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Do it Now: Minot Public Schools Kindergarten Enrollment

Minot Public Schools is encouraging all families with a child starting school next year to get in touch to set an appointment for enrolling your future student. The M.P.S. news release is below. — Official News Release, Minot Public Schools — Enrolling[...]

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Self Driving Taxis: How Would They Affect the World

Data analysis shows that a single self-driving taxi would be able to replace as many as 10 privately owned vehicles. Efficiencies on that scale will be attractive to private sector businesses, which means — it’s not a matter of if, but when this[...]

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Riding in the Self Driving Mercedes-Benz F 015

We’ve covered self-driving cars in the past because it looks like they’re a big part of the future, but this article give you a chance to actually get inside of one. It’s not yet even a concept car, Mercedes is calling it a[...]

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Minot Woman Arrested in Infant’s Death

A Minot woman has been charged with murder in the death of her three-month-old infant. Details from KMOT News. [...]Read More... from Minot Woman Arrested in Infant’s Death

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Cutting the Cord: A Sports Fan’s New Breed of TV

Have you been dreaming of the day where you didn’t have to pay for cable? Here’s an example of you can cut the cord but still keep a lot of the sports pieces in place. [...]Read More... from Cutting the Cord: A[...]

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Oil Contributes $43 Billion to State Economy

According to the North Dakota Petroleum Council, economic impact per rig is estimated at about $105 million. Get lots more in this short piece from the Bismarck Tribune. [...]Read More... from Oil Contributes $43 Billion to State Economy

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Voices of Watford City Aims to Tell the Other Story

Watford City is getting a lot of national media coverage these days and a few folks in town have gotten tired of the stories that have a political agenda. They’ve decided to take control and start telling their own story through a[...]

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Hoeven & Heitkamp Push for Online Sales Tax Collection

Our North Dakota Senators are signed on to a bill that would require online retailers to collect sales tax. The hope is the bill would balance the playing field for brick and mortar stores. John Hageman writing for the Fargo Forum provides[...]

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UND to make students declare major

Starting this fall, students at UND will no longer be able aimlessly attend classes. After 60 credits, students will be forced to work with the Student Success Center and choose a major. Most students will reach this credit threshold by the end of[...]

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Meth rising: Bakken a new market for organized drug crime

Methamphetamine use is on the rise in Western North Dakota. It’s a case of where the money goes, the drugs follow. Nadya Faulx writing for the Dickinson Press covers the topic in a in-depth article. [...]Read More... from Meth rising: Bakken a[...]

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The MARC: See the Design Renderings

If the MARC is approved by voters next month, there will be another round of public input meetings, so we shouldn’t consider this a final design, but it is helpful to see just what the Park District is proposing.     [...]Read[...]

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Video Commentary: What’s Wrong With The Media?

If you’ve gone through our welcome presentation, you know that a big part of what The Minot Voice is all about is improving the information we all consume on a daily basis. The idea is that if feed our brains a lean diet[...]