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$25 will provide one child with a full backpack of school supplies. Kids at Wiggles and Giggles home daycare supported the drive with a lemonade stand.
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Forty-five years ago last week — July 2, 1981 — I started working for Prairie Public’s new radio station in Bismarck. I was hired as the news director, at the ripe age of 24. -
Local officials say the current lake level is becoming more than they can handle.
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It might come as a surprise, but an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 Mandan lived in and around the confluence of the Heart River and Missouri River in the 16th century. And the Heart River, particularly the area around the confluence, represented the “hearth” of the world and was important to their creation story.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Construction on North Dakota's Military Gallery is on hold, AI is reshaping work and trust, and hands-on STEM programs inspire the state's next generation.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took place from 1804 to 1806, was only the beginning of the exploration of the vast wilderness acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.
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 Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar.
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Scott Simon and Azar Nafisi reflect on the enduring power of literature. -
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows louder.
