NewsGiving the Gift of Wild Game
Just because you give it away, doesn’t mean your daily limit changes. Get all the details from ND Game & Fish on the requirements of gifting your daily take. [...]
Read & ShareNewsHealth Department Proposal Revises Policy on Storage of Radioactive Oil Field Waste
In shaping the proposal the Department of Health reached out to the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois to help make a determination of what is safe for landfill workers. The new plan would allow larger landfills to accept radioactive waste with a permit. [...]
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NewsFast-Tracking Fargo Flood Protection?
A group in Fargo is looking to change the funding structure of the large-scale diversion project in order to move construction along more quickly. For Minot, any flood protection concepts that speed things along qualify as important news. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: InForumNewsBiologist at Teddy Roosevelt National Park Hopes to Slow Horse Reproduction
The hope is to slow the growth of the Park’s wild horse herd, but the work is experimental and being tested for the first time. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck TribuneNewsWilliston State College Equipped to Train Diesel Mechanics
The oil patch always needs people who can fix things, particularly diesel engines, and Williston State College’s Diesel Program was recently the beneficiary of two private industry grants intended to help meet that need. [...]
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NewsBismarck High Dance Team Loses $12,000 to Embezzlement
Just a reminder that with our clubs and organizations, one of our first priorities should be managing the finances in such a way so as to eliminate the temptation. [...]
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NewsLess Red Tape for Truckers
A press release from Representative Cramer’s office outlined some changes for commercial truck drivers that will likely make their lives a little easier. The full press release follows below, but the gist is this: Drivers won’t be required to file a report on the post-trip inspection when they don’t find any issues with their truck. The [...]
Read & ShareNewsUND Nickname Task Force Formulates Plan
Like it or not, the school will be moving on from the Fighting Sioux nickname. One possibility is to remain simply ‘U.N.D.’, but the job of picking will fall to a new committee made up of stake-holders. [...]
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NewsAn Explanation of Your Property Tax Statement
Your property tax isn’t going away anytime soon, so you might as well take a minute and get acquainted with your statement. This video produced by the Tax Commissioner’s office let’s you know what to look for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlu750UXjrQ [...]
Read & ShareNewsNorth Dakota Joins Multi-State Immigration Lawsuit
We’re the 24th state to join the effort that hopes to legally block President Obama’s executive action on immigration. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: Dickinson PressNewsCoyote Station Hopes to Be Partially Online by Christmas
The power plant suffered a fire on December 4th, but workers are putting in extra time and specialized contractors have been brought in to get the 427-megawatt generator back working as quickly as possible. [...]
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CurioSlow Motion Awesome: Raindrop Impacts on Sand
There are a lot of everyday events that look very different when you slow them down — a lot, but this short video on a rain drop hitting landing in sand is particularly impressive. The video was recorded by chemical engineers at the University of Minnesota researching…. wait for it…. the types of craters that water drops [...]
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CurioEconomic Lessons from Marathon Finishers?
When we set goals, we like nice round numbers… like finishing a marathon in under four hours. Often times, these goals are valuable motivators, but they also occasionally lead us towards bad decisions and outcomes. Read this article to inform your own behavior for the better. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: New York TimesNewsCity of Grand Forks Looks to Adjust Funding for School Resource Officers
School Resource Officers are just a part of modern day education, but who should pay for them?. The City of Grand Forks is hoping the school district takes a bigger role in financing the positions. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks HeraldNewsKeeping Up With Fargo: Valley Prosperity Partnership
It’s made up of private sector leadership… their mission: bring some big-picture regional goals front and center, both in conversation and action. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: InForumNewsMountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative Had a Great Year!
It was so great that they’re paying back their customers in the form of $286 credit towards their electric bill during the months of November, December, and January. [...]
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