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On This Day | Bear Wrestling in Minot?

To the complete astonishment of the entire audience the round went the limit without either securing a fall, and the manager generously extended the time a couple of minutes more, when the match was [...]Read More... from On This Day | Bear[...]

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Whooping Cough Making Comeback in North Dakota

Whooping cough, a disease many might think belongs to the past, has aggressively resurfaced in North Dakota. This year alone, the state witnessed an alarming rise from 17 to 102 cases across 16 counties. That’s a wake-up call for everyone, especially with[...]

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Today in Minot | Dec 7, 2024

Today is Saturday, December 7th. The sun will rise on the 77th day of fall, and the 342nd day of the year at 8:22 AM. We will see 8 hours 29 minutes of daylight before it sets at 4:51 PM. See What's[...]

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On This Day | December 7

It was an infamous day indeed. It was also a first, and proof that it's never too late to say "we screwed up." In Minot, we were building our first new hospital. And a local hunter had some wise advice, and we[...]

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On This Day | On the Habits of Deer

It is no great trick to hun deer. You want to go where there are deer, have the right gun, and shoot straight ... Mr. Parker is perhaps the most successful deer hunter in [...]Read More... from On This Day | On[...]

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On This Day | Minot’s First New Hospital

The new hospital will be modern in every way and will be fitted by the county. This is what we have needed for sometime and the commissioners have don right. Minot is coming to [...]Read More... from On This Day | Minot’s[...]

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ND Dept. of Commerce Releases ND Development Fund Investments

The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced today that 10 companies were approved for a total of $6,628,000 in loan funds through the North Dakota Development Fund, Inc. (NDDF) recently. “The NDDF is dedicated to fostering growth by supporting projects that not only[...]

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Today in Minot | Dec 6, 2024

Today is Friday, December 6th. The sun will rise on the 76th day of fall, and the 341st day of the year at 8:21 AM. We will see 8 hours 30 minutes of daylight before it sets at 4:51 PM. See What's[...]

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Dakota Gardener: The origins of mistletoe kisses

Mistletoe, often romanticized in Christmas lore, is actually a parasitic plant that relies on trees for sustenance. Its name derives from Anglo-Saxon words meaning “dung-on-a-twig,” highlighting its propagation via bird droppings. Mythology and tradition, not biology, link mistletoe to love. Norse myths[...]

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On This Day | December 6

On this day, human decency took a big step, an tragic explosion took close to 2,000 lives, and the civil rights movement had a small victory in court. In Minot, property taxes. We had a bona fide transgender chicken living at the[...]