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Kyler Collom
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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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Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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.
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Curt Anderson
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AP
The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
Senior Airman Xavier Wilson
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366th Fighter Wing
Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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AP
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Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to push back against conservative states' efforts to dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation. -
One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday.
