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This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:45 AM EST shows a large stretch of clouds spreading into the Central US as the jet streams across the region. Light, scattered rain and snow showers develop along a frontal boundary that stretches from southern California through North...
This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:45 AM EST shows a large stretch of clouds spreading into the Central US as the jet streams across the region. Light, scattered rain and...   (Associated Press)
Della Bozman, dressed as a Salvation Army Donut Girl, greets people filing into the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck, N.D.,  before the Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Bozman's mother was an original Donut Girl during World War I. (AP Photo/Tribune, Mike McCleary)
Della Bozman, dressed as a Salvation Army Donut Girl, greets people filing into the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck, N.D., before the Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Bozman's...   (Associated Press)
This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows showers, locally heavy rainfall, and thunderstorms in southeastern Texas and the nearby coastal areas of southern Louisiana as low pressure remains centered over the southwestern region of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ida is over...
This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows showers, locally heavy rainfall, and thunderstorms in southeastern Texas and the nearby coastal areas of southern Louisiana...   (Associated Press)
Claire Gemar, of San Diego, center in white coat, throws a rose into the farm pond on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 in Dickinson, N.D. where her daughter Kyrstin, 22, and two other North Dakota college softball players from Dickinson State were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle....
Claire Gemar, of San Diego, center in white coat, throws a rose into the farm pond on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 in Dickinson, N.D. where her daughter Kyrstin, 22, and two other North Dakota college softball...   (Associated Press)
Claire Gemar, of San Diego, center in white coat, throws a rose into the farm pond on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 in Dickinson, N.D. where her daughter Kyrstin, 22, and two other North Dakota college softball players from Dickinson State were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle....
Claire Gemar, of San Diego, center in white coat, throws a rose into the farm pond on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 in Dickinson, N.D. where her daughter Kyrstin, 22, and two other North Dakota college softball...   (Associated Press)
Parents and teammates throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in Dickinson, N.D.  (AP Photo/The Tribune, Tom Stromme)
Parents and teammates throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in...   (Associated Press)
Members of the Dickinson State Softball team and victims' parents throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in Dickinson, N.D.  (AP Photo/The Tribune, Tom Stromme)
Members of the Dickinson State Softball team and victims' parents throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead...   (Associated Press)
Members of the Dickinson State Softball team sit around a farm pond Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009  where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in Dickinson, N.D.   (AP Photo/The Tribune, Tom Stromme)
Members of the Dickinson State Softball team sit around a farm pond Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle...   (Associated Press)
Parents and teammates throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in Dickinson, N.D.  (AP Photo/The Tribune, Tom Stromme)
Parents and teammates throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in...   (Associated Press)
Parents and teammates throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in Dickinson, N.D.  (AP Photo/The Tribune, Tom Stromme)
Parents and teammates throw roses and softballs Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle in...   (Associated Press)
A trail leads past a picnic table toward the water at Patterson Lake Recreation Area in Dickinson, North Dakota on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Authorities searched the lake on Tuesday looking for three missing Dickinson State University students. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)
A trail leads past a picnic table toward the water at Patterson Lake Recreation Area in Dickinson, North Dakota on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Authorities searched the lake on Tuesday looking for three missing...   (Associated Press)
A helicopter coaxes eight horses into a high fence corral north of the Fryburg exit on I-94 during a roundup of wild horses in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota on Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Tom Stromme)
A helicopter coaxes eight horses into a high fence corral north of the Fryburg exit on I-94 during a roundup of wild horses in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota on Monday...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this July 31, 2008 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a truck carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is shown overturned near Makoti, N.D. The military says the missile wing commander at North Dakota's Minot Air Force...
FILE - In this July 31, 2008 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a truck carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is shown overturned near Makoti,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an Air Force semi truck carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base rests in a ditch near Berthold, N.D. The military says the missile wing commander at North Dakota's Minot Air...
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an Air Force semi truck carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base rests in a ditch near Berthold, N.D. The military says...   (Associated Press)
"Pheasants on the Prairie", a forty foot tall metel sculpture honoring the game bird near Regent, N.D. is seen on Thursday, Oct 8, 2009. The sculpture is one of seven large roadside sculptures, on the...   (Associated Press)
In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 photo, University of North Dakota researchers Gllenda Lindseth and her husband, Paul, pose for a photo in Grand Forks, N.D. The couple spearheaded a study that shows that pilots performed best in certain situations while eating a high-fat diet. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 photo, University of North Dakota researchers Gllenda Lindseth and her husband, Paul, pose for a photo in Grand Forks, N.D. The couple spearheaded a study that shows that...   (Associated Press)
In this undated photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish, Hunters flush pheasants in Burleigh County during the 2007 North Dakota hunting season. State wildlife officials are forecasting fewer pheasants in North Dakota this season  due to a harsh winter, loss of habit to farming and...
In this undated photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish, Hunters flush pheasants in Burleigh County during the 2007 North Dakota hunting season. State wildlife officials are forecasting...   (Associated Press)
In this undated photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish, Hunters flush pheasants in Burleigh County during the 2007 North Dakota hunting season. State wildlife officials are forecasting fewer pheasants in North Dakota this season  due to a harsh winter, loss of habit to farming and...
In this undated photo provided by the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish, Hunters flush pheasants in Burleigh County during the 2007 North Dakota hunting season. State wildlife officials are forecasting...   (Associated Press)
Lynn Jordheim, acting U.S. attorney for North Dakota, left, leads a news conference at the federal courthouse with three people who prosecuted a death penalty case against Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., from left, Keith Reisenauer, Drew Wrigley and Norman Anderson, Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. A federal appeals court on Tuesday...
Lynn Jordheim, acting U.S. attorney for North Dakota, left, leads a news conference at the federal courthouse with three people who prosecuted a death penalty case against Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., from...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this March 5, 2004 file photo, Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., right, and his attorney David Dusek, look at photos taken of the interior of his car, and presented as evidence during his preliminary hearing in Grand Forks District Court, Friday, March 5, 2004. A federal appeals court on...
