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NewsCouple Stranded & Nearly Frozen in 1977 ND Blizzard Remember Rescuers

If you’re new to North Dakota, we have one rule  winter driving rule that’s more important than the others — if you’re stranded in Winter, stay with your car. Here’s a great story of survival and the consequences almost forty years later. [...]

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NewsThe MARC: The Economic Impact of a Tool for Selling Minot

MARC proponents talk a lot about the proposed facility’s ability to attract new sporting events and tournaments to Minot and how they’ll bring money into the community. To get more specific on that topic, I sat down with Visit Minot’s Director of Sports and Events Wade Regier to get an idea of what we know [...]

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NewsKX News: Sales Tax, Property Tax, and the MARC

With the MARC vote coming up quickly, KX News sat down with City of Minot’s finance director Cindy Hemphill to get the facts on what items are charged a sales tax, what items are exempt, and how the proposal would affect your property taxes. [...]

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NewsLawmakers Discuss Oil Tax Revenue Amendment

A group of Senators are proposing an amendment that would allocate more money to oil-impacted parts of the state if oil revenues rise in the second half of the biennium. [...]

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NewsMinot’s Downtown Infrastructure Project Bids Opened

Bids for Minot’s downtown infrastructure work were opened. The low bid was provided by Strata Corporation and at $14.4 million it was $3.4 million more than the estimated $11 million. The work to modernize and update all downtown utilities, streets, and sewers will begin this summer.     [...]

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NewsCity of Minot: Capital Improvement Updates

Surrounding the MARC discussion, there have been lots of questions about where the City of Minot is at regarding several big, capital improvement projects. The biggest item in our future is flood protection, and The Minot Voice have an update on that next week, but recently I sat down with City of Minot Public Works [...]

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NewsAnother Perplexing Detail Emerges in the Beepocalypse Mystery

When it comes to honey bees colony collapse disorder, there’s a lot more of what we don’t know than what we do, but the mystery is becoming clearer. This article from Quartz highlights some new information that’s coming to light. [...]

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NewsFive Companies Face Restrictions After Flaring Too Much Gas

The State Oil and Gas division will require five companies to choke production or face delay penalties. The sanctions are the result of the state’s goal to reduce flaring to no more than 23% of produced gas. [...]

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NewsBoard Takes no Disciplinary Action Against Baesler, Tschosik

No action will be taken against Superintendent of Schools Kirsten Baesler or her former fiance Todd Tschosik following a domestic dispute earlier this year. In case of Tschosik, the state teacher licensing board also declined to act in response to abandoning his classroom on two occasions. [...]

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NewsNew North Dakota Hemp Law Could Help Farmers Start Growing by 2016

Industrial hemp could help farmers diversify their planting schedule, and with laws relaxing we could see it being planted as early as 2016. Get more on the issue in this in-depth piece from Jonathon Knutson. [...]

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NewsFederal Flood Insurance Premiums for Homeowners Rise as Much as 25 Percent

Flood insurance premiums are on the rise in an attempt to keep the federal program from sinking deeper into debt. This article from the New York Times has a short Q & A at the end. [...]

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NewsAnit Discrimination Bill: How They Voted

SB 2279 failed in the ND House yesterday by a wide margin. See how our area representatives voted in this piece from the Dickinson Press. [...]

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NewsKX News Business Beat: Paramount Sports

Paramount Sports recently made their introduction to Minot via social media. If you haven’t heard of what they’re up to, KX News Business beat has more on the still-developing business concept as well as other business news. [...]

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NewsCity Council Will Consider Super Club Liquor Law Revision

The City of Minot’s Liquor and Gambling Control committee moved a proposed ordinance forward to the full City Council that would require Minot’s super clubs — establishments like Souris River Brewing, The Starving Rooster, 10 North Main, and Sweet & Flour to stop selling liquor when they close their kitchens. Here’s the language from the [...]

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NewsPit Bull & Prohibitted Animal Law Modification Considered

The Public Works committee has sent a proposed a change to the ordinance that regulates certain animals. The revised law for prohibited animals would include exceptions  for animals used for service, assistance, or emotional support. [...]

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