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MEDORA, ND — The Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation is calling for North Dakota residents or students aged 18 or older to showcase their artistic talents. Medora is a place where art is created. Be it at the _Medora Musical_, on the Andrist Stage, at the Old Town Hall Theater, or simply in the Badlands, there is some [...]
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The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. The full agenda and packet can be viewed by following the button link below. [...]
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On this day in 1871, the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, unifying various German states under Emperor Wilhelm I and marking a significant moment in European history. On this day in 1919, the Paris Peace Conference began at the Palace of Versailles in France, with representatives [...]
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The schedule calls for retail prices of nine cents a quart. Representatives of the holiday group said the Chain store had been selling four quarts of milk for a quarter. At the Food Market, [...]
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The Wickersham Commission in its report said, "a body blow could be struck at excessive social drinking in licensed places if treating could be legally forbidden. But any regulation to that effect would be [...]
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A new government gold policy slashed the dollar to just 60 per cent of its legal value Tuesday as legislation to allow the president to flex its gold content within 50 or 60 per [...]
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A temporal, temperature-dependent work of art is being revealed on the grounds of the State Heritage Center. It’s the result of the tedious and time-sensitive work of Team North Dakota Snow Sculpting. If you’re interested in learning more, KX News has the full story that includes video. Why does it matter in Minot? Well, maybe [...]
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Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, is making waves this week as he signs an ethics agreement to divest from oil and gas interests he holds in Western North Dakota. It’s an action he notably avoided during his gubernatorial term, where as Chair of the Industrial Commission, he had regulatory oversight over them. [...]
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When you move to a rural town, living car-free seems like a noble goal—less carbon, fewer costs, more reliance on public transit. But in practice, it’s a logistical maze. Buses often run infrequently, ride-sharing is spotty and expensive, and cycling can feel perilous. The challenge isn’t just personal; it exposes deeper inequities. For those without [...]
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“Take small scoops, and lift with your legs – not your back,” I said to myself. I was clearing an unexpected snowfall and high winds that led to drifting. The city snow plow had dropped a very generous amount of snow at the end of my driveway. I needed to be somewhere in an hour. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: NDSU Extension ServiceNorth Dakota lawmakers have decisively dismissed a proposal to reinstate the old Sunday closure law for retail stores. House Bill 1150, introduced by Rep. Jeff Hoverson of Minot’s District 3, aimed to bring back a mandate that banned shopping from midnight to noon on Sundays—a throwback to a rule eliminated in 2019. With an overwhelming [...]
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Nebraska’s lawmakers are taking a swing at modernizing state regulations with a policy package they’ve dubbed “GOAT”—Government Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency. This multi-step plan aims to trim bureaucratic fat, keeping pace with, and even mirroring, similar national and state efforts. Led by former State Sen. Laura Ebke and a cohort of dedicated officials, these proposed [...]
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The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can conduct charitable gambling. Senators debated changes made by the Senate Judiciary Committee in Senate Bill 2035, which pulled the words tourism and economic development from the definition of public-spirited organizations, one category of groups allowed to conduct gambling. It also eliminates adult amateur [...]
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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – For the past 37 years the Transporter Erector (TE) has been a fundamental piece of equipment for operational readiness of the Minuteman III (MMIII) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. These vital pieces of equipment are responsible for transporting MMIII across vast distances, utilizing public roads to reach strategic locations, [...]
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A single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 2, approximately four miles west of Ray, North Dakota, resulted in the death of a 54-year-old man from Minot early Thursday morning. The crash occurred at 7:11 AM on January 16, 2025. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 1998 Jeep Wrangler westbound when [...]
Read & ShareOn this day in 1893, the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by a group of American and European businessmen, leading to the eventual annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898. On this day in 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by issuing protective passports and providing [...]
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