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Twelve Minot businesses fail recent alcohol compliance check

Minot police spent November checking how well local businesses are keeping alcohol out of the hands of minors, and most passed the test. Officers carried out compliance checks at 92 licensed establishments across the city, finding 66 fully compliant and 12 in[...]

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ND Improves Grade In Financial Literacy

State School Superintendent Levi Bachmeier lauded North Dakota’s improvement on a national financial literacy report card, saying the result strengthens efforts to make North Dakota the nation’s most financially literate state. The report card examined state laws, educational policies, and curricula that[...]

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Fighting fires with soybeans

For Minnesota’s firefighters, a new kind of foam is beginning to reshape an old routine. Departments across the state are testing SoyFoam — a soybean-based alternative designed to replace the PFAS-laden products long used in fire suppression. The shift isn’t just about[...]

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Manitoba conservation officers, tasked with border duties, haven’t seen much

Border politics collided with on-the-ground reality in Manitoba this year, and the gap between the two is striking. Nearly a year after conservation officers were reassigned to monitor the U.S. border—part of Canada’s response to tariff threats from President Trump—officials say they[...]

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Vision Zero ND reports 76 crash deaths so far in 2025

North Dakota is closing in on an encouraging milestone: traffic fatalities continue to trend downward. With one month left in 2025, Vision Zero reports 76 lives lost on the state’s roads — putting the year on pace to finish below last year’s[...]

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McLean County Crash Claims Life of Bottineau Man

An 88-year-old man from Bottineau died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 83 and Highway 37. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the collision occurred around 4:55 p.m. on November 28, as snow and wind created icy,[...]