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Minnesota Department of Transportation partners with farmers to help keep snow off the roads

by: Josh Wolsky | December 20, 2022

When the wind blows across the open prairie, there’s little to stop the snow before it hits our ditches and roadways. In Minnesota, the DOT is working with farmers to leave living snow fences of corn, native grasses, wildflowers, and trees and shrubs. The flora catches and helps control the snow before it hits the

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Can an entire football division survive on the backs of the Dakotas and Montana?

by: Josh Wolsky | December 19, 2022

When it comes to FCS College Football, the season-ending drama is consistently featuring the same teams. This season is no different. Last weekend’s games resulted in NDSU and SDUS advancing to the championship game in Frisco, Texas. Many formerly competitive teams in the division have opted up. It’s a circumstance that has many asking how

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Can a vaccine for cows slash methane emissions?

by: Josh Wolsky | December 15, 2022

Do cows need a methane vaccine? Probably not. Do ranchers need a methane vaccine for cows? Maybe yes. Cows eat grass and the microbes in their stomachs turn a bunch of that biomatter into methane. It’s a problem because methane is bad for the environment, and there are a lot of cows on the prairie

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5 Things Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About Agriculture (and why it matters)

by: Josh Wolsky | December 13, 2022

There’s a notion out there that farming is old-fashioned. But just because the vocation has been around for a few thousand years, doesn’t mean it’s opposed to innovation. It’s just the opposite, and we probably wouldn’t have food to eat today if the agriculture sector shunned new technology. But it’s possible Silicon Valley, our current

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Australia Projecting Record Wheat Crop

by: Josh Wolsky | December 8, 2022

Australia’s harvest of both wheat and canola is expected to near or surpass previous records. You know we live in a global environment when the harvest half a world away is news locally. Why does it matter in Minot? Because in a connected world, commodity prices rise and fall on global supply, and commodity prices

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3-Class High School Basketball in ND?

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2022

Should high school basketball in North Dakota add a class? The idea to add a 3rd class comprised of schools with 180-575 students is working its way through the NDHSAA system and it appears to have more supporters than in the past. Get the full story at DakotaNews.com.

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NSIC CANCELS FALL COMPETITION & CHAMPIONSHIPS; SUSPENDS ALL SPORTS COMPETITION THROUGH DECEMBER 31

by: Josh Wolsky | August 13, 2020

The fall seasons for Minot State men’s and women’s athletic teams has been canceled. See the full news release from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference below. — Official News Release — BURNSVILLE, Minn. – In light of the NCAA Board of Governors’ decision to direct all institutions and conferences to meet specific requirements to conduct fall

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The North American ‘Amazon’ You’ve Never Heard Of—And Why It’s In Peril

by: Josh Wolsky | August 6, 2020

Conservationists are sounding the alarm on enormous declines in bird populations — a loss of nearly 3 billion since the 1970s — and the key to turning the tide is an area as vital to North American as the Amazon is to South America. And it’s right here in North Dakota. It’s the prairie pothole

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North Portal border crossing selected as one of five for Alaska-bound travellers

by: Josh Wolsky | August 6, 2020

Travelers looking to transit through Canada on their way between the U.S. mainland and Alaska have few border crossings to choose from, but the North Portal crossing NW of Minot is one of them. The Estevan Mercury has the full story on what’s required if you plan on driving to Alaska anytime soon.

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NCAA Cancels Division II Fall Sports Championships

by: Josh Wolsky | August 5, 2020

Correction: An earlier version of this story referenced Minot State sports seasons. What has been canceled are the NCAA Championships. Many questions remain for how individual conferences will respond to the situation. Minot State is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The fall NCAA championships for Minot State University Men’s and Women’s athletics

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Kids left in cars in summer heat, a sobering reminder to set a reminder

by: Josh Wolsky | July 18, 2019

Since laws keeping kids from front seats have been implemented, more and more are forgotten in the back seat. It’s not a matter of being a bad parent, it’s a matter of remembering. And if a parent misses just once, the consequences can be tragic. Check out this story out of South Carolin that serves

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What’s the best way to cook Walleye?

by: Josh Wolsky | July 15, 2019

For the first hour of last week’s #GoodTalk Minot we were joined by Kellen Latendresse and Josh Kelly, both are local fishing guides. Out topics: the best way to cook the best-tasting fish and all the things that make the North Dakota outdoors something to be proud of. Watch and listen below.

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Former Minoter Bliss Littler setting records in hockey coaching

by: Josh Wolsky | June 7, 2019

With a career that spans decades, former Minoter Bliss Littler remains among the most respected coaches in hockey, especially at the junior levels. Get the full story on all his accomplishments from JuniorHockey.com.

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Clay target shooting competition growing in popularity with students

by: Doug Leier | June 5, 2019

This spring, nearly 1,700 students from 63 North Dakota high school teams are participating in the clay target league, with more than 1,300 students from 50 high school teams are expected to participate in the season-ending state meet. In 2016, the total was more than 400 student athletes representing 23 high schools, with about 360

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Airline magazine puts eyes in the skies on North Dakota

by: Josh Wolsky | June 3, 2019

North Dakota will be getting some significant exposure in the American Airline’s in-flight magazine, American Way. The airline will move nearly 16 million passengers in May, and the good things happening in our state will have an inside track to captive eyes. Robin Huebner with Inforum has the story.

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Skein roles out red carpet for MSU Choral group

by: Josh Wolsky | June 3, 2019

A group of Minot State music students had the privilege of traveling to Minot’s sister city Skein, Norway recently, and they hospitality they experienced beyond special. Eloise Ogden with the Minot Daily News has the recap story.

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