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NewsStudy: Watford City student numbers expected to top 3,000

In spite of the oil slow down, growth projections for Watford City schools remain strong. The district is in the process of making plans to accommodate more than 3,000 students within the next 10 years, an enrollment that’s more than double the current number. [...]

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NewsWilliston commission votes to move strip clubs out of downtown

Williston City Commissioners voted unanimously to force two downtown Williston strip clubs to relocate to the outskirts of town in industrial-zoned areas. The laws allow the strip clubs 1 year to make the transition, and they can stay in their current location as bars. [...]

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NewsND regulators directed to start explaining oil spill fine reductions in writing

From here forward, when the State Industrial Commission reduces fines levied for oil and saltwater spills they’ll have to provide a written explanation of terms and conditions imposed on the offending company. [...]

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NewsBank of North Dakota moves on financial center project

Another year of record earnings at the Bank of North Dakota triggered some legislatively endorsed spending including the construction of a new financial center. Nick Smith with the Bismarck Tribune has the story. [...]

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NewsPetition filed to disband Valley City police

The Valley City police has been through some controversy in the past few years, and its got some citizens feeling the policing can be accomplished by the Barnes County Sheriff’s department. A petition to disband the city’s police department has been filed and is under review. [...]

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CurioLearn: How Commercials Get Us To Buy Crap We Don’t Need

  Did you know you are being manipulated into being things and spending money on stuff you don’t need? Advertising has gone far beyond the days of creative drawings and in today’s consumer driven market the tools used to influence action are based more on science than art. If you’ve got five minutes, the video below [...]

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NewsGoogle’s self-driving cars are learning to deal with bad weather

They day when you don’t have to worry about driving your car — because it will drive itself — is closer than you realize. Google is testing their vehicles in harsh climates to make sure they can handle winter driving.  Maybe we should be inviting Google to Minot? [...]

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NewsBismarck city officials debate sales tax to fund road projects

A report by Bismarck city staff outlining the need for more than $200 million in road system upgrades over the next 10-years has City officials discussing the possibility of increasing Bismarck’s sales tax. [...]

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NewsWest Fargo moves forward with new elementary school project

In November, West Fargo citizens approved a $98 million bond referendum for the school district. The first of two new elementary schools is being put out for bid. An aquatics center, renovations to the high school, and a two-sheet ice arena were also part of the bond referendum. [...]

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NewsHjemkomst crewmates tell of new voyage across Atlantic

In 1982, a few adventure seeking Minnesota men built a replica viking ship and sailed it from Duluth to Oslo, Norway. More recently, a few crewmembers of that original voyage recently repeated the trip in reverse on a more modern sailboat. The Fargo Forum has the story. [...]

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NewsU.S. Senator John Hoeven Delivers Weekly Republican Address

Senator Hoeven gave the weekly Republican radio address this morning. A full transcript of the address follows below. “As we enter 2016, we need to remember that we are truly blessed to live in the greatest country in the world. Thanks to our military, veterans, law enforcement, first responders and others who keep us safe [...]

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NewsTheodore Roosevelt National Park makes N.Y. Times’ travel list

Theodore Roosevelt National Park rang in at number 5 on the New York Times list of 52 places to see in 2016. The park is just a three-hour drive from Minot into the scenic western part of the state and is worth a trip any time of year. [...]

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NewsFargo: Residents overwhelmingly willing to pay for no-sort recycling

A non-scientific survey administered over the last two months shows Fargo residents in favor of simplifying their recycling program so that residents don’t have to sort recyclables prior to putting them on the curb. And they’d be willing to pay for the service. [...]

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News#MakeMinot Proposes Alternate Reform Plan & Timeline to City Officials

#MakeMinot, the committee behind the initiative to reform the size and make-up of Minot’s City Council, issued a news release this morning offering a compromise reform plan and timeline. The full news release including the plan follows below. The list of questions submitted to the city referenced in the first paragraph can be read here. [...]

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NewsMADC Pulls MAGIC Fund Request for Downtown Businesses

The Minot Area Development Corporation has pulled its request for a financial relief program intended for downtown merchants and property owners. MADC had requested a $500,000 program that would have provided interest buydowns for qualifying downtown merchants; they have been asked by the Downtown Business and Professional Association to take more time with the issue. [...]

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CurioLearn: How to Survive an Avalanche

The prairie doesn’t force us to know and understand the dangers of an avalanche. It puts us at more risk when we do venture into the mountains because we don’t live with the threat on a daily basis. But if you’re headed sledding or backcountry skiing, then you have a responsibility to your party and [...]

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