Students Put on Academic Pep Rally at Magic City Campus

Good grades and hard work open doors, and students at Magic City Campus held an academicĀ pep rally to honor students and student organizations that have their priorities in the right places. Full story from KMOT.

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Garrison Bond Vote Fails to Pass

The results have yet to be certified, but it looks like Garrison’s attempt to make improvements to community schools has failed again. If successful the bond issue would have financed $5.9 million in improvements and expansions. Unofficial vote tallies were 515 No, 308 Yes.

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Souris Valley United Way Honors Donors, Sets 2015 Goals

2014 was good year for Souris Valley Unitted Way with over $712,000 raised, and the goal for 2015 is even more ambitious with the organization hoping to raise more than $1 million for area communities.

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Fate of Rice Lake Heads to ND Legislature

The Rice Lake BoardĀ met with the Ward County Commission Tuesday. The result — an appeal to state lawmakers for funding to help raise the grade of the road and develop a permanent solution for the rising lake. The estimated cost, $15 million.

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Self Defense Business in Bismarck Growing Quickly

Interested in self-defense? A Bismarck woman turned a scary experience into inspiration for a fast growing business built around training people how to defend themselves. Pretty Loaded is expanding to new markets, e-commerce and beyond, and it’s only been open a year.

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Minot PD Joins in National Day of Johns

The Minot Police Department nabbed 13 yesterday in the National Day of Johns, a nationwide sting set-up to take down sex traffickers and those fueling the business.

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Ward County Sheriff’s Department Pushes Jail Expansion

Ward County Sheriff Captain Bob Barnard was on the service club circuit Monday with the Sertoma Club explaining the need for additional expansion at the Ward County Jail.

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New Bill May Spark Hemp Production in ND

Industrial hemp has long been stigmatized both socially and legally because of its close association with marijuana, but a bill in front of the 2015 legislature would help clear the path for agriculture producers interested in growing the product.

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Explosives Found at RV Park Near Watford City

McKenzie County Sherriff Deputies responded to a report of an individual carrying guns at Watford City RV park and after searching the suspect’s property, they discovered two improvised explosive devices.

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City of Minot Finance Committee Recommends Hiring Attorney

The downtown parking garage fiasco looks like it will be in the hands of the lawyers. The City of Minot Finance Committee recommended hiring an attorney to handle the case for the City. The decision will now go to the full City Council.

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Sexual Assault Arrest in Minot

Minot Police collected evidence and arrested a man on multiple charges including Gross Sexual Imposition. Full story from KMOT News.

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Start-Up Weekend Sparks Ideas for a Better Bismarck

It was a weekend of entrepreneurship and making Bismarck better for participants involved in the first Start-Up weekend in Bismarck. The goal, pitch, build, and launch a business before the weekend ends.

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Got $5 Billion? North Dakota Will by 2017

Admittedly, this story is less about the Legacy Fund and more about what one of our local legislators wants to do with it. KMOT covers Rep. Oley Larsen’s plan to create a savings account for each new-born ND resident.

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Updates: Yellowstone Oil Spill

A couple stories from KMOT News on the situation along the yellow stone river. Check them out in the links below.

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Parshall Man Charged with Negligent Homicide

The charge is the result of a traffic fatality in December on I-94.

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City Moving Forward With Buying Abandoned Homes

The City of Minot will be moving aggressively towards purchasing and demolishing flood-abandoned zombie homes. Funds for the process are coming from a recently reappropriated $1.5 million grant. For more details, catch the full story from KMOT News.  

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