Over the past week, working downtown is becoming hazardous. Thursday, there was a gas leak behind the building I work in, and I was never informed. I found out today that there was a fire on the 8th floor of the building I work in on Saturday. And then today, this happens…

Downtown streets, businesses reopen after suspicious package cleared
Mike Nowatzki, The Forum
Published Monday, October 29, 2007

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Downtown Fargo buildings evacuated after skid-steer loader hits gas line

Several buildings in the area of First Avenue North and Broadway in downtown Fargo were evacuated about 10:15 a.m. today after a skid-steer loader hit a natural gas line in an alley.

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Eileen Ketcham was among the workers in the Black Building at 118 Broadway evacuated by firefighters. She said she didn’t smell gas in her mezzanine-level office, but firefighters told her they detected

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My mom called me earlier tonite when I was at the grocery store to tell me about a bridge collapse in Minneapolis. It was on 35W over the Mississippi River during rush hour. Part of an article from the local newspaper’s website is below.

Freeway bridge collapses into Mississippi River during rush hour in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS – The entire span of an interstate bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during evening rush hour Wednesday, sending

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Yesterday, Carla mentioned hearing in the news that someone was beat up on the MSUM campus. It turned out it was the intern that was working for them (they are in our old office, which is across the hall from our current office). I found this article on the Forum website this morning: Possible hate crime incites students (a snippet follows since you have to register (for free) to read the articles)

Local college students

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