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His last day will be Friday, March 27.
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ND Sober Ride vouchers include both Uber and Lyft this year.
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An igloo-shaped bar on Lake of the Woods warms up anglers with food, drinks and porta potties.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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This week on Prairie Plates, host Rick Gion visits the Blarney Stone at the Hotel Donaldson in downtown Fargo to talk with Mikael Engebretson about preparations for St. Patrick’s Day.
Main Street
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Watford City’s Mayor Phil Riely discusses the city’s path beyond the Bakken boom. Plus: St. Patrick’s Day at Fargo’s Blarney Stone & North Dakota’s push for sober rides.
Dakota Datebook
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On this date in 1937, The Institute of Heraldry approved the design for the North Dakota Distinguished Service Medal.
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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Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.
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A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.
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The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.