Learn: How to Put a Divided Country Back Together

Have you been wondering where the country heads after the most divisive election in recent history? Have you wondered if we really can put everything back together? We can, and there is a scientifically proven method for doing it. Quartz has the story.

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Independence, Inc. hosts 8th Annual Independent Living Fair

Minot’s 8th Annual Independent Living Fair kicked off Wednesday. The event hosts more than 40 booths that provide information from everything from home living to veteran services. KMOT News has more on the story.

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WAWS Work Likely To Slow With Tighter State Budget

The Western Area Water supply was a grand plan designed to bring Missouri River water to a huge portion of Northwest North Dakota. Financed by the legislature and industrial water sales, the project hasn’t been without controversy, but hook ups are continuing. This legislative session, WAWS will be seeking an additional 29 million to keep

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A Journalist’s Perspective: The #NoDAPL Protest Camps

A Williston Herald Journalist recently spent time in the protest camps South of Mandan. It’s a rare look inside a journalist’s perspective because that profession prides itself on keeping their views out of the story — Mr. Jean in particular. It’s worth a read.

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Grand Forks: Alerus Center Assistant Director Bob LeBarron fired

This is only news in Minot because of the remarkable manner in which the City of Grand Forks handled a difficult situation. It’s a great example of what we should be looking for in municipal government.

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Minot Police Seek Help Locating Runaway

The Minot Police Department is asking for help locating a runaway girl. Sixteen-year-old Shai Lyn Parizek was last seen November 7th near the Burdick Job Corp Center. Shai is approximately 5’2″ tall and weighs roughly 115 lbs. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Minot PD at (701) 852-0111.

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White Cloud, North Dakota’s legendary albino bison, dies

White Cloud was a lesson for the odds makers and an indication of the sacred for the many indigenous peoples of North America. She was 19-years old and was visited by approximately 3 million people during her lifetime.

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20 years ago, Blizzard Andy’s arrival set the stage for the Red River Flood of 1997

The unseasonably warm weather this fall has us all grateful and hoping not to jinx it, but winter will come. It’s easy to forget that take place next spring, are likely being set-up right now. 20 years ago, a November blizzard heralded a tough winter that led to an epic flood season in the Red

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FCS Playoff Committee moves Bison to top spot in its rankings

A loss last weekend by Jacksonville State and a strength of schedule analysis have likely earned North Dakota State the top ranking as the football team heads toward the postseason. NDSU has one game remaining in the regular season with a matchup this weekend against the University of South Dakota.

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Mark Your Calendar: 1, 2017, the Great American Solar Eclipse

On the heels of a really super moon, we get news of another extrordinarily rare astronomical event — a solar eclipse. The date is next summer, the location you’ll need to get to for a the full experience — Western Nebraska. But it may be worth the drive, these are kind of a once in

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Close of Deer Season an Opportunity to Chase Other Game

When North Dakota’s regular deer gun season closes – this year on Sunday, Nov. 20 – it’s kind of a bittersweet end to the traditional hunting calendar for a lot of folks. But for some avid upland bird hunters, the end of deer gun season is a new beginning of sorts, as most of the

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#NoDAPL: Protestors Block BNSF Tracks in Mandan

#NoDAPL protestors took their act to Mandan yesterday where they blocked the BNSF railroad tracks for approximately three hours. Rob Port with Say Anything Blog has pictures and comments from the Morton County Sheriff’s Department.

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Son of Democratic icon visits protest camp | | bismarcktribune.com

The son of 1960’s political icon Bobby Kennedy was at the Standing Rock Protest Camps Tuesday to stand in solidarity with protestors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental law attorney and heads the international Water Alliance.

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Ward County Jail Enclosed, Ready for Winter Construction

Construction on the Ward County Jail expansion is moving along. The contractor has the building enclosed and will be able to continue interior construction through the winter. The addition of more than 100 cells is expected to open in the spring of 2018. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT has more.

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#NoDAPL: Dakota Access Pipeline Delayed for Further Discussion

The Corp of Engineers issued a news release yesterday outlining their most recent decision on the Dakota Access pipeline. The full news release follows below, but the gist of it says they’re going to invite the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe back to the table one more time to see if the tribe has thoughts on

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Google will try to starve fake news sites of ad dollars

Few would question the significant impact the news and media had on our last election cycle; even fewer would say the impact was positive. In reaction, Google has set a policy that will attempt to starve disingenuous publishers of the thing they need most — ad revenue.

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