It’s a problem that’s growing across the country, but in Boston, citizens have become particularly vocal. Motherboard has that story. We have our own goose challenges in Minot, and if you haven’t been through Oak Park in a while, it’s worth a trip. We have some new methods for managing our increasingly-resident goose population.
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The Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead took a close look at the full economic impact of new housing construction. Their finding: single family homes, in particular, provide good return on investment when weighed against infrastructure and added public service costs.
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The zombie apocalypse is coming, and the YWCA Minot Zombie Run will get you ready for it. The YWCA Minot, the local women and children’s homeless shelter, is hosting the first annual Zombie Run on Saturday, October 29. Participants are challenged to “run or be eaten” along the 5k course throughout Downtown Minot. Runners will
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Prices are rising and choices are dwindling for those seeking insurance under the controversial government-backed national health care plan. Get the full story from the Star Tribune.
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A chemistry demonstration gone awry earlier this month at Dickinson State has university and safety officials taking a closer look at safety procedures to see if improvements can be made.
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When it comes to the UAV industry, the sky is literally the limit. And not very far away, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is using drones to drop vaccine-laced food pellets on a critically endangered population of black-footed ferrets.
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It seems there is an escalation taking place in some factions of the #NoDAPL protest camps South of Mandan. Watch the Morton County news conference via the live Facebook feed below for a full accounting of the last couple days of activity. Image: Courtesy of Morton County Sheriff’s Department Facebook Page.
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Citing the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, protestors against the Dakota Access Pipeline relocated one of their camps to the private ranch land recently purchased by Dakota Access. Caroline Grueskin of the Bismarck Tribune has the full story.
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Two officials at the city-owned Alerus Center in Grand Forks have been placed on paid administrative leave following allegations of misconduct. An independent investigation into the matter has been commissioned by the City of Grand Forks to help deliver a resolution.
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The Minot Leadership Summit kicked off its initiative of getting young people involved in the community and spurring discussions on the direction of Minot. KX News has more on the purpose and outcome.
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The Minot Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting on Wednesday, and the message from keynote speaker Andy Peterson of the Greater North Dakota Chamber had a message focused on diversifying the economy. KX News has the story.
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Documentary filmmakers for the movie ‘FrackNation’ called law enforcement in Morton County on Tuesday for assistance leaving one the #NoDAPL protest camps. The filmmakers allege they were prevented from leaving the camp after conducting an interview. Get the full story from the Bismarck Tribune.
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McKenzie County Commissioners voted unanimously to petition the Governor for Sheriff Gary Schwartzenberger’s removal. The Sheriff has since asked a judge to block the action. Amy Dalrymple with Forum Communications outlines the allegations and procedures that are also relevant right now in Ward County.
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Minot’s Domestic Violence Crisis Center is now clear of a significant financial burden. With the help two generous benefactors and many others in the community, the center was able to payoff debt remaining from 2013 construction of an expanded campus. Jill Schramm of the Minot Daily has the full story.
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Yesterday, the City and local officials commemorated the 5-year anniversary of the sounding of the sirens. Back in 2011, those sirens signaled the start of the flood. Their sound lasted only a few minutes; the water stayed for weeks. And the ripples of its effect will be bouncing around Minot for decades to come. There’s
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It was back in May that the City re-upped with our lobbyist in Bismarck, Shane Goettle. The two-year contract we gave him is no small sum. It’s worth $3,500 per month when the legislature is not in session and $7,500 per month when it is. Over the two-year life of the contract, the City of
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