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The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency issued their first flood forecast of the year this week. The prognosis: the Souris River basin in Canada seems likely to have below normal runoff in the spring of 2016. The forecast assumes average amounts of precipitation over the next three months. Also included in the report was a survey [...]
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The Mouse River flood protection plan was chosen as a project worthy of an Army Corps of Engineers permanent flood protection study. The study is the first step in the Federal authorization process that may one day lead to more significant Federal funding. Senator Hoeven’s news release on the story follows below. — Official News [...]
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Included in the 2017 Federal budget was $5 million for the Fargo flood diversion project and the authority for a Corps of Engineers new construction start on the project. The construction authorization follows a Corps study of the project that began in 2009. [...]
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There is much discussion about how to fix the problems we have in our country, but for Lawrence Lessig, there is one problem that trumps all the others — it’s how to correct the enormous influence the ultra-wealthy few have on the outcome of elections. The TED talk below unpacks the issue — from his [...]
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A Fargo police officer was shot during a standoff with a domestic violence suspect last night. The officer, 33-year old Jason Moszer, is not expected to survive. The suspect in the standoff has been shot and killed. [...]
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City and County officials gathered for a joint meeting this week. The topic: the future of the Grand Forks Library. And the concept for the building is much more 21st century than the old idea of a quiet place to keep books. [...]
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Through November, hotel occupancy rates in Minot were just above 50%. And since the peak of the boom in 2012, the average price of a room has dropped from $119 to $91. The situation has innkeepers looking for ways to attract visitors to Minot. [...]
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When economics and politics mix, the outcome is compromise. But Mr. Andrist would like to see a little more acknowledgment from one party on the importance of the forces move the markets. [...]
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A petition to legalize marijuana has been filed with the Secretary of State. And in addition to legalizing the drug, the petition would also prevent the state from requiring a license to grow, use or distribute marijuana. [...]
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Overall enrollment at Minot State is down 4.2% from a year ago, but President Steve Shirley is encouraged by a slight increase in the number of freshman students. KX News has the full story. [...]
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Graduate students at NDSU are being forced to acknowledge that when they get out to the real world, no one will know what they’re talking about. To solve the problem, students compete in a program that requires they distill their research into an 180-second elevator pitch. [...]
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The three candidates for North Dakota’s Republican nomination weigh in on the state’s financial situation and their path to getting clear of the budget shortfall. [...]
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Water sales for industrial use are down 75% in the last year, and that puts the controversial Western Area Water Supply project in a financial pickle. Jim Olson with KX News has the story. [...]
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If you’re interested in the state’s population of mountain lions, there are meetings in Fargo, Bismarck, and Killdeer coming up that may be of interest. The full news release from North Dakota Game and Fish follows below. — Official News Release, ND Game & Fish — North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials will host [...]
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The effort was for a new K-8 school in Williston’s rural District 8. The message from the voters will send school board officials back to the table to find a home for students of the soon-to-be-eliminated Stoney Creek Middle School. [...]
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President Obama’s Clean Power Plan took a hit from the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. The Court blocked the rules from taking effect until legal challenges are resolved. The N.D. Department of Health has suspended work on a compliance plan. [...]
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