Postive Train Control (PTC) gives railroad administrators the ability to slow down trains without the engineer. It has vaulted to the top of the national conversation following the derailment in Philidelphia and is expected to be in place on North Dakota tracks this year.
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Yesterday on Lake Darling, you would have found 50 two-man teams competing for fish — more so than they usually do. The annual Souris River Basin Longbeards held their annual tournament yesterday. Get the recap and results from KMOT.
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Senators Hoeven and Heitkamp are promoting legislation that would require the Air Force and Department of Defense complete a comprehensive review and analysis before retiring active aircraft from the B-1, B-2 or B-52 fleets.
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About 60 Miles West of Minot is a national landmark — the first Muslim mosque built in America. It was built by Lebanese Syrians who came to the prairies for the same reason our Norwegian and German ancestors did — land. Get the full story from KMOT News.
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Journalists Emily Guerin and Leigh Paterson of Inside Energy were in Minot yesterday speaking in front of Minot State students and faculty on the Bakken oil fields impact on the country and the world.
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The exercise involved around 200 state, local, and federal officials along with Enbridge employees. The idea — if a spill happens, they’ll have some experience with dealing with it. The coincidental timing of the Heimdal train derailment illustrates the importance of these drills.
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The 800-student school is more than half complete, and will offer area students some opportunities in fine arts that were not previously available in the district. Students and staff are expected to move in next January.
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Senators Hoeven and Heitkamp are working with 14 other senators to find money to help the fight against avian flu. With the number of birds infected numbering in the many millions, the ripple effects of this epidemic will likely be felt for some time.
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The banks of the Missouri River near Williston are teaming with fisherman hoping to snag a paddlefish. Nick Amantangelo with KMOT News has the story on the annual spring ritual.
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The Dakota Prairie Refinery is in production. The Dickinson refinery has the capacity to handle 20,000 barrels of crude oil per day and will produce approximately 7,000 barrels of diesel fuel in the same time period.
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A Bismarck home owner exercises his second amendment rights, nabs home intruder in the process. The man was alerted to the intruder by his dog. He got his gun, then he told the unwelcome visitor to wait patiently for the police. The evening ended peacefully.
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A long time rodeo clown and a bareback rider are featured among the new exhibits at the Medora attraction.
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With more than 400,000 visits in the first year, the Williston Area Recreation Center has proven a remarkable success. That success was recognized last weekend at Governor Dalrymple’s Tourism Awards. Photo Courtesy of JLG Architects.
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With the avian flu scare putting local poultry producers on high alert, the North Dakota State Fair has chosen to act proactively and cancel the poultry shows for this years fair.
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The State of North Dakota has been admitted into a legal action against the Bureau of Land Management over new rules regulating fracking on federal lands. Details from KMOT News.
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A short ceremony took place recently to mark the groundbreaking of a new temporary lodging facility (TLF) on Minot Air Force Base.
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