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Google Wants to Line Your city Streets With Wi-Fi, Should Minot Reach Out?
A new R&D arm of Google is looking bring the latest Wi-Fi technology to city streets. Considering the communication benefits, the disaster resiliency planning that is now taking place, and the fact that downtown Minot is getting an infrastructure overhaul — should[...]
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Ghost of ND: Inside the Sheyenne River Academy
The Sheyenne river academy opened in 1904 and until 1976 was used as a Seventh Day Adventist school. The building is a true ghost, and in a state of serious disrepair, but that didn’t stop the guys from Ghosts of North[...]
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Perkett School Construction Update
Construction on the Perkett school expansion is ahead of schedule and looks to be finished in the fall of 2016. The expansion was part of a $39.5 million bond package passed in 2014 that includes many expansions and improvements in the district.[...]
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Archaeology Reveals New Information Mandan Indians
An archaeological excavation near the Missouri River s providing a wealth of information and artefacts, some of it dating back to the 1600’s. More details from KX News. [...]Read More... from Archaeology Reveals New Information Mandan Indians
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Local Soccer Teams Headed to Chicago for Regional Cup
Six soccer teams from Minot are in Chicago to compete in a regional tournament against some of the top teams in the country. KX News has the story of the growing success of Minot’s soccer program. [...]Read More... from Local Soccer Teams[...]
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E-Cigarettes & Vaping: The Best Information We Have Now
E-cigarettes are new technology that deliver nicotine to users without the smoke. And nobody, particularly government, knows just what to make of them. In this article, VOX collates the best information we have on the topic that includes what we know about[...]
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Walleye Stock & Walleye Lakes on the Rise in North Dakota
From prairie pothole to fishing hole, that’s goal of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s walleye seeding program. The young fish, more than 10 million of them, are on the move this week finding their way into more than a 140[...]
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Board of Higher Ed: ND Universities Need to Work on Retention, Affordability
Student retention, affordability, and collaboration with grade schools — these are the goals North Dakota Universities need to focus on. So say the members of the Board of Higher Education and university presidents at their annual retreat in Fargo. [...]Read More... from[...]
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The Science Behind a Real Life Hoover Board
The timing wasn’t that far off and we don’t have to go back to the future see it. The technology behind fully functioning hoover board prototypes is on display in the video below. It’s your chance to watch two minutes of science-based[...]
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Norway’s Capital City is Building a Highway for Bees
Norway’s capitol city Oslo is taking losses in honey bee colonies seriously; or, they’re using it as an excuse to brighten up the place with flowering insect rest stops. Either way, it sounds like an environmentally aesthetic two-for-one. [...]Read More... from Norway’s[...]
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Google’s Self-Driving Cars on On the Road in California
This technology is closer than we all realize. And here’s the thing, these cars have actually been on the road for a while and have also been involved in 12 accidents. In each case, it was the human drivers who were at[...]
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Liquor License Economics: Quotas, Barriers to Entry, & Information
If you’re new to Minot’s liquor license discussion, what’s happening in this post is an introduction to a few economic principles that illustrate why Minot’s laws governing liquor licenses are broken. Earlier this month, City Council attempted to redefine what it means[...]
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Educators Create Task Force, Try to Fill Teaching Positions
There is a gathering crisis in education; it’s the fact that fewer and fewer people are going into teaching as a profession. And now educators from across the state have created a task force to help fill near-term vacant teaching positions[...]
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Minot Man to Serve 5 Years for Gross Sexual Imposition
A Minot man, Marcus James, was sentenced to 10 years for gross sexual imposition (rape), he’ll serve five of them and have five years probation. KMOT News has more details. [...]Read More... from Minot Man to Serve 5 Years for Gross Sexual[...]
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Fort Berthold Tribal Panel Wants to Regulate Oil Development
Tribal leaders on the Fort Berthold Reservation are taking the law into their own hands. They’ve formed the West Segment Regulatory Commission, a five-member board that intends to regulate things like oil drilling, background checks, and drug testing. Full story from the[...]