The son of 1960’s political icon Bobby Kennedy was at the Standing Rock Protest Camps Tuesday to stand in solidarity with protestors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental law attorney and heads the international Water Alliance.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck Tribune
Construction on the Ward County Jail expansion is moving along. The contractor has the building enclosed and will be able to continue interior construction through the winter. The addition of more than 100 cells is expected to open in the spring of 2018. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT has more.
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT
The Corp of Engineers issued a news release yesterday outlining their most recent decision on the Dakota Access pipeline. The full news release follows below, but the gist of it says they’re going to invite the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe back to the table one more time to see if the tribe has thoughts on
Read & Share
Few would question the significant impact the news and media had on our last election cycle; even fewer would say the impact was positive. In reaction, Google has set a policy that will attempt to starve disingenuous publishers of the thing they need most — ad revenue.
Read & Share sourced from: Quartz
The moon has been really super the last few days, and it’s brought out scores of photographers looking for that one remarkable shot. Here’s a collection of the better ones as collected by Business Insider writer Dave Mosher via Science Alert.
Read & Share sourced from: Science AlertSubscribe to Today in Minot!
It's the free, easy way to stay informed about what's happening in Minot, and it helps support independent local news and journalism.
Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily continues her coverage of the proposed technical education center that will be — in part — financed with the City’s disaster resilience dollars. The next step, surveying local businesses to gather their input on needs.
Read & Share sourced from: Minot Daily News
For the fourth year in a row, Minot High Cheerleaders are the top squad in the state. KMOT News has the rest of the story.
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT
Last Tuesday, voters passed Marsy’s law, a set victim’s rights clauses that will be added to the North Dakota Consitution. It wasn’t popular with professionals in the criminal justice field. Here’s the quote from Jack Lofgren, president of the ND Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: “We’re going to start uncovering those scenarios where the rights
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck Tribune
The Dickinson City Commission is taking a ground up look at the City’s liquor licensing structure and regulations. Specifically, they’re holding a series of public meetings to see if they should restructure penalties for infractions that more properly incentivize license holders and consider adjusting or removing the license cap structure. We’re having the same discussion
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT
We love the economic impacts of oil development, but we’re still getting a handle on some of the environmental impacts, saltwater spills being one of the most significant. A USGS report on the full environmental impacts of oil development in the Bakken is coming later this year. Until then, this article is a great primer
Read & Share sourced from: Bloomberg
A NASA paper that leaked over the weekend is forcing scientists to question a fundamental bedrock theory in physics — that every action comes with an equal and opposite reaction. Right now, there’s no explanation for the data, but if proven viable, it could be the key to long distance space travel.
Read & Share sourced from: MotherboardSubscribe to Today in Minot!
It's the free, easy way to stay informed about what's happening in Minot, and it helps support independent local news and journalism.
Long time Forum Communications Reporter Mike Nowatzki has been appointed to the administration of Governor-elect Doug Burgum as Communications Director. The full news release follows below. — Official News Release, Governor-elect Burgum — BISMARCK, November 14, 2016 – Today, Gov.-elect Doug Burgum announced Mike Nowatzki will join the administration as communications director. Nowatzki has worked
Read & Share
A group in the NE Region of the state has organized to figure out how to better attract tourists to the region. The example they’re using — Medora. The hope is they might be able to repeat that model, and they’re starting by gathering feedback and data.
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks Herald
The Corp has two different activities going on with respect to our local flood protection. First, they are conducting their feasibility study; they were in town last month to hear public comment. But they’re also doing an environmental review on the entire Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project. And they want you to comment on
Read & Share sourced from: Minot Daily News
MSU Moorhead is investigating an ugly incident involving overt racism. Is this part of the Trump-effect? Did Mr. Trump’s campaign and election embolden those among us who are actually racist, who are actually deplorable? If so, we are all going to have to set an example making it clear that this behavior is not acceptable.
Read & Share sourced from: KX News
Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily News digs in deeper with the idea that a career and technical training center is an idea important for Minot and the region.
Read & Share sourced from: Minot Daily News