The Rice Lake Board met with the Ward County Commission Tuesday. The result — an appeal to state lawmakers for funding to help raise the grade of the road and develop a permanent solution for the rising lake. The estimated cost, $15 million.
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Yes, you read that headline correctly. We do not, at present, require our state legislators to remain residents of the districts in which they were elected in order to serve, but lawmakers are looking to close that loophole.
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Passing in the House on a 53-38 vote, bill that would allow concealed weapons in schools provided the carrier has the proper permit and the governing body of the school approves. HB 1195 will now move to the Senate.
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Interested in self-defense? A Bismarck woman turned a scary experience into inspiration for a fast growing business built around training people how to defend themselves. Pretty Loaded is expanding to new markets, e-commerce and beyond, and it’s only been open a year.
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A newly imposed fee for transporting recyclables will likely put Medora’s recycling program in jeopardy. Commentary: Meanwhile in Minot, we have yet to figure out a way to save a little space in the landfill.
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Four new town homes and an 18 unit apartment complex will be completed soon adding to the available housing in the oil pressed community. Get more details from the Crosby Journal.
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2014 was a banner year for building projects in Watford City. For the year recently passed, Watford City issued building permits valued at $242 million, more than three times amount issued in 2013. Get more details on the building boom in Watford City from the McKenzie County Farmer.
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In case you didn’t know, home printers are doing a lot more than adding ink to paper these days. This article talks of printing human organs and entire cars. Clearly, the world is changing at pace that seems to be quickening.
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We’ve been featuring a few of these stories because it seems like in Canada park districts are getting more creative with their winter recreation activities. Here’s another story about a river based skating trail for those looking for some exercise and a dose of nature.
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A Minot Air Force Base women is moving on to the Hollywood round of American Idol. Vanessa Andrea earned her golden ticket and will be one of 200 final contestants. Full story including sound and singing from KX News.
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BNN is a Canadian Business News television network. In this short video piece, you get some intelligent commentary on the state of oil prices and what can be expected over the next few months.
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The House Education Committee heard testimony yesterday on the Common Core debate and the bill that’s moving through the legislature. Amy Sisk has details on the passionate discussion and the details on the bill.
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I’ve written before how the ‘this will revolutionize education’ trope has a poor track record of delivering, but when you see the direction this new app is taking on learning and interaction, you may start to wonder if sometime soon the statement may actually come true.
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A former Minot Air Force Base Captain has been convicted in military of court of leading a violent street gang that dealt in prostitution and drugs. Full story from KX News.
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A Day Away is set to be a semi-regular column (more often if you choose to contribute) telling you about activities, events, and quick-trip getaways. The standard to which we’ll hold to on our suggested activities — can you get there reasonably in a day? Or can you get there and back again in a day
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There’s a new player in the energy reporting game, and some of their early work is centering on the oil and brine spills that are taking place in North Dakota. There are several stories that have been published in past few days, all are linked below as well as some brief details about the news
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