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A grassroots campaign was launched for for free school lunch and breakfast after state lawmakers rejected previous proposals.
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Names were drawn at random this week as Fargo City officials create the order in which candidates names will appear on the June ballot. -
36 cases were confirmed in 2025. So far this year, there have been 32.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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People have been known to be badly injured in the desert by getting tangled up with cactus, particularly a species of cholla commonly known as “jumping cholla.” There is no cholla cactus in North Dakota, but the state does have a native cactus, commonly known as fragile prickly pear or brittle pricklypear, that could be accused of “jumping.”
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Main Street
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ND oil’s 75-year impact, a citizen science push on nature change, tech bans on routers and drones, and Dave Thompson’s weekly news review.
Dakota Datebook
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After a March 1966 blizzard that left a whopping 38 inches of snow in northeast North Dakota, the spring thaw that followed created a whole new set of challenges for North Dakotans: protecting their buildings and homes from rising river levels and flooding.
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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Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
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In her new book You've Been Pooping All Wrong, Dr. Trisha Pasricha shares habits and practices to make your relationship with your solid waste as smooth as possible -
The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.
