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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.
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Despite these hyper-partisan times, Minnesota lawmakers MEAT in the middle as they ready a "big, beautiful, meat raffle bill" that would boost prize amounts to keep up with rising costs.
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The annual contest invites North Dakotans to submit their favorite scenes that showcase the state's iconic landscapes and features.
Latest Podcasts and Featured Stories
Episode 68 features acoustic trio Magic Tuber Stringband, folk singer Jonas Brehm, singer-songwriter Lilla Shy, poet Sean Sexton, and Minnesota folk singer Molly Brandt. Plus, singer-songwriter Andru Bemis plays a traditional folk standard.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
Main Street
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Social media, prairie optimism, immigrant resilience and Indigenous storytelling intersect in conversations about identity, community and belonging.
Dakota Datebook
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May is National Historic Preservation Month. Today, we’re highlighting some of the historic places included in North Dakota’s State Historic Sites Registry.
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
Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize its nuclear forces. The nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year.
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Military life has always involved some degree of uncertainty. But for many families, the fear and unknowns that come with the Iran war are new territory.
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What form of government do we have in America now? Some scholars say it is no longer liberal democracy, but "competitive authoritarianism." NPR's Frank Langfitt explains the term and its origin.