Jun 16th, 2008 · A single vote can make a difference in America — especially if nobody else votes. Darrel Brudevold ran unopposed for re-election as mayor of Pillsbury, N.D. The town has an estimated population of 11. Not one person voted, and the mayor is asking state election officials what to do now.
Apr 19th, 2008 · Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, has spent much of his decade in power preaching about giving more to the poor and raging about the graft of the country's previous leaders. But critics say corruption is flourishing once again nd one former Chavez supporter says the president's family is benefitting.
Feb 11th, 2008 · It was a record-breaking weekend for pancakes in Fargo, N.D., where the Kiwanis Club served 34,818 flapjacks at its annual fundraiser. That beat the Guinness Book record previously held by the Lions Club of Lubbock, Texas.
Jan 24th, 2008 · The stimulus package deal announced Thursday must be approved by the Senate. Melissa Block talks with Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) -- the head of the Senate Budget Committee. Conrad says more provisions should be added to the package before it gets passed, but says that quick passage is likely.
Feb 19th, 2007 · Nearly 9,000 people gathered Saturday in Bismark, N.D., to try to break the world record for the most snow angels made at the same time. If the Guinness Book of World Records verifies the number, the city will reclaim the title it first established in 2002.
Jan 8th, 2007 · For many small communities, when the grocery store closes, it can foretell the end of the town itself. Residents of New England, N.D., saw their only grocery store close two years ago. But when the last supermarket left this Great Plains town, its residents decided to build one on their own.
Sep 26th, 2006 · Farming technology is big business. The latest developments -- smarter seed planters, bigger combines, advances in animal breeding -- are on display at Big Iron, a major agricultural trade show in Fargo, N.D.
Aug 30th, 2006 · Among large metropolitan areas, New York City-area workers have the longest commute, at 34 minutes on average, according to new U.S. Census statistics. But it's no trouble finding people who commute much longer than that. We hear from a New Yorker with an unusual commute; from people on the streets of Washington, D.C.; and a commuter in Fargo, N.D., who bikes 5 minutes each day.