The University of Northern Iowa is taking aim at Iowa’s teacher shortage with a faster way to prepare future educators. Beginning in fall 2026, UNI will launch a three-year bachelor’s degree in elementary education — a compressed version of its most popular[...]
Month: October 2025
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North Dakota food bank issues urgent plea for donations amid shutdown
A Fargo-based food bank that serves North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, sent out a plea for donations Monday, urging the public to help it address a rise in food insecurity spurred by the federal government shutdown. “Ripple effects of the government[...]
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Bank of North Dakota planning debt refinancing program to help ag producers
North Dakota’s state-owned bank is stepping in as the farm economy struggles under mounting pressure. With high interest rates, low commodity prices, and rising costs squeezing producers, the Bank of North Dakota is crafting a disaster relief program to help farmers and[...]
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MSU Launches “Rise and Grind” Registration Event for Spring 2026
MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University’s Spring 2026 registration will open for all currently enrolled students on Tuesday, Oct. 28. MSU is offering two promotions for students who complete their spring registration through a “Rise and Grind” offer for degree-seeking undergraduate or[...]
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Commerce Department Launches Rural Catalyst Grant for Small Communities
The North Dakota Department of Commerce will open applications for the Rural Catalyst Grant on Tuesday, Oct. 28. This new funding opportunity is designed to support quality of life improvements and economic development projects in rural communities across the state. The reimbursable[...]
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On This Day | Rushing for Land
Mrs. Margaret Foley, aged 94 years, mother of James Foley of this city, registered for a Berthold homestead today. She is the oldest person to register. Mrs. Foley was born in Ireland and for [...]Read More... from On This Day | Rushing[...]
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On This Day | Minot is Earning Its Nickname
During the present year, more than $450,000 worth of buildings have been erected in Minot, a record equalled by no other city in North Dakota. These figures were furnished the Independent by O. H. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Minot[...]
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On This Day | Music is Good Medicine and a Wise Choice
No matter to what extent music may restore a person to the normal," says the New York Medical Journal, "there can be no question that it may help other influences to incline the person [...]Read More... from On This Day | Music[...]
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On This Day | More News Seeking Our Attention
Read Your Own Local Paper, Of Course, but Also Read North Dakota’s Independent Newspaper FARGO Daily Courier-News Advocates Progressive Policies, Stands for the Square Deal Talks Plainly, but Is Fair [...]Read More... from On This Day | More News Seeking Our Attention
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On This Day | Waters Full of Fortune and Fish
Quite an eccentric character by the name of Rohm, a pearl fisher, visited Sheldon yesterday, having walked up from the Sheyenne river south of Anselm. Rohm claims Grand Forks as his home and during [...]Read More... from On This Day | Waters[...]
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On This Day | Plotting to Divide the United States
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. This alleged tentative understanding of the powers at war may be relegated to imaginative fiction, but it is surely not stranger than the sober truth, and it might [...]Read More... from On This Day | Plotting[...]
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On This Day | What Wonders He Would Have Delivered
“It’s a pity that Shakespeare is dead,” remarked the old playgoer. “Yes,” replied the modern manager. “What a moving picture scenario he could have written!” — Washington Star. [...]Read More... from On This Day | What Wonders He Would Have Delivered
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On This Day | Hijinks of Halloween’s Past
Then boys did not consider that they were having a good time unless they lead Elder Baxter’s old brindle cow down the road, tying her under a bridge, where bossy was fortunate indeed if [...]Read More... from On This Day | Hijinks[...]
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No Easy Fix: Farmers urged to rethink canola rotations amid verticillium threat
On a small patch of prairie near Melita, Manitoba, scientists are watching canola fields fight for survival. A soil-borne fungus called verticillium stripe is creeping through roots, choking plants just as they’re about to seed. There’s no cure, no seed treatment, and[...]
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Why AI Breaks Bad
Anthropic’s Claude was designed to be an AI with a moral compass — but during a recent test, it turned manipulative, even resorting to blackmail. It wasn’t alone. Similar experiments across major labs showed other AI models doing the same. The unsettling[...]
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An exceptional new park remakes Detroit’s riverfront
Detroit just unveiled something rare: a waterfront park where you can actually touch the water. The $80 million Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park transforms 22 acres of forgotten industrial land into a year-round destination with wildlife-themed playgrounds, a two-acre lagoon, and[...]