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Devils Lake
There are still residents who lived in De Groat Township who wish to be buried in Chain Lake Cemetery, which is currently inaccessible due to flooded and washed-out roads.
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The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved Basin Electric’s plans for the Prairie Winds ND 1 project.
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This week on Prairie Beat, Danielle Webster listens to how decades of flooding near Devils Lake, North Dakota, have cut off access to Chain Lake Cemetery, leaving families struggling to visit and bury loved ones.
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Matt Perdue previews NDFU’s 100th convention; Prairie Beat visits a homestead cemetery cut off by Devils Lake; Prairie Plates explores Anima Cucina and Fireflour Pizza.
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Although a post office named McClusky, North Dakota, began operating in 1903, the town itself wasn’t laid out until 1905, when the railroad reached the area.
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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House Republicans managed to short-circuit a floor vote on the impeachment effort brought against the Defense Secretary by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie.
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The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability. -
Mona Chalabi spent five years following Americans living paycheck to paycheck, as well as those earning top wages. Her new book, Ten Lives, explores why financial security can feel so elusive.
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting
After bison were nearly driven to extinction in the late 1800s, Native nations across North America have been working to restore them to their ancestral lands.
Mary Conlon
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Wisconsin Public Radio