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NewsBoard of Education Accepts Higher Admission Standards for NDSU and UND

If you want to attend either U.N.D. or N.D.S.U., the admissions standards are going up. Minimum G.P.A. will go up to 2.75, and the minimum ACT score will be 22. In addition, the number of core courses required will scale up incrementally over the next three years. [...]

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NewsQueen Elizabus Ready for Garrison Dickens Festival

The Dickens Festival fixture underwent quite a renovation over the last year, but the bus is ready and running just in time for this years festivities. [...]

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NewsNew Schools in Watford City

With construction on a new high school just underway, the McKenzie County Public School District No. 1 School Board moved forward with plans to build a second elementary school. [...]

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NewsWilliams County Commission Deals with Temporary Housing Permits

Housing is an ongoing issue in Western North Dakota, and at a recent Williams County Commission meeting Commissioners dealt with multiple special circumstance temporary housing permits. [...]

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NewsCommon Core Standards Battle Takes Shape

The Common Core education standards are a hot button issue, and we’re going to get a taste of the debate during the upcoming legislative session.  Get a good preliminary overview of the issue and some of the players in this piece from The Forum News Service. [...]

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NewsTribal Chairman Mark Fox Interview

Newly elected Tribal Chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes Mark Fox is interviewed by KX News. Get a feel for the direction he intends to lead the tribe in this short, information video story. [...]

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NewsMISSING: Burke County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Help

Shannon Gandrud, 43, was last seen November 1st in Lignite. If you have any information on his whereabouts you’re asked to contact the Burke County Sheriff. Get a photograph and more details from KX News. [...]

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NewsCollege Applications Made Easier

A little advice from someone who’s been through the process recently and a little financial support to help lower income students… it’s all apart of Minot’s College Application Day at Minot High. [...]

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NewsEarly Tests Show No Water Contamination from Bakken Drilling

This is good news for everyone on the northern prairie. It suggests that so far… we’ve had responsible, competent drillers working. But the U.S. Geological Survey cautions that results are by no means definitive as it was a relatively small sample size. [...]

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NewsRepresentative Cramer Sponsors Bill to Reform Science Advisory Board

The Science Advisory Board is intended to review the scientific foundation behind many of the EPA's regulatory decisions. Unfortunately, it has not been functioning in exactly that manner. [...]

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NewsSenators Hoeven and Heitkamps Comments of Keystone Vote

The Keystone pipe failed to gain approval in the senate yesterday; the vote came up one short of the required 60 it needed for approval. It was expected that President Obama would have vetoed the bill, but the work will continue. [...]

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NewsMeet Mark Fox, Newly Elected Tribal Chairman

The election was only a couple weeks ago, but Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Mark fox already has the tribe on new paths. Perhaps the most important one… walking more towards responsible oil development and away from the seeming gold rush development mentality. [...]

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NewsThe Drugs in the Mail

Rising population has also meant a rise in crime, and illegal drug trafficking is a growing problem. While most drugs are brought in through distribution channels from the West and South, prescription drugs in particular are often delivered by the various postal services. [...]

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NewsJail Expansion Vote Set for

The price tag is $41 million… in return we’ll get expansion and renovations to the existing Ward County jail just east of the Court House. The expansion would add more than a hundred beds. [...]

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NewsMan Shot to Death at Dickinson Apartment Complex

The name of the victim has not been released. Police are looking for a dark green Chrysler 300 model years 2005-2010 with out state plates that may have been involved. [...]

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NewsCarbon Credit Conservation Program Gets a Start

The program compensates land owners for agreeing to keep land in grass, a natural carbon storage mechanism. The test program is being run on 11,000 acres in  6 central North Dakota counties. Partners in the program include Ducks Unlimited, Chevrolet, and the USDA. [...]

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