FILE - In this March 5, 2004 file photo, Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., right, and his attorney David Dusek, look at photos taken of the interior of his car, and presented as evidence during his preliminary hearing...   (Associated Press)
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Denver center Joe Colborne (12) celebrates his second goal of the period  against North Dakota goaltender Brad Eidsness with teammate Rhett Rakhshani (9) during the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver center Joe Colborne (12) celebrates his second goal of the period against North Dakota goaltender Brad Eidsness with teammate Rhett Rakhshani (9) during the second period of an NCAA college hockey...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota goaltender Brad Eidsness lets the puck slip past for a Denver goal by Kyle Ostrow during the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
North Dakota goaltender Brad Eidsness lets the puck slip past for a Denver goal by Kyle Ostrow during the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jack...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota's Brett Hextall (26), back left, Chris VandeVelde, back center, Danny Kristo (7) Joe Gleason (20) and Jason Gregoire (17) celebrate VandeVelde's goal against Denver  goaltender Marc Cheverie (1) during the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
North Dakota's Brett Hextall (26), back left, Chris VandeVelde, back center, Danny Kristo (7) Joe Gleason (20) and Jason Gregoire (17) celebrate VandeVelde's goal against Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota defenseman Corey Fienhage (4) skates against Denver left winger Shawn Ostrow (26) during the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
North Dakota defenseman Corey Fienhage (4) skates against Denver left winger Shawn Ostrow (26) during the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jack...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota winger Corban Knight, center, has his shot blocked by Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, left, as defenseman John Ryder, right, comes in to cover in the third period of Denver's 1-0 victory in an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
North Dakota winger Corban Knight, center, has his shot blocked by Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, left, as defenseman John Ryder, right, comes in to cover in the third period of Denver's 1-0 victory in...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota goalie Brad Eidsness stretches out to make a glove save in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game against Denver in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
North Dakota goalie Brad Eidsness stretches out to make a glove save in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game against Denver in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)   (Associated Press)
Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, left, makes a save on a shot from North Dakota winger Jason Gregoire in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, left, makes a save on a shot from North Dakota winger Jason Gregoire in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/David...   (Associated Press)
Denver center Drew Shore, center, celebrates scoring a goal against North Dakota with teammates John Ryder, left, and Anthony Maiani  in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver center Drew Shore, center, celebrates scoring a goal against North Dakota with teammates John Ryder, left, and Anthony Maiani in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday,...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota winger Corban Knight, front left, has his shot deflected by Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, back, as North Dakota winger Danny Kristo, front right, looks on in the second period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
North Dakota winger Corban Knight, front left, has his shot deflected by Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, back, as North Dakota winger Danny Kristo, front right, looks on in the second period of an NCAA college...   (Associated Press)
Denver right winger Kyle Ostrow, front, looks on as his shot is stopped by North Dakota goalie Brad Eidsness in the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver right winger Kyle Ostrow, front, looks on as his shot is stopped by North Dakota goalie Brad Eidsness in the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota winger Evan Trupp, left, fires the puck at Denver goalie Marc Cheverie in the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20,  2009. Cheverie made a glove save on the play. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
North Dakota winger Evan Trupp, left, fires the puck at Denver goalie Marc Cheverie in the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Cheverie made a glove save on...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota winger Corban Knight, left center, looks on as his shot hits off the frame of the net past Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, right, as Denver winger Brandon Vossberg, front left, and defenseman Matt Donovan look on in the first period of an NCAA college hockey game in Denver...
North Dakota winger Corban Knight, left center, looks on as his shot hits off the frame of the net past Denver goalie Marc Cheverie, right, as Denver winger Brandon Vossberg, front left, and defenseman...   (Associated Press)
Loyola Marymount's Tim Diederichs drives past North Dakota's Patrick Mitchell (45)during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.(AP Photo/Mike Albans)
Loyola Marymount's Tim Diederichs drives past North Dakota's Patrick Mitchell (45)during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.(AP Photo/Mike...   (Associated Press)
Loyola Marymount's LaRon Armstead(12) reacts to a ball being batted away by North Dakota's Travis Mertens (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)
Loyola Marymount's LaRon Armstead(12) reacts to a ball being batted away by North Dakota's Travis Mertens (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Loyola Marymount's Tim Diederichs(32) shoots in front of North Dakota's Derek Benter during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)
Loyola Marymount's Tim Diederichs(32) shoots in front of North Dakota's Derek Benter during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike...   (Associated Press)
Loyola Marymount's Vernon Teel shoots the basketball over North Dakota's Derek Benter (44)during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)
Loyola Marymount's Vernon Teel shoots the basketball over North Dakota's Derek Benter (44)during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota's Travis Mertens, right, rebounds the ball against Montana's Raason Young, left, and  Brian Qvale, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)
North Dakota's Travis Mertens, right, rebounds the ball against Montana's Raason Young, left, and Brian Qvale, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on...   (Associated Press)
FILE -- This is an Aug. 21, 2009, file photo showing nine-year-old Jared Beck of Fargo, North Dakota, wearing a Brett Favre jersey as he waits for the Vikings quarterback to get on the field prior to an NFL pre-season football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, in Minneapolis. Favre's...
FILE -- This is an Aug. 21, 2009, file photo showing nine-year-old Jared Beck of Fargo, North Dakota, wearing a Brett Favre jersey as he waits for the Vikings quarterback to get on the field prior to...   (Associated Press)
North Dakota State's Pat Paschall celebrates with Gary Ebel (75) after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 34-17. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
North Dakota State's Pat Paschall celebrates with Gary Ebel (75) after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won...   (Associated Press)
Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads, center, celebrates with his father, Cecil, after his team defeated North Dakota State 34-17 in an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. Rhoads is in his first season as the team's coach. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads, center, celebrates with his father, Cecil, after his team defeated North Dakota State 34-17 in an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. Rhoads...   (Associated Press)
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  • Black Friday Blogs and Buzz

