Minot Symphony Goes Latin for Saturday Concert

The Minot Symphony Orchestra will be performing their second concert of the season tonight at MSU. The music featured will have a flavor inspired in Latin America.

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In Red Wing, MN, big-league arts find a small-town audience

Red Wing is a small town of 16,000 on the banks of the big river, but the community has developed a varied and eclectic arts scene that is proving to be a boon residents and businesses alike. The cover image above by Marianne Combs of MPR is the Red Wing Depot, home to the Red Wing Arts

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Assiniboine Initiative Scientist urges adaptions

The Souris River basin originates in Saskatchewan, dips into North Dakota and returns to Manitoba where it joins the Assiniboine River. And it’s all part of a larger global system that will be impacted by climate change. That was the message of Bob Sandford, EPCOR chairman for Water and Climate Security with the United Nations University

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Peter Thiel will reportedly join Donald Trump’s transition team

The Silicon Valley billionaire will be joining Donal Trump’s transitional administration. Thiel is a Facebook board member and co-founder of Paypal.

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Liquor Licenses: Committee Discusses, Agrees to Discuss Further

An ad hoc committee formed to look at Minot’s liquor licenses with the hopes of finding policy more suited to the current needs of the city discussed the City’s license cap regulations yesterday. The current laws tie the number of available licenses to population; the committee tabled the issue for further discussion.

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ND Strong Works to Support Fledgling Film Industry

Minot has a small, but passionate group of film producers and artists, and they’re working to bring attention to the industry as an economic engine for the state. You can find them under the banner of ND Strong, a non-profit organized to advocate and educate for the film business.  

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Kids who use flavored e-cigs more likely to want to try cigarettes

There’s a lot of debate currently about the value of e-cigarettes and whether they’re a valuable tool for those who want to quit smoking or a vehicle to get kids hooked on nicotine. This article from Reuters on a recently released study suggests that possibly the latter is true.

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Flood Protection: Fargo Takes Big Step Towards Funding Flood Protection

There was strong opposition in the rural reaches of Cass County but on the heels of city residents concerned with rising flood insurance costs, Fargo residents approved extending sales taxes well into the future. The measure required a 60% supermajority to pass, it got 66%, and it approved extending 1.5 cents of sales tax divided between

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Cramer: Happy in the House, not ruling out the Cabinet

Congressman Cramer was an early and vocal supporter of Donald Trump and as the campaign progressed, he became a key advisor on Mr. Trump’s energy platform. And that history has now led to rumors about a Cabinet appointment in Mr. Trump’s administration.  

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Record number of ballots cast Tuesday in North Dakota

If there’s one thing that can be said about an election between two intensely dislike candidates, it’s that it really turned out the voters. Tuesday’s election set  a record in North Dakota.

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Grab a Dark Patch of Prairie, November Super Moon is Extra Super

First of all, the amazing cover image above and in full below was taken by Aaron Groen, of Home Groen Photography. Mr. Groen is a South Dakota based photographer and you should absolutely check out his work and follow him on Facebook here. Second, the reason there’s a moon pictured at all is because this

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Scientists Might Reprogram Cow Guts So Cattle Burp Less

At first glance, the problem of cows burping might seem like a minor problem, maybe not even a problem at all. But when you count the world’s bovine population at more than 1.5 billion, and then you discover they belch out approximately 14.5% of all greenhouse gases — well, maybe that changes things. Maybe there

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Watch & Listen: Guns N Roses November Rain Like You’ve Never Heard it

The band is called Steve’N’Seagulls and they’re a regular feature on The Minot Voice because of their Scandinavian heritage, musicianship, and the alternative style arrangements they bring to the songs they choose to cover.

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Good spawning season means 400,000 salmon coming to Lake Sakakawea

Tis the season of salmon spawning and this year has been particularly good. North Dakota Game and Fish recently completed their egg collection operation and were able to deliver nearly 2 million eggs to the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery. The result next spring is estimated to be nearly 400,000 young salmon stocked into the

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Keep an Eye Out for Feral Pigs and Report Them Immediately

As thousands of deer hunters fan out across the state over the 16.5-day deer gun season, many others who didn’t draw a license will enjoy some duck and goose hunting before the waters lock up with ice. Pheasant season will continue to provide more field time, along with archery deer hunters too. The North Dakota

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News & Commentary: Will Minot Open for New Business? Liquor License Quotas Up For Discussion

It’s taken a few months to gather up the supporting information, but the discussion on Minot’s liquor license laws and the quota system which restricts the number of businesses that can sell alcohol is a set to start tomorrow. The ad hoc committee appointed by Mayor Barney is tasked with looking at our laws to

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