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Veterans from recent conflicts have expanded the role of service dogs. While many Americans still identify "service dogs" as "guide dogs" for the visually impaired, "service" now extends into many other dimensions.

Question: Could you explain the Zipper Merge for merging into construction zones in Minnesota? I have tried using the Zipper Merge many times and it seems that hardly anyone else on the road knows about how it is supposed to work. If another driver intentionally blocks a lane, isn't...

Dear Patty and Jerry Wetterling: The year your dear Jacob went missing, I was a 21-year-old college student rooming with three others in an off-campus apartment near Moorhead State University. When the disconcerting news reached our little abode in the fall of 1989, we four young...

Tuesday Twilite Jerry's Six Pack Auto 3 - 1 Pro Dairy 3 - 1 Time Jewelry 2 - 2 1st National Bank Bulldog Pro Shop Whiskey Creek Saloon 2 - 2 Hometown Crafts 1 - 3 Berzerkerz Molkky 1 - 3 High Team Series: Jerry's Six Pack Auto - 1803 High Team Game: Jerry's Six Pack Auto -...

Are your small children in danger while riding in the car? They are if they aren't secured properly or put in a car seat that was installed incorrectly. The risk is real. Every 34 seconds, a child younger than the age of 13 is involved in a crash in the U.S., according to the National...

Minnesota is about to increase its campaign warning about the dangers of pain killers known as opioids. State officials also plan to work with medical and pharmaceutical professionals about the risks of over prescribing the drugs. The state announced Monday, Sept. 19, it is receiving...

M State prepared to serve ITT students Minnesota State Community and Technical College is prepared to assist students whose college education plans have been disrupted by the recent closing of ITT Educational Services. M State offers more than 300 classes and 25 programs and majors...

A Brainerd man faces four felonies after allegedly threatening to stab and chop up two women while wielding an arrow, a hammer and a saw. Marshall Thomas Jarvela, 35, was charged in Crow Wing County District Court following the incident that occurred about 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept....

Speeding Penny Jo Affolter, 53, West St. Paul, 69/55, fees $140. Christine Lynn Boswell, 45, Rochester, 75/65, fees $130. Robbin Marie Chase, 19, Sebeka, 64/55, fees $130. Violet Luella Dahlvang, 76, Verndale, 65/55, fees $130. Stuart Gene Foster, 56, Lees Summit, Mo., 74/55, fees...

The girls tennis team competed in Pequot Lakes for the Midstate Conference tournament on Saturday. Abby Westrum made the consolation championship at No. 1 singles but lost a close two-set battle, head coach Scott Woods said. Lindy Jones did the same at No. 2 singles. Madison Packer...