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60-year-old Tracy Peters is in the Cass County Jail awaiting potential charges of attempted murder.
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As I write this, I have one more political debate to moderate. This year, we chose to spotlight US House races in North Dakota and Minnesota’s 7th District.
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On this episode of Prairie Beat, Danielle Webster speaks with 10.15 Project co-founder Michael Greenwood about a four-day, 480-mile relay across North Dakota.
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A permanent oil tax break faces scrutiny; Theater B’s Frankenstein explores humanity and creation; and Tech With Peck examines data centers’ promises and costs.
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South Minneapolis native Alexander Heine, born in 1885, worked for the Milwaukee Railroad. But the railroad wasn’t his first love. Alexander became enchanted by the magic of powered flight and caught the flying bug at an early age. He ventured to California, where he attended the Curtiss School in San Diego. When he returned to Minnesota, he couldn’t afford to buy an airplane, so he built one.
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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From generational classics like J Dilla's Donuts to the star turns of Sudan Archives and Anderson .Paak, one small LA label has made history for 30 years — without losing its roots.
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Nathan Fielder's new film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes blurs the lines between reality and fiction. The film can be genuinely gripping — but the truth might not be so ambiguous. -
A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.
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On an ordinary summer afternoon, one could expect to see a line of cars form at the entrance of the Sky-Vu Drive-In theater and spill out onto the state road just beside it. As people in each vehicle drove by the marquee to pay admission, they’d park in front of the screen as the sun set and the film began.
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