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The Drugs in the Mail

Rising population has also meant a rise in crime, and illegal drug trafficking is a growing problem. While most drugs are brought in through distribution channels from the West and South, prescription drugs in particular are often delivered by the various postal services.[...]

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Jail Expansion Vote Set for

The price tag is $41 million… in return we’ll get expansion and renovations to the existing Ward County jail just east of the Court House. The expansion would add more than a hundred beds. [...]Read More... from Jail Expansion Vote Set for

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Man Shot to Death at Dickinson Apartment Complex

The name of the victim has not been released. Police are looking for a dark green Chrysler 300 model years 2005-2010 with out state plates that may have been involved. [...]Read More... from Man Shot to Death at Dickinson Apartment Complex

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Carbon Credit Conservation Program Gets a Start

The program compensates land owners for agreeing to keep land in grass, a natural carbon storage mechanism. The test program is being run on 11,000 acres in  6 central North Dakota counties. Partners in the program include Ducks Unlimited, Chevrolet, and the[...]

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Meet Tigirlily: North Dakota’s Homegrown Pop Country Act

Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh are recording artists and rising pop stars hailing from the unlikely town of Hazen. Here’s your video introduction from KMOT News. [...]Read More... from Meet Tigirlily: North Dakota’s Homegrown Pop Country Act

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Post Modern Jukebox: Burn

This band will get featured regularly in this section. Not only are they extremely talented both instrumentally and vocally, but they provide us with that all-to-rare perspective shift taking a song straight out of pop music and rearranging it to make it fit[...]

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REVOLUTION: 30 Blood Tests With a Single Drop of Blood

The days of multiple vials and anxiety-inducing blood draws may soon be nothing more than a distant memory. Theranos and founder Elizabeth Holmes developed a new test that isn’t as much a technological achievement as it is staggering leap forward in health care. [...]Read[...]

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Cannabis Used to Shrink Aggressive Brain Cancer

Anecdotal evidence has long been used in defending medicinal uses of marijuana, but increasingly, strong, peer reviewed scientific evidence showing the value of the drug. This study showed that cannabis combined with radiotherapy was effective at stopping growth of an aggressive brain[...]

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Will We Rise to Meet The Expectations of Our Science Fiction?

If we can imagine ourselves in a different, better world, will we go about creating it? The article doesn’t reach quite that far (unless you read between the lines), but it does suggest science fiction is playing a vital role in creating the world[...]

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Cable TV Chord Cutting On the Rise

Minot Voice Editorial: The news you’ll read on Quartz informs the recently surging net neutrality debate. It’s easy to imagine a protectionist agenda from our big-corporation cable and media providers in light of a rapidly changing market place that favors choice. [...]Read More... from[...]

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Secretary Hagel’s Comments From MAFB

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was in Minot Friday and spoke with members of the base’s nuclear missions. Check out this short clip from KX News. [...]Read More... from Secretary Hagel’s Comments From MAFB

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Oil Production Thoughts and Commentary

While production is still going up, the rig count is decreasing, but the ongoing story is the price of crude and speculation on when we reach the bottom.  Lynn Helms discusses these and other issues facing the industry in this short clip[...]