Country artist Bailey Zimmerman has been announced as the opening act of the 2025 North Dakota State Fair on Friday, July 18, 2025. The show will be part of the Country Showpass which provides access to seven events for one price. With a raspy,...
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The Grand Forks Park District has mapped out their five-year plan and is expected to formally adopt it at their August meeting. The plan highlights modifications and additions as recommended by a six-month study provided by a consulting firm. [...]
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The make-up of Bakken crude oil (light compared to crude oil from other sources) creates some added set-up costs for refineries that want to switch to processing it, but for one St. Paul refinery investing in that added capability has been a smart move. [...]
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FR clothing which is shorthand for fire resistant. And the boom in oil, means a boom in oil workers, which means a boom in FR clothing. Get the story on a new industry booming from growth in an old industry by Inside Energy. [...]
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When is the moment when you’re least likely to shop your health care transportation alternatives for the option covered by your insurance? I suspect it may be when the term ‘air ambulance’ enters the conversation. A new North Dakota law aims to fix the problem. [...]
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Evolution has given owls an added advantage in the world of predatory flight — almost perfectly silent motion. And to believe it, you can now see and not hear it for yourself. Check out the video below for a demonstration of the skill, then check out this article from Quartz on how scientists are putting [...]
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Mike Rowe again provides thoughtful commentary on Amercian culture and he’s not take some heat for what he says. And occasionally he takes heat because the ideologues don’t know how to read an entire article. Here he chimes in on the only-read-the-title and other Internet crazies while providing some valuable perspective on the changing American work ethic. [...]
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How do you create foot traffic, generate buzz, and get peoples’ minds off the never ending construction? In Regina, artists are working with shopkeepers to create galleries in storefront windows. [...]
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How do you know when something is news and a no brainer? When Heidi Heitkamp and Rob Port are on the same side of an issue. [...]
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Fargo police are on the scene of a second homicide in as many days and they have a person of interest in custody. Details from the Fargo Forum. [...]
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We all know the immigration system is broken. And the media and politicians like to score points on illegal immigration, but if we’re going to fix the problem, we need to first fix legal immigration. Here’s one guy’s personal experience with the problem. [...]
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The term that describes the state of readiness is ‘active listening’ and it’s your job to inject yourself into a conversation when you have something to offer and you know what you’re talking about. At least that’s the advice of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. [...]
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In this weeks AgweekTV, RDO owner Ron Offutt speaks on his company’s plan to add almost 7,000 acres of potato production land reliant on irrigation from an aquifer, Country of Origin Labeling, and modern technology driven dairy farming. [...]
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A group in Grand Forks is doing everything they can to gather better data about who is using the Grand Forks Greenway. The reason, the data is useful for everything from applying for grants to crafting laws and safety campaigns. [...]
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We know all about early North Dakota pioneers and their struggles against nature and the prairie, but less well known is the fact they often had to overcome political corruption and the railroad’s monopolistic regime. A new documentary shines light on the subject. [...]
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If you’re living in the oil patch, little things like a hilltop with a good cell phone signal — so you can hook up to the digital world — are valuable assets. Jessie Veeder, a Watford City musician, writer, and rancher offers her perspective on oil patch paradox. [...]
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Cities from around the world — from Beijing to Amsterdam and from London to Jakarta — are using digital technologies to engage and enable citizens. But not every city is doing it successfully. This report outlines the differences that form the line between better and worse. [...]
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