Last fall, the state Department of Corrections found Ward County jail in non-compliance of several standards required to house inmates. Recently, County Commissioners got a tour of the building that outlined many steps that are being taken to bring the facility into compliance.
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The hits keep coming with regards to construction of Ward County’s new administration building. Apparently a change order that included 10 additional offices for one department was approved without members of the County Commission being aware.
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The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis believes North Dakota’s economy in good shape, but we’d do well to continue to diversify.
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The U.S. Postal Service has had a difficult time keeping up with the booming pace of growth in the oil field. For a more complete report on the findings of the internal audit, check out this article from the Fargo Forum.
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Williams County Commissioners gave the go-ahead on a proposed $500 million dollar mixed-use retail, commercial, and residential development.
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For those who have dogs, evidence of high-intelligence is pretty easy to come by, but anecdotal proof isn’t good enough for science. Now it seems the data-backed evidence is starting is starting to arrive — dogs are pretty smart and very intuitive.
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If a kid has dyslexia, it makes learning to read and write harder. Understanding how to deal with it starts with knowing the basic facts and learning how to recognize the tell-tale signs. This article from Noodle.com is a good primer.
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KX News takes a closer look at the impact new federal regulations will have on oil development — particularly on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
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The City of Devils Lake and Eagles Ledge Petroleum are working on a developers agreement that would allow construction of a 20,000 barrel-per-day refinery to move forward. Get a progress report on the project from Adam Ladwig of WDAZ.
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In Iceland, the government is going out of its way to protect the rights of mythical creatures. Here in North Dakota, we’re still working on protecting the rights of real, live people.
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Part of being efficient is doing two things at once when you can and when it makes sense. Here’s an idea from Virginia about integrating a fire station with a commercial and residential development.
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Minot has a problem. If you haven’t noticed, downtown Minot is being overrun by new restaurants. What’s even worse, many of these new restaurants are moving into old, rundown buildings and improving them; the gall it must take. And what’s more, these new restaurants are creating innovative menus that include items that aren’t cheeseburgers. It
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Minnesota builders have played a big role building in the Bakken, and though the slowdown has a few looking closer to home for work, there are still developers who are betting big on the Bakken’s future.
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If you’re new to North Dakota, we have one rule winter driving rule that’s more important than the others — if you’re stranded in Winter, stay with your car. Here’s a great story of survival and the consequences almost forty years later.
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MARC proponents talk a lot about the proposed facility’s ability to attract new sporting events and tournaments to Minot and how they’ll bring money into the community. To get more specific on that topic, I sat down with Visit Minot’s Director of Sports and Events Wade Regier to get an idea of what we know
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With the MARC vote coming up quickly, KX News sat down with City of Minot’s finance director Cindy Hemphill to get the facts on what items are charged a sales tax, what items are exempt, and how the proposal would affect your property taxes.
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