Uber is a tech-focused ride and cab service that connects private contractors (car owners) with people who want a ride. The new business model is proving problematic for cab companies and regulators aimed at protecting riders. [...]Read More... from Uber Says it[...]
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Interview: Senator Hoeven Talks Water, Farm & Ranch Issues on Agripulse
Here’s an opportunity to listen to Senator Hoeven speak in detail on several topics. [...]Read More... from Interview: Senator Hoeven Talks Water, Farm & Ranch Issues on Agripulse
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Do Mosquitos Like You More? Blame Your Genes
The season of swatting is upon us. So if you’re one of those who feels singled out by our buzzing summer companions, it may be because you are. And you likely have your parents to blame for it. [...]Read More... from Do[...]
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Real-World Math: A Bit Of Trig And Hay For The Horses
The Common Core math standards say students need more than a textbook understanding of concepts like the Pythagorean Theorem. So two Colorado teachers teamed up for a lesson in real-world math. [...]Read More... from Real-World Math: A Bit Of Trig And Hay[...]
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Game & Fish: Kids Boating Course, Becoming and Outdoors Women
With the summer season coming up, there are a few events ND Game and fish want you to have on your radar. Get the full news releases below. Kids Aged 13-15 Are Required to Take Boaters Education Course Boat owners are reminded[...]
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Great Performance: Seek And Destroy by Steve’n’Seagulls
This great performance is hard to label, and that’s one of the reasons we’re sharing. How many genres can you hear in their bag of influences? [...]Read More... from Great Performance: Seek And Destroy by Steve’n’Seagulls
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State Recreation Budget to Absorb Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
It looks like the state of North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department will be taking over the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Washburn from the nonprofit foundation that has previously operated it. [...]Read More... from State Recreation Budget to Absorb Lewis[...]
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Health & Human Services Lowers Recommendations for Fluoride in Drinking Water
Putting fluoride in drinking water is one of those age-old public health policies. Nationally, its origins in practice date back to the 1960s, and though I don’t have information on when we in Minot began adding fluoride to our drinking water, I[...]
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Watch: DARPA’s New Ammunition Adjusts Path to Find Moving Target
Intended-as-humorous Commentary: Om, for those of you planning a violent overthrow of the government with your AR-15s, perhaps you should consider a more peaceful alternative. They clearly have some pretty smart guns. [...]Read More... from Watch: DARPA’s New Ammunition Adjusts Path to[...]
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Watch: New Exoskeleton for Construction Workers
Technology is inching close to making long days on the job a lot less exhausting. Check out the story from Wired about a counterweight driven exoskeleton designed specifically for construction workers tasked with monotonous jobs that require heavy tools. [...]Read More... from[...]
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What Makes Some Federal Agencies Better Than Others at Innovation
If we’re all frustrated by government — and a recent local vote points strongly toward that contention — then perhaps we should be looking for ways to make government better. Here’s one place to start. [...]Read More... from What Makes Some Federal[...]
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Undercover Operation by Minot PD Nabs Four
The Minot Police Department conducted an undercover operation over the weekend aimed at slowing the sex trade in town. The operation resulted in four arrests. The official report from the Minot Police Department follows below: — Official Police Report — On April[...]
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Park Board: Radio City Renovation Approved, Lots of Other Business
It was a full agenda at last Wednesday’s Park Board meeting. Get the full rundown below. Radio City Park & Splash Pad Gets the Go Ahead Park Board members voted unanimously to move ahead with the ~$1.8 million renovation of Radio City[...]
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New Perceptions Engage Young Professionals in Bismarck-Mandan
Bismarck has been working to develop those intangible ‘quality of life’ community assets, and it looks like the area is starting to bear the fruit of that labor. More and more, young professionals seem willing to call Bismarck home. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Boom & Bust Mindset is Transitioning in Williston
There’s a new song on the wind in Western North Dakota, and more and more investors are seeing opportunity beyond the short-term boom. This is a great article from the Williston Herald about the change in thinking that’s starting to shape how[...]
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Dickinson: Local Developer’s Firm Positioned to Ride Out the Low Oil Prices
One of the differences with North Dakota’s oil growth now versus the boom in the 1980s — experience. There are enough people around who remember the fall that they’ve positioned their investments conservatively and were prepared for a downturn. Here’s one such[...]