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Five probable cases were reported in Rock County. It's the third cluster of cases in Wisconsin unrelated to the outbreak in the southwest region. -
Two men were found dead in an apartment in Fargo last month.
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When you think of the sights and sounds of fall in North Dakota, flocks of snow geese and other waterfowl overhead come to mind, as do the leaves changing color. But one thing that's often overlooked are the large flocks of red-winged blackbirds that swoop and swirl over sunflower fields and other areas.
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Hunters face deer season changes amid EHD; lawmakers weigh data center rules; George Peck examines Tesla’s flying Roadster; Tom Isern recalls prairie Halloween mischief.
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Fort Abercrombie was built in 1857 along the heavily wooded Red River, 15 miles north of the present-day towns of Wahpeton, North Dakota, and Breckenridge, Minnesota. Both towns were founded at the “Head of the Red” in 1858 by Pierre Bottineau, a French-Chippewa frontiersman and railroad surveyor. He led a team of men from St. Paul who spent the winter there to hold the claim.
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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Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.
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The Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October. -
Ohio has been a reliably red state for several elections but it's competitive this year. If Democrats want to prevail, they'll have to win people who have backed Republicans, like rural voters.
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