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CurioOn This Day | We Honor Dad

He labors hard for you and me. His shoulders sag with heavy cares; His wordly goods he gladly shares That we might all quite happy be. He wears a patch upon his knee While [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Auditorium Project Moving Forward

Minot City Council Monday night finally approved the plans and specifications for the municipal-county auditorium drawn by Ellerbe and Company architects and will advertise for bids from contractors desiring to construct the building. [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Calling Out the Hanky-Panky and a Do Better Moment

An atmosphere of camaraderie between the mayor and council is desirable, but not to the extent that 11 men become a rubber stamp for a deal like this. [...]

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NewsCouncil selects Minot’s next police chief

Minot’s search for a new police chief has ended in a rare outcome: two finalists are stepping into leadership roles. By unanimous vote, the city council named Michael Frye—currently chief at Bismarck State College and a veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department—as Minot’s next police chief. But they also created a new deputy chief role [...]

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CurioHow America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored

The American prairie was so vast, so alien, it shattered comprehension. Newcomers to the seemingly endless grasslands that once spanned approximately a quarter of North America often hit a psychic wall, descending into fits of mania. Prairie madness, as the phenomenon came to be known, was recorded by the journalist E.V. Smalley in 1893 after [...]

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NewsAlaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory

In Fairbanks, Alaska—where summer highs usually hover in the low 70s—the forecast now comes with a first: an official heat advisory. Temperatures near 90 degrees may not rattle the Lower 48, but in a region built to trap warmth, not shed it, the stakes are different. Homes lack A/C. Heat lingers for nearly 22 hours [...]

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NewsESPN to feature Bison football during SportsCenter’s ’50 States in 50 Days’ summer tour

North Dakota State football isn’t just a program—it’s a dynasty, and ESPN is taking notice. As part of its SportsCenter: 50 States in 50 Days tour, the network will broadcast live from Fargo on August 11, highlighting the Bison’s powerhouse run, including their 10th FCS national title under first-year head coach Tim Polasek. With a [...]

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CurioPentagon Pizza Index: The theory that surging pizza orders signal global crises

In the shadow of official statements and classified briefings, sometimes the quiet signals speak loudest. A surge in late-night pizza orders near the Pentagon—spotted by open-source sleuths—coincided with a major military escalation overseas. It’s not a formal alert system, but the “Pentagon Pizza Index” has a curious track record. From Cold War surveillance to modern-day [...]

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CurioWhat I Wish Parents Knew about Social Media

Every Friday, a social media researcher watches her own son get lost in formulaic YouTube videos on his grandmother’s tablet, and she can’t help but wonder: are these the digital equivalent of junk food? The irony isn’t lost on her—she studies these platforms for a living, yet still grapples with the same questions plaguing parents [...]

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NewsManitoba Graduates 1st Class From a No-Phone Zone: Reflections on learning without distractions

As North Dakota prepares to implement its new cellphone ban in schools, Manitoba is wrapping up year one of a similar experiment—and the early reviews are in. In the Turtle Mountain School Division, students and teachers alike say the change is working. Fewer distractions. More engagement. Some teens even admit they hadn’t realized just how [...]

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CurioTexas Housing Bill—Not Perfect, But Progress. And an Example for North Dakota

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the housing affordability crisis. Now the Lone Star State is trying something surprisingly modest to fix it: letting people build smaller homes. Senate Bill 15 would require cities to allow residential lots as small as 3,000 square feet and cap parking requirements at just one space per home. That might [...]

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NewsTalk to your kids; Police warn teens about door-knocking pranks

What might seem like harmless fun can take a dangerous turn—especially when fear and tension are already in the air. Fargo police are warning teens and parents after reports of late-night pranks, like doorbell ditching, surfaced online. With recent shootings at lawmakers’ homes still fresh in the public’s mind, even a joke can spark real [...]

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CommentaryPort: Let’s consider who the NDGOP decided not to censure

The North Dakota Republican Party just censured their own wildly popular governor—twice—while giving a free pass to lawmakers who’ve made anti-Semitic posts and hurled homophobic slurs at police officers. Let that sink in for a moment. Gov. Kelly Armstrong, who earned nearly 70% of the vote and outpolled Donald Trump himself, got formally reprimanded for [...]

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NewsMinot Public School District sees drop in enrollment numbers

Minot’s schools were built with growth in mind—but this year, the numbers slipped the other way. Enrollment is down by 137 students, a modest decline spread thin across the city’s 18 schools. There’s no clear pattern or cause, but Superintendent Scott Faul points to a lack of new housing as a likely factor. While the [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota Republican Party division apparent as new chair elected in split vote

The North Dakota Republican Party just elected a political newcomer as its new chair, and the razor-thin vote tells a bigger story about where the GOP is headed. Matthew Simon, who many party insiders met for the first time at Saturday’s meeting, edged out longtime party veteran Shane Goettle in a dramatic five-round election that [...]

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CurioOn This Day | Really Needs a New Name

Nevertheless, we think he looked like Duke Bowman or Eddie Bowman waving at a grounder on this one. [...]

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