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Clay County election judge Darlene Ellefson - sitting in front of boxes containing ballots - looks at each ballot along with Rosemary Zurn, left, an observer for Norm Coleman, and Scott Haugen, an observer for Al Franken, as the recount starts Wednesday at the Clay County Courthouse in Moorhead. Dave Wallis / The Forum
Clay County recount

Historic U.S. Senate recount under way across Minnesota; Franken observers pack Clay County recount area

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ST. PAUL – A historic recount was under way across Minnesota today, possibly with control of the U.S. Senate being decided.

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Labor proposal generates heat

 Act would likely increase union membership in US
U.S. labor unions have been losing clout for decades. That would change under the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, which would make forming a union easier.

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A poster for the movie “Twilight” hangs on the wall at Century 10 Cinema on Tuesday in Fargo. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book, the film will premiere at midnight Thursday at the theater. Lee Morris | The Forum

‘Twilight’ fans excited for midnight showing

Book series captivates teenage readers; theater anticipates sellout crowd for vampire love story
Sixty-six people are waiting to check out the best-selling “Twilight” from the Lake Agassiz Regional Library.
 
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Attorney says cop innocent

Man forced to stand in cold takes stand
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Jason Hickman told jurors Tuesday that he was forced to stand in subzero weather during a February traffic stop wearing torn jeans, a long-sleeve T-shirt, work boots and not much else.

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Here’s an artist’s rendering of how Fargo’s Judge Ronald N. Davies High School will look. The view is from the east looking toward 25th Street South. The city is now in the process of annexing nearly 420 acres of land in several sections to extend city services and improve roads to serve the $44.4 million school, scheduled to open in fall 2011. Zerr Berg Architects and Fargo School District

Driving development

 Officials tour Fargo’s fast-growing south side
It’s one thing to plan Fargo’s future sitting in a leather chair and looking at a Powerpoint slide. It’s another thing to board a bus and drive the land, City Commission and Planning Commission members said Tuesday.

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Sex offender moves to Detroit Lakes

 DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – A Level 3 sex offender moved here Tuesday, the first one for the city since the state Legislature passed a law 10 years ago allowing authorities to notify the general public about an offender moving to town.
 
Ryan Liljestrand lifts a piece of drywall material Tuesday as the walls take shape at the new Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Thrift Store under construction in Dilworth. Liljestrand works for Stephenson Drywall & Lathing of Moorhead. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Dilworth corrals new thrift store

 Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is building a new thrift store in Dilworth. “Basically, we’re moving the current Moorhead location down the road a little bit to Dilworth,” said Diane Rust, Fargo, retail sales director for Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch stores.
 
Eight-year-old Justice is one of 19 children featured in an exhibit of North Dakota Heart Gallery photographs. The project seeks to raise awareness about children who are currently available for adoption. Photo by North Dakota Heart Gallery/Milestones Photography, Dave Arntson

ND Heart Gallery opens

 Waiting can be really, really hard when you’re a kid. That’s even truer when you’re an 8-year-old girl named Justice who loves horses and shopping, but more than anything wants a family to call her own.
 
Toast of the Town
Doolittles’ Sous Chef Matt Weed chops herbs during the “Flat Iron” skillet competition Tuesday during the Toast of the Town event in Centennial Hall at the Fargo Civic Center. The event featured restaurants and caterers as well as wholesalers and retailers offering food and beverage samples.
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North Dakota State’s Brett Winkelman goes up for a dunk in the first half against Mayville State on Tuesday at the Bison Sports Arena. Jay Pickthorn / The Forum

Opening with a bang

 It was a night when shots and records fell. Making 20 of its first 24 shots, North Dakota State’s men’s basketball team jumped out to a 44-6 lead en route to a season-opening 128-64 win over Mayville State on Tuesday night before 2,257 fans at the Bison Sports Arena.

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Glas wins debut

 Rich Glas started his Concordia head coaching career a winner Tuesday at Memorial Auditorium.

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Minnesota’s Marek Zidlicky celebrates his shootout goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Associated Press

Zidlicky’s goal lifts Wild in shootout

 PITTSBURGH – Marek Zidlicky scored the only goal in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild benefited from a gift goal that Pittsburgh put into its own net for a 2-1 victory Tuesday night that ended the Penguins’ six-game winning streak.

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