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North Dakota Monitor
Brenda and Matt McCasson own Velva Fresh Foods and have tried to be creative to keep customers coming back to their small-town North Dakota grocery store.
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Fargo's new police chief says he is grateful for the trust placed in him by the city commission, and the community. -
Farming is one of the industries with the highest risk for suicide. Mental health experts say financial pressures are a common reason why.
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Skyseeker
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Consider making an effort this summer to spend more time observing the nighttime sky.
Photo: Eric And Jackie Hylden
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
Main Street
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Rural grocery survival, AI-driven search, a digital anatomy table, and the story of North Dakota’s early Muslim settlers.
Dakota Datebook
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The first North Dakota capitol building was completed in 1894, five years after statehood. It was destroyed by fire in the early hours of December 28, 1930. The state wasted no time beginning work on a new capitol, even selling off 160 acres of the capitol grounds to help fund construction.
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.
News from NPR
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Sen. Bill Cassidy is one of few remaining Republican senators who voted for President Trump's impeachment after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump endorsed his opponent, Rep. Julia Letlow.
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A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and controversial rescue effort after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany's Baltic Sea coast, Danish authorities said Saturday. -
In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters — for both humans and hungry pachyderms.
