UND HOCKEY: St. Cloud State the latest NCHC school to adopt restrictive ticket policy

Apparently, North Dakota hockey fans buy too many tickets and overwhelm the home fans when the team plays away from Grand Forks. St. Cloud State is the latest school to implement a ticketing policy aimed at restricting UND fans.

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Grand Forks reps to study pedestrian, bike infrastructure in Denmark

The City of Grand Forks is sending a couple people to Denmark next month. The goal: learn how to create a more bike and pedestrian friendly city.

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State Departments of Health and Agriculture Repeat Warning to Avoid Blue-green Algae

The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) and Agriculture (NDDA), Animal Health Division, emphasize that the public should be cautious in exposing themselves, pets or livestock to blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, which can thrive in hot summer weather. Ingesting affected water can cause illness in people and animals, and can result in death.

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Study: We’re Hunting, Fshing the Wrong-Sized Animals

Human predators are outliers in the natural scheme that typically sees the youngest and weakest animals fall to prey, and it seems the concept of harvesting the biggest and strongest of the pack, herd, or school is having an evolutionary effect on animal populations.

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Medora Musical having near-record summer attendance

  It’s shaping up to be a banner year in Medora as attendance at the musical is likely to set a record this summer. The total attendance is expected to reach more than 115,000.

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Commentary: Rules of Fencing, the Never-Ending chore, are Never Forgotten

If your life is on the ranch, then a lot of your days are spent along the fence. Watford City musician, writer and rancher Jesse Veeder captures the spirit and essential rules of the time-honored activity in this commentary from AgWeek.

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Spotlight on Economics: Solving the Problem of Food Security

Food security remains one of the major problems that humanity faces in developing and developed parts of the world.

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UND Hockey Recruits Feature 5 NHL Draft Picks

UND hockey’s incoming freshman class numbers 10 and features 5 NHL Draft picks including first-round pick Brock Boeser. Get more details in this article from WDAZ.

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A Minnesota Invention, the Pontoon Boat is Redefining Modern Boating

  A phenomenon 64-years in the making, pontoon boats are evolving rapidly and changing the way we spend our days on the lake. This article from the Star Tribune has the history on the boat.

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What Happened to the Price of Ground Beef?

For five years, beef prices have been on the rise. In North Dakota, it’s a good news/bad news situation. In the grocery store, we’re paying more; on the ranch, we’re earning more. This article goes into some of the factors that are moving the market.

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For Moms & Dads: An Open Letter To My Kids About Summer

Do you appreciate sarcasm? Does the summer madhouse have you occasionally wishing for the routine of fall and school? Read this and laugh and possibly cry.

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Benefits Of Sports To A Child’s Mind And Heart All Part Of The Game

In NPR’s most recent poll, a majority of American adults say they played sports in their youth. Many say they encourage their kids to play, too, and see health benefits as well as life-long lessons.

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Sports: A Letter From an Anonymous Coach

Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then decided better of it and kept my eyes on the field.

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Commentary: Whiskey’s for Drinkin, Water’s for Fightin

  New regulations handed down by the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are set to make life a little more burocratic for farmers and ranchers. And for one North Dakota farmer-attorney, that means getting more things in writing so he’s covered legally.

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Summer is the Season to Get Outside, Don’t Wait!

Each July I promise myself to fish more the rest of the summer. It’s usually because I’m wondering where the first month of summer went and I realize I haven’t gotten out as much as intended … thus far.  I do know I’ve never made it to fall freeze-up and said I’ve spent way too

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Spring Pheasant Count Tops Last Year

— Official News Release, ND Game & Fish — North Dakota’s spring pheasant population index is up 10 percent from last year, according to the State Game and Fish Department’s 2015 spring crowing count survey. Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor, said the number of roosters heard crowing this spring was up statewide, with increases

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