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NewsGetting Familiar: Minot State University Connect Orientation

The first days of college can be overwhelming ones, and Minot State University is working to ease the transition with summer orientation programs designed for new students. KMOT has the story. [...]

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NewsMighty Missouri Kayaks are Ready to Paddle

A Bismarck company is working to make the Missouri River more accessible by paddle power. The trip from the Garrison Dam tailrace to Washburn or Bismarck is a great adventure, and here’s the story on a Bismarck company that can help make it easier. [...]

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NewsFlood Recovery: Burlington Celebrates Return Of Its Ballpark

Four years and more than $400,000 later, Burlington has its baseball complex back. And it was a true community effort. Get the story from KMOT News. [...]

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NewsWard County Historical Society Starts Summer Season

Pioneer period food and dress were part of the festivities at the Ward County Historical Society’s summer kick-off event. Pioneer Village the State Fair Grounds is open Tuesday-Saturday from 1 p.m to 6 p.m. [...]

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NewsKids Who Learn a Foreign Language are Better at Understanding People

The study indicates that kids who are simply exposed to another language in their daily lives are better at understanding people, and joins a growing body of evidence that suggests speakers of multiple languages have advantages in work and life.   [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota tops in Rate of Campus Staff Who Work Outside of Classrooms

  It seems our state’s public universities have become bastions of employment for those who have nothing to do with education. If you’re wondering why tuition keeps rising at the same time as state appropriations, here’s your reason. [...]

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NewsVideo: Touch-sensitive Fabric and Tiny Radar Chips

The first of two technology stories from this morning demonstrates a hands-on approach to technology and redefines what those in the industry have been calling ‘wearable’. [...]

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NewsMIT Cheetah Robot Lands the Running Jump

Three videos that capture just how quickly the robotics industry is moving. The first video is newly released. The last video is from about 18 months. If you’re into technology, you have a fun five minutes in front of you. Here’s MIT’s Cheetah with a hurdling demonstration. Here’s Boston Dynamics showing off ‘Spot’. The running motion [...]

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NewsMinot: Community Facility Sales Tax Applications

May was the application month for those seeking sales tax dollars for their community facility projects. Six applications were submitted — two from the City of Minot, two from the Minot Park District, one from Minot State University, and one from the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. Here’s the rundown of the projects. The community facilities committee [...]

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NewsCity Council Approves Pig Wheel and Blackjack in Supper Clubs

Corrected & Updated: our original reporting on this issue showed the vote as 11-3, the actual vote was 10-4. Also voting no was Alderman Schuler. Update June 2, 8:32am: When originally published, the notation of ‘Sarcastic Commentary’ was not in place and included names of specific businesses that represent Minot’s growing and important restaurant culture. After realizing [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota to Spend $40 Million on Highway 2 Between Minot & Williston

  Highway 2 between Minot and Williston was converted to four lanes in 2008; the road was expected to last 20 years. But heavy use by the growing oil-industry has required rewriting that schedule. [...]

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NewsCitizens Voice Concerns at Turtle Mountain Council Meeting

Citizens of the Turtle Mountain Reservation have some concerns about their local leadership and they’re taking steps to solve their problem. [...]

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NewsOil Wells Yield a Gusher of Goofy Names

  With all the wells being drilled, naming them has started to require creativity. And the systems for naming them are turning to the locally inspired to the themes more commonly found in Hollywood.  It’s a lighthearted Bakken story. [...]

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NewsAudi is Working to Change Energy with Synthetic Gasoline

Here’s a concept: oil-free gasoline. German automaker Audi has been working on it, and now they have a working recipe too. [...]

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NewsOil Prices Rebound Enough in May to Nullify Oil Production Tax Break Trigger

— Official News Release, ND Tax Commissioner — Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger provided a detailed summary of the current status of the North Dakota oil tax and oil tax incentives, better known as triggers, at a news conference today. “Our office has been watching the price of oil very closely,” said Rauschenberger. “It needed to [...]

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NewsSmartphones Are So Smart They Can Now Test Your Vision

In a new study, an easy-to-use app did just as good a job as the machines in an eye doctor’s office. That’s a boon for people in low-income countries — and really for anyone with vision issues. [...]

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