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Dealing with defeat: As Super Bowl arrives without them, Vikings fans try to make it through. In a snow-covered Minneapolis front yard last week hung a purple Vikings flag at half-staff, a woeful memory of what could have been.

Jury acquits University of North Dakota hockey player accused of drunken driving. A jury has acquitted University of North Dakota hockey player Matt Frattin of drunken driving.

Blowing snow closes roads, business, schools in some Midwest states; thousands without power. A winter storm that moved across several Midwestern states Monday brought fierce winds and light snow that was easily blown around, leaving travelers stranded and closing some schools and businesses.

Higher education board delays decision on University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. The fate of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has gone into triple overtime.

N. Dakota college presidents defend tuition waiver policies; $27M in breaks granted last year. North Dakota college presidents are defending tuition breaks for graduate students and students who arrive from outside the state and country, saying they offer needed diversity, brainpower and economic benefits.

Late court appeal forces new delay in N. Dakota's longtime battle over Fighting Sioux nickname. Some University of North Dakota officials were hoping that a long-running dispute over the school's Fighting Sioux nickname would be settled this week. Now it appears it could continue for several months.

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Judge temporarily blocks higher ed officials from changing UND's Fighting Sioux nickname. A judge has temporarily blocked higher education officials from changing the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.

New cost ceilings, audit planned for North Dakota State, North Dakota presidents' homes.. North Dakota state auditors will be going over cost overruns in the construction of new homes for the presidents of North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.

ND aerospace school suspends flights for 1 day after landing, take-off mishaps. The University of North Dakota's aerospace school has suspended training flights for one day after a series of landing and take-off mishaps at the Grand Forks airport.

Need rescuing in a national park? Chances are you're a young man out on a day hike. Whether it's saving a stranded hiker with a broken leg or fishing out a capsized boater, a new study says national parks launch 11 search-and-rescue operations on an average day.

Need rescuing in a national park? Chances are you're a young man out on a day hike. Whether it's saving a stranded hiker with a broken leg or fishing out a capsized boater, a new study says national parks launch 11 search-and-rescue operations on an average day.

North Dakota State University's president resigns amid controversies, says 'It just isn't fun'. North Dakota State University President Joseph Chapman, stung by criticism of the ballooning cost of his new home and a $22,000 trip to President Barack Obama's inauguration for himself and his family, announced Wednesday that he is resigning.

Bring on the butter: Study finds that fatty foods best help pilots on mental, flying tests. Running a marathon, grab a carbohydrate bar. Lifting weights, gulp a protein shake. But climbing into a fighter jet? Butter-soaked lobster might help.

Bring on the butter: Study finds that fatty foods best help pilots on mental, flying tests. Running a marathon, grab a carbohydrate bar. Lifting weights, gulp a protein shake. But climbing into a fighter jet? Butter-soaked lobster might help.

Decision on whether to scrap University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname postponed. North Dakota's state Board of Higher Education has extended a deadline to decide whether to keep or scrap the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.

Coyotes pick up Bissonnette off waivers from Penguins. The Phoenix Coyotes have claimed Paul Bissonnette off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Deadline looms for University of North Dakota decision on whether to ditch Fighting Sioux name. Brett Potas is so angry the University of North Dakota may drop its Fighting Sioux nickname that he's canceled his season hockey tickets and says he won't give his alma mater another dime.

Court upholds death sentence in the 2003 kidnapping-slaying of Univ. of North Dakota student. A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a convicted rapist for the 2003 kidnapping and killing of a University of North Dakota student in a case that led Minnesota and North Dakota to toughen their sex-offender laws.