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.

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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.

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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 that children ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft

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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.

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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 can say that as of 2013, it was a tool we were still

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 24, 2015 the Minot Police Department conducted an undercover operation aimed at the

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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 Park in Southeast Minot. The plans include a splash pad similar to what’s

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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.

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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 Williston develops.

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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 story from Dickinson.

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Oil-Price Slow Down has Cost Jobs, Jobs Still Available

In Dickinson, there’s no doubt the dropping rig count has had an impact on jobs in the community, but there are still jobs to be had. Get the full story in this well-written piece by Dustin Monke covering the oil slowdown and its impact on Dickinson.

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Fargo Woman Receives 125-year-old Letter from Grandfather

A 97-year old Fargo women got a peek back in time when a letter from her grandfather that was sent to her grandmother 125 years ago was delivered back to her family. Consider this some put smile-on-your-face Sunday reading.

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25-Year Old Man Falls from Broadway Bridge

Minot police responded to the incident early Saturday morning. Here’s the official report summary as provided by Minot Police Department. Emergency units responded to the 200 block of 1st Ave SW at 12:51 A.M. today for a male subject who had apparently fallen from the Broadway Viaduct. Police officers located the subject on the roadway in the 200 block

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