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NewsLocal angel fund from Dakotas gets farm-tech app

by: Josh Wolsky | June 24, 2017

A North Dakota farm technology company that’s developed an app that streamlines contracts between farmers and local elevators has gotten a financial boost from a South Dakota-based angel fund. Myrian\d Mobile the app developer out of Fargo; The Falls Angel Fund out of Sioux Falls liked Myriad’s prospects and chose to invest $1.35 million to [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck Tribune

CurioThe Strange Tale of North Dakota’s Midnight Rider: Serial Killer Eugene Butler

by: Josh Wolsky | June 24, 2017

From the macabre category and Troy Larson with the Ghosts of North Dakota comes, we rediscover the story of a North Dakota serial killer. [...]

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NewsLake Audubon drought draw down plan sparks concerns

by: Josh Wolsky | June 24, 2017

The snake creek embankment that separates Lake Sakakawea and Lake Audubon is more than 70 years old, and in 2005 it was put to a heavy test when the elevation differential between the two lakes reached 41 feet. The result of that differential sparked a concern within the Corps of Engineers that has now led [...]

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NewsAfrica is now the world’s testing ground for commercial drones

by: Josh Wolsky | June 24, 2017

North Dakota likes to think of itself as a leader in UAS investment. And in the U.S., we are. But on a global scale, strict U.S. regulations are dampening the industries ability to advance at the pace dictated by commercial demands and technical ability. In Africa, regulatory burdens aren’t a problem there we’re seeing drones [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Quartz

NewsAutomated Garbage Roll Out Coming Soon

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

The roll-out of Minot’s automated garbage pick-up service is weeks away. The issue has generated lots of community conversation in the past months, and speaking to many of those concerns, Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily provides some timely reporting on the initiative. [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Minot Daily News

NewsBurgum opens applications for State Water Commission

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

The State Water Commission is a hugely influential body, they’re responsible for directing the Water Commissions legislative appropriation which in recent bienniums numbered in the hundreds of millions of dollars. They’re also the organization informing many aspects of our local flood protection project. And at the conclusion of yesterday’s meeting, Governor Burgum announced that there [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks Herald

NewsState Water Commission votes on drought, flood measures

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

A State Water Commission appropriation following the 2011 flood that was originally committed to Ward County will be redirected to the City of Minot to help with acquisitions related to the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection project. [...]

Read & Share sourced from: KMOT News

NewsEstevan Outdoor Rink to Include a Roof

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

An outdoor skating rink in Estevan is nearing completion. It’s only relevant to Minot as the Estevan approach also includes putting a cover over the rink. In Minot, we recently invested several hundred thousand dollars to build the Perkett outdoor rink; it was a replacement for the rink lost at Longfellow as a result of [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Estevan Mercury

NewsCHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

If you’re confused by who to trust with regards to the news about the Republican-drafted revision Obamacare, Gisele Grayson with NPR put together a simple chart that outlines the proposed legislation’s impacts. It’s pretty straight forward information from a news source that I still trust operates with healthy dose of professional and journalistic integrity. [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota full legalization of marijuana ballot petition push to start in fall

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

A citizen group in favor of the full legalization of marijuana in North Dakota has organized and is finalizing petition language before submitting it to the Secretary of State for approval. Once approved for circulation, petitioners have one year to gather the required signatures that would move the issue to a vote of the people. [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck Tribune

NewsBakken leads rig count increase

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

There are a lot of barometers we can use to measure the amount of activity taking place in the oil field and which direction it’s heading, and one of them is the rig count; that’s the number of active drilling rigs working in North Dakota. And the news is slanting slightly towards the positive. Last month [...]

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NewsCanadian Federal Government Sets Deadline for Provincial Marijuana Legalization

by: Josh Wolsky | June 23, 2017

By July 1, 2018, marijuana will be legal North of the border. The interesting part, it’s the federal government in Canada that is setting the deadline. And if the provinces don’t put a framework in place for legalization, citizens seeking the product will be able to mail order it directly from the federal government. It’s [...]

Read & Share sourced from: Winnipeg Free Press

NewsWatch & Learn: Pennsylvania Kindergartners Swap Grades for Badges

by: Josh Wolsky | June 22, 2017

A skill learned, a concept is mastered, and a badge is the reward. It’s a simple, beautiful concept present in all areas of our culture, but it’s been less prevalent in our classrooms. Until now. A school district in Pennsylvania has thrown grades out for their younger students and is now incentivizing learning through the earning [...]

Read & Share sourced from: EdSurge

NewsLow tax revenue means no fireworks in Williston

by: Josh Wolsky | June 22, 2017

While a drought may keep many of us from lighting fireworks this year, in Williston it’s the City’s budget that’s putting a damper things. Williston’s annual fireworks show costs about $45,000 and is paid for out of the City’s restaurant and hotel tax, and the revenue isn’t flowing at a high enough rate to justify the [...]

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NewsDrought and burn restrictions could block fireworks next month

by: Josh Wolsky | June 22, 2017

The Fourth of July is fast approaching, but a spring and early summer without much rain have many Western counties contemplating burn bans and fireworks restrictions. Ellie Potter with the Dickinson Press has the story, which more on the burn ban story which is more prevalent in the SW part of the state. [...]

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NewsLegislature Opts to Sue Governor Doug Burgum Over Vetoes

by: Josh Wolsky | June 22, 2017

Shortly after the close of the legislative session, Governor Burgum took out his red veto pen and added his own thoughts to some of the legislation. That left a few of our legislative leaders a bit ruffled, and now after a couple months of deliberation and an Attorney General’s opinion that stated the Governor did [...]

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NewsLocal angel fund from Dakotas gets farm-tech app

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NewsAfrica is now the world’s testing ground for commercial drones

NewsAutomated Garbage Roll Out Coming Soon

NewsBurgum opens applications for State Water Commission

NewsState Water Commission votes on drought, flood measures

NewsEstevan Outdoor Rink to Include a Roof

NewsCHART: Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

NewsNorth Dakota full legalization of marijuana ballot petition push to start in fall

NewsBakken leads rig count increase

NewsCanadian Federal Government Sets Deadline for Provincial Marijuana Legalization

NewsWatch & Learn: Pennsylvania Kindergartners Swap Grades for Badges

NewsLow tax revenue means no fireworks in Williston

NewsDrought and burn restrictions could block fireworks next month

NewsLegislature Opts to Sue Governor Doug Burgum Over Vetoes