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 9:49:14 PM

    The biggest shopping day of the year is just around the corner and we want to make things easy for you.  So here is a list of some online resources you can turn to for sales, coupons, discounts and links to some of the best Black Friday deals out there!

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  • 1st thing Monday morning: action at 5th Avenue

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 6:01:20 PM

    Construction crews are re-doing a manhole on 8th Street at 5th Avenue South, and work should last until mid-day Thursday.   More »

  • Police ID victim of Tuesday construction accident

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 5:26:39 PM

    The Polk County Sheriff's office is identifying the man killed yesterday in a construction accident as 54-year-old Douglas Peck of rural Crookston, Minnesota. More »

  • Otter Tail ND electric rate case settled

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 5:06:50 PM

    Otter Tail Power Company's North Dakota customers will be paying slightly lower rates under a settlement of an electric rate case, plus will get  a small refund for overpaying  the past year. More »

  • ND AG fighting challenge to robo-call ban

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 5:03:48 PM

    North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is challenging an advocacy group's claim that it should be able to make pre-recorded phone calls in the state.  More »

  • Devils Lake Chamber head retiring

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 4:48:03 PM

    Deveil Lake Chamber President John Campbell will step down December 15. More »

  • Families send videos to kids held in Iran

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 4:45:28 PM

    The mothers of three Americans held captive in Iran the last 117 days have recorded video messages they are asking Iranian authorities to deliver to their children. More »

  • ND Supreme Court hears Fargo murder appeal

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 4:40:36 PM

    An attorney for a Fargo man who was convicted of murder says police stopped and questioned his client only because he is black. More »

  • Three arrested after back-to-back home invasions

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 4:17:17 PM

    Grand Forks Police believe they've wrapped up two back-to-back armed home invasions just hours after they were reported. Two calls came in within 15 minutes of each other around 6 a.m. More »

  • Arrest warrants out for 2 more suspects in home invasion/robbery

    KVLY/KXJB | 11/25/2009 12:39:19 PM

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    Felony arrest warrants are out for two more men allegedly involved in a home invasion and robbery near the Concordia College campus. More »

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