The goal is to help monarch butterflies make their annual migration from Minnesota to Mexico. Monarch numbers have been falling due to loss of habitat — particularly milkweed. Get the full story on the plan from Quartz.
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Watford City is breaking ground on their $83 million event center. The project includes a hockey arena, turf areas, pools and water areas, a convention center and a 3,000-seat auditorium. The building is being financed by sales tax revenue.
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When it comes to controlling invasive species, prescribed burns are a tool often used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. But the practice is not without some controversy. Get some local perspectives on the issue from the Crosby Journal.
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When it comes to regulating the oil and gas industry, should a municipality have final say on how things happen in their town? It’s a question now front and center after Texas lawmakers created a ban on fracking bans. Rob Port has the story.
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The first portion of a project to double-lane the Canadian arm of Highway 52 will get underway this summer. The goal is to open a trade corridor between the U.S. and Canada; the complete project is expected to take many years.
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If you’ve been convicted of a felony or are carrying an AR-15, maybe you should reconsider international travel. And if you want a recap of what Canadians have been finding at the border, check out this article.
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The Bismarck-Mandan community will have a new grocery option soon. The Bisman Community Food Co-op has found a location for their store and will soon be providing an alternative grocery option that specializes in organic and locally sourced food.
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The company is called Farmers Business Network, and Google’s investment arm is a believer in their mission. What they do — aggregate data from millions of acres of agricultural land so small farmers can benefit from big data.
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The Nikitenko family has been in business on Main Street in Minot since 1927. Get the story on a true local business — Bray’s Saddlery — from KX News.
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Here’s a helpful story for all those of you dealing with the rental market. Here’s the quick rundown of good advice: watch out for scammers, read your lease, know the company you’re renting from, don’t go over your budget.
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Reports last week that 2014 was a particularly bad year for honey bees have federal officials calling all hands and activating resources in an attempt to reverse the trend.
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Perhaps ‘stopping time’ is a bit of an overstatement, but as far as stopping time’s effect on our bodies — the results are encouraging. Get the scoop on a new drug that’s proving effective at reversing aging in both muscle and brain tissue.
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The UND nickname committee has narrowed a list of thousands of publicly submitted suggestions down to a list of 64. Get the story on how the committee is proceeding from Anna Burlson writing for the Grand Forks Herald here. If you want to see the complete list of nicknames moving forward, follow this link. The
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There are fewer and fewer of the next generation taking over the family farm, but here’s one example where it’s working out. The story outlines the challenges of being a young farmer in a rural setting and outlines some trends in agriculture we should know about.
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Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm is not a fan of science that shines a negative light on oil exploration — at least according to emails he sent that indicated scientists studying the link between injection wells and earthquakes should be let go.
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— Official News Release, Minot Air Force Base — by Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch The origin of the title Rough Riders comes from the first voluntary cavalry unit in the Spanish-American War. The Rough Riders are inextricably linked to the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, who organized the Rough Riders in 1898.
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