, 2017
    City water rates increasing in 2018
    With the start of 2018, Dickinson's water rates will increase 17 cents per 1,000 gallons. This is a normal increase for the city, which purchases its water from the Southwest Water Authority, Linda Carlson, deputy administrator, said. "They're based on the Southwest Water rates,"...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 27, 2017 - 8:22am
    November 15, 2017
    Oil Derrick
    Study: Water use in ND Oil Patch increased almost 20-fold in seven years
    FARGO—Water use for oil production in the Bakken oilfields increased almost 20-fold from 2008 to 2014, with water consumption climbing...
    newsNovember 15, 2017 - 8:38pm
    September 22, 2017
    Flint's lead-poisoned water had a 'horrifyingly large' effect on fetal deaths, study finds
    The fertility rate in Flint, Michigan, dropped precipitously after the city decided to switch to lead-poisoned Flint River water in 2014, according...
    newsSeptember 22, 2017 - 6:42am
    August 25, 2017
    UPDATE: Water to be temporarily shut off for some Dickinson residents next week
    Water will be shut off from 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, for residents of Colonial Village near the 14th Street construction zone. The shut-off is necessary to make repairs to a leaking valve on Sims Street, just south of 14th Street East. Adam Ballesteros,...
    newsAugust 25, 2017 - 1:59pm
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