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The Public Service Commission has approved a new wind farm north of Glen Ullin.
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The upcoming three-day special Legislative session was called by Gov. Kelly Armstrong to address the restriction or banning of the substance kratom and its synthetic relatives, such as 7-OH. But there are other potential issues that may be discussed. -
This year, organizers are aiming to give away 7,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to area children.
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E-bikes and electric scooters are growing in popularity across Fargo and North Dakota. This week on Prairie Beat, Danielle Webster and Erik Deatherage take a look at local laws, speed limits, and safety tips riders should know before hitting the road.
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North Dakota e-bike rules, Wild Terra’s cider culture, Lawrence Waldron’s homesteading wisdom and Bart Schott’s college degree—earned at 75.
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Buffalo Bill Cody had an astute talent for both business and self-promotion. He turned his experiences as a Pony Express rider, Army scout, and buffalo hunter into a successful career as a major celebrity. Ned Buntline wrote dime novels about Cody, and Buffalo Bill starred in a Broadway show about — who else? — himself.
Each Friday on A Closer Look with the Monitor, Prairie Public's Craig Blumenshine speaks with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.
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A surprise hearing Friday in federal court has added to speculation Luigi Mangione could enter a plea, which could derail a state murder trial.
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The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan. -
Spotify, one of the largest streaming companies in the world, says it will soon start labeling AI profiles posing as human artists.
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Along Highway 65 on the Nett Lake sector of the Bois Forte reservation, just south of the Canadian border, the forest runs to tall red and white pine and blue spruce. Lance Hill is the realty manager for the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe, and a citizen of the band. He has watched it buy back land the Bois Forte band lost more than a century ago.
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