If you live in Minnesota and you keep proof of liability insurance on your smartphone, law enforcement is now legally obligated to accept that as proof. The piece of paper doesn’t matter, just the proof you’ve met your legal obligation.
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In this week’s installment of AgWeek TV, a dry spring is reminding us of an old problem blowing topsoil. But there are practices that dramatically conserve this valuable resources.
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Last week’s landslide victory by the New Democratic Party in Alberta has created some uncertainty in the province’s oil industry, and though no policy stones have been actually tossed, the ripple effects of the election are already working through the media punditry.
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About 60 Miles West of Minot is a national landmark — the first Muslim mosque built in America. It was built by Lebanese Syrians who came to the prairies for the same reason our Norwegian and German ancestors did — land. Get the full story from KMOT News.
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It’s a Minot seasonal rite of passage and when you hear the cars on Sunday evening, it means it’s time to be outside. And if you’re wondering what all the noise is, you’ll have to head down to the Fairgrounds on Sunday.
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In many states, the roll out of new standardized tests has been anything but smooth. In North Dakota, we’re keeping our options open, but get the rundown on the issue from a national picture in this Associated Press coverage.
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In the Eastern North Dakota, there is a disease ravaging the spruce trees indicated by a thinning of the tree’s needles. Get the skinny on the diagnosis and treatment in this article from the Fargo Forum because if it’s in the East, it’s probably here too.
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They work in relative obscurity at a few academic institutions in the U.S. and U.K., and there are not many of them, but the work they do is kind of important — keep the human race from destroying itself.
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Roads made of solar panels? Yup. And in the first wide-scale test of the idea it’s proving to be more than a hairbrained scheme. Get the story on the first solar roadway from Science Alert.
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It’s been months since the media frenzy feasted on the Ebola story and U.S. scare, but meanwhile the diligent fight to stop the spread of the virus has continued in Africa. Liberia now has the upper hand, the fight continues in Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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Approval of Enbridge’s Sandpiper pipeline, a proposed natural gas and oil pipeline through Northern Minnesota, is stuck in bureaucracy. Minnesota’s Public Service Commission needs to weigh in on the issue, but, it won’t be on their agenda for months.
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On the heels of Mother’s Day, here’s some reading you shouldn’t ignore that probably needs a megaphone. Worldwide, moms are surviving childbirth more than ever, but in the U.S., the survival rate is trending the wrong direction.
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Want an intimate look at what it takes to stalk brown bears on Alaska’s Kodiak Island? Even if the answer is no, this is worth reading. The photography and writing will give you a window into the experience of a lifetime. image: One of two tents set-up for the two person hunt surrounded by an
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Getting from the North to the South side of Minot is going to get a bit more complicated for the next few months, especially if you live on the East side of Broadway. The downtown infrastructure project will start setting up Monday, and a detour will be in place for those traveling South on 3rd
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The pipeline spill is believed to have released ~220,000 gallons (~7,000 barrels) of produced water into a field. No direct impacts to waterways or water sources have been observed. More from The Dickinson Press.
Read & Share sourced from: Dickinson PressCedar Rapids experienced a massive flood in June of 2008, and though the flood was different in many ways, the community is on a similar recovery arc as Minot; we’re just a few years behind (or should be). That’s what makes this article worth reading.
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