A 20-year old Ohio man has been arrested in his home state and is awaiting extradition to North Dakota. His crime, posting nude pictures of an underage girl he was romantically connected to. Commentary: This seems like a story you should share[...]
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City of Minot: Construction Updates, April 24, 2014
— Official News Release, City of Minot — Please note that in order to provide one source of information as we head in to the busy construction season, the regular Friday advisory will cover all projects involving the City of Minot. This[...]
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You’re No Longer Required to Register With IRS to Take Firearms on International Hunts
— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — U.S. Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer require U.S hunters traveling internationally to obtain an IRS[...]
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Scientists Get Clearest Picture Yet of Yellowstone Magma Plumbing
Scientist have been applying new technology to finding out what’s underneath Yellowstone National Park. The result, the clearest picture yet of the inner workings of the geothermal hotspot. [...]Read More... from Scientists Get Clearest Picture Yet of Yellowstone Magma Plumbing
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Rice Lake Funding Options Discussed at County Board Meeting
Ward County is looking for a firm to assist in writing grants; the hope is they’ll be able to find money that can be used to mitigate the damage caused by a rising Rice Lake. Full story from KX News. [...]Read More...[...]
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‘Boomtowners’ Chronicles Lives of Oil Patch Residents
A new series on the Smithsonian Channel will take a look at life in the oil field. The six-episode documentary will air for the first time on Sunday at 8 p.m. Get more details on the series from this AP article. [...]Read[...]
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Oil Tax Trigger is Legislated Away, Goes to Governor
The House approved Senate version of an amended oil tax bill that will do away with oil price tax triggers. The volatility of oil prices combined with the low-price trigger created a lot of uncertainty in forecasting revenues for North Dakota. Full[...]
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Flood Protection Update: Talking with Ryan Ackerman
If you make a list of Minot’s needs, long-term flood protection is going to be pretty high if not on top of the list. As a community, we’ve been told from the very early days of the 2011 flood that putting a[...]
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Sakakawea Rise Expected to be Below Normal
Mountain snow in Montana combined with a dry fall and spring is leading to lower runoff expectations in the Missouri and Yellowstone river basins. The result, Lake Sakakawea won’t be rising as much in the early summer the way it has in[...]
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Gov. Dalrymple Signs Student Due Process Bill
From here forward, students and North Dakota Universities will have the right to be represented by an attorney when facing school disciplinary boards. Governor Dalrymple signed Senate Bill 2150 into law yesterday. [...]Read More... from Gov. Dalrymple Signs Student Due Process Bill
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Whew: U.S. is Not on the Brink of an Avocado Shortage
Stay calm, there’s nothing to worry about. And if you want an education on avocados, Deena Shanker writing for Quartz will tell you more about growing avocados than you probably want to know. [...]Read More... from Whew: U.S. is Not on the Brink[...]
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Statoil to Test Water Saving CO2 Fracking Technology
A new technology that has the potential to save a significant amount of water per well completion and increase production as well. The Norwegian company Statoil is the first major producer make a significant investment in the technology from Ferus LP. [...]Read[...]
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New Governor’s Residence Gets Approval from House, Sent to Governor
It looks like Governor of North Dakota may be getting a new residence on the capitol grounds — unless Governor Dalrymple chooses not to sign the bill. The bill allocates $4million from to the project that’s contingent on raising another $1 million[...]
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Dalrymple Appoints Brett Johnson to State Board of Higher Education
A junior from UND has been appointed as the student representative to the State Board of Higher Education. Read the full news release below. — Official News Release, Governor Dalrymple — Gov. Jack Dalrymple today appointed Brett Johnson, a junior at the University[...]
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County Commissioners Wrangling Control of Change Orders in Building Project
At Tuesday’s regular meeting, Ward County Commissioners heard updates on spending in the county’s new administration building. The work is 70% complete but has been under scrutiny recently due to cost overruns. You may need a Facebook account to read the story[...]
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Watch: Time-Lapse Video Of Volcano Erupting In Chile
The Calbuco volcano in Chile has now erupted twice in the last 24 hours. Check out the very cool video of one of the eruptions below. For more on the story check out this article from NPR. [...]Read More... from Watch:[...]