No official word yet on whether BCBSND clients were part of the data hack, but Anthem is a partner and BCBSND acknowledged that they do share information. This is a time to be mindful of phone calls and transactions that don’t make sense or sound phishy.
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When there’s a problem at a well site or a with a pipeline, should company security be able to deny access to county emergency managers? This proposed law would more clearly define who is granted access to sites to include county emergency managers.
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Know anyone with a small oil-field service company? This article from NPR delivers a dose of financial common sense from a small business owner and oil industry survivor in Texas.
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As the Dickinson State Foundation works though it’s financial scandal and recovery, it looks like it will be passing some costs along to students in the form of rising rents at Foundation managed apartments.
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— Official News Release, Senator John Hoeven Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota an additional $10.3 million in funding to build and improve water supply systems in a number of North Dakota and tribal communities. The senator said
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This is something we’ll be keeping an eye on, but you should be aware of it now. There was a data breach at Anthem, a partner of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. BCBSND issued a news release on the breach, but no further details were offered.
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Good grades and hard work open doors, and students at Magic City Campus held an academic pep rally to honor students and student organizations that have their priorities in the right places. Full story from KMOT.
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Scientists have found a link between commonly used insecticides known as neonicotinoids and impaired brain activity in bees. The research provides a promising direction of inquiry in the search for the cause of the little-understood colony collapse disorder facing the bee industry.
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Having the Air Force in town adds $577 million to the Minot economy, and that’s on top of being a great neighbor who’s always willing to lend a hand when needed.
Read & Share sourced from: KX NewsWould you like the option of taking your kids into the bar with you if the bar happens to be the only place to have a meal? If then answer is yes, there’s a bill in the Legislature you might like. Details from Valley News Live.
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The results have yet to be certified, but it looks like Garrison’s attempt to make improvements to community schools has failed again. If successful the bond issue would have financed $5.9 million in improvements and expansions. Unofficial vote tallies were 515 No, 308 Yes.
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The House Education Committee gave the bill that would require North Dakota drop Common Core education standards a do-not-pass recommendation.
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School safety has been in the news lately, but public safety extends to any place where large groups of people gather. In Fargo, West Acres mall is moving aggresively to train tenents and staff on safety procedures by holding monthly drills.
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2014 was good year for Souris Valley Unitted Way with over $712,000 raised, and the goal for 2015 is even more ambitious with the organization hoping to raise more than $1 million for area communities.
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How do you put three years of work into 180 seconds? A nursing student from NDSU did it best and it earned her $1,000 dollars. Occasionally we get the idea that more is better, this proves that wrong.
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The Minot Park Board held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to complete procedural steps needed to move forward with building the Minot Aquatics & Recreation Center and funding the Park District through a 1 cent sales tax as opposed to a property tax. Two motions were passed, one approving the ballot language that will now
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