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The annual contest invites North Dakotans to submit their favorite scenes that showcase the state's iconic landscapes and features.
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The internship program offers real-world employment experience for young adults with disabilites.
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The bottleneck of boats in the Straits of Hormuz is hitting area farmers hard with rising costs and limited supply of things like diesel fuel and nitrogen fertilizer.
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Chef Candace Stock discusses spring foraging, cooking with foraged ingredients, and her involvement in the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
Main Street
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North Dakota’s future takes center stage through higher education degree changes, rural housing and STEM access and the enduring traditions of cowboy poetry.
Dakota Datebook
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In 1883, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West went on tour. The show combined theater, circus, and rodeo. It was inspired by Cody’s experiences as a Pony Express rider and Army scout, and it romanticized an American West that was already disappearing. Spectators flocked to the show, which included a buffalo herd, sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and reenactments of stagecoach robberies. It also featured a band of Native Americans, including Chief Sitting Bull. The Native performers welcomed the chance to leave the reservation and return to riding, and they were paid as well as the white performers.
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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The Iran war's shaky ceasefire was further strained on Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone strikes.
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Plus: The Met Gala, GameStop, Canada and Banksy (again!).
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When Spirit Airlines stopped flying last weekend, it left more than 90 planes scattered across the country. Many will go back to the companies that own them, while Spirit tries to monetize the rest.