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A Veterans Day ceremony was held at the Heritage Center on the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck.
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Dave Thompson writes about what he predicts will happen in the upcoming Legislative session, and some takeaways about the Midterm Election in North Dakota. -
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This week on Prairie Beat, Danielle Webster listens to how decades of flooding near Devils Lake, North Dakota, have cut off access to Chain Lake Cemetery, leaving families struggling to visit and bury loved ones.
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Matt Perdue previews NDFU’s 100th convention; Prairie Beat visits a homestead cemetery cut off by Devils Lake; Prairie Plates explores Anima Cucina and Fireflour Pizza.
Dakota Datebook
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The grain elevator is the centerpiece of many small North Dakota towns and is often the tallest and most impressive structure. On this date in 1909, the Golden Valley Chronicle said of the newly completed grain elevator in Beach, “Few towns twice or thrice the size of Beach have anything to compare with it.”
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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Rogelio V. Solis
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In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
Jake Crandall
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USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
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The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change. -
When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
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Justin Bergh
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting
After bison were nearly driven to extinction in the late 1800s, Native nations across North America have been working to restore them to their ancestral lands.
Mary Conlon
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Wisconsin Public Radio