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This is North Dakota's first confirmed case in 2026.
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The Board of Directors cites financial struggles and dwindling attendance as their reasons for ending the Scandinavian festival held annually in Minot.
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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Episode 59 features Midwest folk musician David Huckfelt, Kentucky singer-songwriter Brit Taylor, London musician Alex Francis, rural North Dakota folk duo Tom and Radie, and Jamestown duo Spiritwood Homesteaders. Plus, host Tom Brosseau shares a song.
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A timely Philosophical Currents conversation with Jack Russell Weinstein on the rule of law, power, accountability, and democracy under strain.
Dakota Datebook
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In the early days of the twentieth century, newspaper readers frequently skipped the main headlines and turned right to the back pages to catch up on local news in columns with names like “Society News.” These columns contained information that seems so minor and mundane that we might wonder why newspapers bothered to take up space with them.
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A new message board for artificial intelligence agents has prompted some strange conversations, and existential questions about the inner lives of bots.
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Police in Arizona believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken by force from her Tucson area home this weekend. So far, no suspect or person of interest has been identified. -
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