UND Med School Consecutively Noted Among Top Five For Family Practice

The UND Medical School has received accolades for being on of the top five schools for training family physicians. Approximately 17% of UND’s med students specialize in family practice. KX News has more on the story.

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President Trump: What it means for agriculture

Williston Herald reporter Renée Jean takes a closer look at the campaign rhetoric, the emerging new details, and talks with local officials to try and get a feel for what impacts the Trump Presidency might have on local agriculture.

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Two moose in Alaska found frozen together, locked in battle to the death

Nature is a cruel and unforgiving domain; it’s a place where even when you win, you sometimes lose. Here’s a story that’s making the rounds on the Internet that’s a stark reminder of that fact.

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Sports Safety: A Look Back and Forward on the Concussions and Career of Marc Savard

Former NHL skater Marc Savard had his playing career cut short by a series of debilitating concussions. Six years later, he’s still struggling with the effects of those injuries. This article is a stark reminder of what’s at stake and the impacts of this still largely misunderstood injury.

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Independence, Inc. hosts 8th Annual Independent Living Fair

Minot’s 8th Annual Independent Living Fair kicked off Wednesday. The event hosts more than 40 booths that provide information from everything from home living to veteran services. KMOT News has more on the story.

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Close of Deer Season an Opportunity to Chase Other Game

When North Dakota’s regular deer gun season closes – this year on Sunday, Nov. 20 – it’s kind of a bittersweet end to the traditional hunting calendar for a lot of folks. But for some avid upland bird hunters, the end of deer gun season is a new beginning of sorts, as most of the

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Watch: The Deer Rut is on as Deer Season Closes

North Dakota Game and Fish sets the deer hunting season in coordination of the natural cycle of the deer rut — that time of the year when the bucks start chasing the does. Learn more in the Game and Fish’s weekly webcast below.

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Four Years in a Row! Minot High School Cheerleaders are State Champions

For the fourth year in a row, Minot High Cheerleaders are the top squad in the state. KMOT News has the rest of the story.

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Group looks for northeast North Dakota’s best tourist attractions

A group in the NE Region of the state has organized to figure out how to better attract tourists to the region. The example they’re using — Medora. The hope is they might be able to repeat that model, and they’re starting by gathering feedback and data.

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Cougar pair spotted fighting in northern Minnesota

Cougar sightings have been on the rise across the northern prairie for the past 15 years. And that’s not surprising, mountain lions — males especially — have huge ranges and occasionally just wander looking for new territory. But what a deer hunter saw recently in Northern Minnesota may be different; it may be a breeding

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Scientists Might Reprogram Cow Guts So Cattle Burp Less

At first glance, the problem of cows burping might seem like a minor problem, maybe not even a problem at all. But when you count the world’s bovine population at more than 1.5 billion, and then you discover they belch out approximately 14.5% of all greenhouse gases — well, maybe that changes things. Maybe there

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Good spawning season means 400,000 salmon coming to Lake Sakakawea

Tis the season of salmon spawning and this year has been particularly good. North Dakota Game and Fish recently completed their egg collection operation and were able to deliver nearly 2 million eggs to the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery. The result next spring is estimated to be nearly 400,000 young salmon stocked into the

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Keep an Eye Out for Feral Pigs and Report Them Immediately

As thousands of deer hunters fan out across the state over the 16.5-day deer gun season, many others who didn’t draw a license will enjoy some duck and goose hunting before the waters lock up with ice. Pheasant season will continue to provide more field time, along with archery deer hunters too. The North Dakota

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Rivalry Renewed: No UND Hockey players have ever played against Minnesota

A formerly long-standing and often bitter rivalry will be renewed this weekend when the UND men’s hockey team travels to Minnesota to take on the gophers. The teams were previously conference rivals, but they’ve not a regular season series since a conference reorganization a few years back.

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park to cull elk herd

Managing the size of TRNP’s elk herd is a nearly annual process. This year, park officials expect to take approximately thirty animals —  mostly females — as they contribute most to reproduction in the park.

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10 Internet Safety Rules to Teach Children Before They Go Online

The rise of the Internet and pervasively available technology has created opportunities and challenges across the spectrum. And that includes with raising kids. Most parents are figuring it out as they go, but if you’re just getting started, here’s a primer on the lessons your kid needs to know.

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