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Erik Deatherage
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Prairie Public
A conversation with the co-authors of the new book "The Never Quitters: The E.G. Melroe Legacy," a multi-generational family story about some of the world's most important agricultural machines.
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On this anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, a former Bismarck man is remembering that day because of a change in flight plans. -
The mosquito-borne illness has been slow to emerge this year.
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Most North Dakotans are well aware of the rich soils of the Red River Valley, what was once glacial Lake Agassiz. Although less well known, glacial Lake Souris also has rich soils. It covered much of Bottineau and McHenry counties as well as portions of Rolette and Pierce counties.
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Authors Howard Dahl and Patrick McCloskey visit with Prairie Public about their new book, The Never Quitters: The E.G. Melroe Legacy. Plus, we talk with David Greene, host of the radio program Sports in America.
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The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers was the climax of the subprime mortgage crisis. When attempts to negotiate financing for reorganization failed, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy involving more than $600 billion. On this date in 2008, the Dow Jones fell by more than 500 points, a drop of 4½ percent. Other financial institutions began to feel the uncertainty, and the result was a financial panic that spread across the globe.
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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Pablo Martinez Monsivais
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AP
John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify before a Florida grand jury in a Justice Department probe into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Trump.
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The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election. -
McConnell spent weeks in recovery before explaining he was "briefly unconscious" following the fall that sent him to the hospital and a weeks-long recovery process.
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Steven Garcia
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MPR News
When COVID-19 forced schools online in the spring of 2020, Madonna Peltier Yawakie was already working in rural Montana, helping the Blackfeet Nation build its broadband network.
Chris Farrell
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MPR News