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As the river rises in Minot, the general message right now among forecasters and those tasked with protecting the City is that we’re in good shape; the river is doing what we expected and we can handle the flow rates. On the other side of the state, Grafton and Park River are in a more significant [...]
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Senator Heitkamp was in Minot recently talking about the opioid epidemic that’s taking hold in North Dakota. Her attention to the matter adds credence to news stories like this story from Reuters that calls out evidence that heroin usage is up enormously in the last decade. And the demographic where it’s most prevalent? It happens [...]
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The websites you visit, the apps you use, your behavior on the could now be for sale to the highest bidder. Yesterday, the U.S. House voted to roll-back soon-to-be-implemented privacy rules on things like requireing Internet Service Providers like SRT and Midcontinent to notify users if there’s a data breach. The vote fell largely on [...]
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A new state-level department took a legislative step towards becoming. The House approved Senate Bill 2327 that calls for the creation of a new Department of Environmental Quality born out of the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Section. [...]
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Whether you like it or not, car manufacturers, tech companies, and ride sharing companies are competing like crazy to win the race to deliver the fully autonomous, self-driving car. This technology is coming and there’s nothing we can do about it. But if you want to see some prognostication on when, check out this article [...]
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The 18th Avenue storm sewer project in SW Minot has been under consideration by City Council going back to January. The City moved forward slowly, holding multiple public comment forums to answer questions and explain the project. Of greatest concern to residents were the special assessment and demonstrated need. Basically, some potentially-assessed citizens questioned whether [...]
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A developer seeking approval to build a Fargo high-rise released renderings of a planned public space at the foot of the building. In essence, it’s a downtown gathering space — a concept which Minot has in the works through the $74.3 million disaster resilience funding. Of that award, approximately $6 million is allocated toward Check [...]
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Up here on the Northern Plains, we drink a lot of beer. It’s a fact we all acknowledge. And the question they’re starting to ask in Minnesota is what would happen if more of the beer that we consume was brewed locally? What if the corner bar was actually a corner brewery with a taproom? [...]
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In the flood equation that determines the fate of the Burlington and Minot areas each spring, the Des Lacs is the wild card. And this spring it’s running, but it’s not out of control or out of the banks. Kim Fundingsland has the story. [...]
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The Ice Cold Ryders Motorcycle Club was facing charges of selling alcohol without a license, but those charges have been dismissed based on a motion filed by the State’s Attorney. Assets seized are also expected to be ordered returned. [...]
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On March 24, 2017 at 2:48 AM, officers responded to the Holiday Gas Station, located at 3301 S. Broadway, for a report of a red truck sitting on a curb near their car wash. As officers arrived they observed a red truck drive away from the car wash and park at a gas pump. Officers [...]
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Minot’s recently-new City Manager, Tom Barry, spent much of the last three months on what he describes as a ‘listening tour’. It was method he used to get to know Minot before really digging into the priorities of the City. That tour is now complete, and Mr. Barry used this month’s City Manager’s Report in [...]
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Good Morning Senator Hogue and Senator Larsen, I’m writing to provide a last minute appeal for House Bill 1163 regarding the removal of North Dakota’s Sunday closing laws. And because this debate is just the latest in a series at both the state and local level that has me concerned, I’m publishing this letter publicly [...]
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A committee created to advise City Council on how to spend portions of the $74.3 million National Disaster Resilience Competition award is off to a less-than-transparent start. The Minot Affordable Housing Advisory Committee met for the first time on February 15, and according to minutes, the committee is made up of members of CDM Smith [...]
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The Souris River Joint Board’s monthly meeting was yesterday; the work continues on implementing all aspects the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Plan. Of note, members of the Corp of Engineers were in Minot this past week and they expressed an interest in projects related to ecosystem restoration. In plain English, the message being conveyed [...]
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A story out of Manitoba earlier this week provides a stark reminder about the perils of traveling on the prairie in winter. But perhaps of equal concern is the reason people were on the road in the first place. This news sets the state for Mr. Maxson’s commentary below. [...]
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