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The interim presidents at Valley City State University and the State College of Science at Wahpeton are no longer "interim."
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State Auditor Josh Gallion says the biennial audit of one of North Dakota's largest agencies was a large undertaking. -
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.
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Bats get a lot of attention during the Halloween season. Maybe it is due to their nighttime activity or that there really are vampire bats, but bats seem to give people a bad case of the “heebie-jeebies.” At any rate, it is time to be more appreciative of these much maligned and misunderstood animals.
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Explore North Dakota’s $15 billion Legacy Fund, hear Tom Isern reflect on the Great Plains’ past, and learn how smart appliances and battery-backed cooktops work.
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On this date in 1971, a mysterious, hopping, hairless creature was loose on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Armed with a rake and a burlap sack, Morris Baker spotted and captured the creature on Halloween at his farm near Belcourt. Dubbed “Whatsit,” the unknown animal was taken to the jail in Belcourt in poor health, where he was vaccinated against rabies and nursed back to health.
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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The syndrome can make people feel like a "hibernating bear," says Dr. Norman Rosenthal, who published the first research on SAD. He explains how to identify the symptoms and what to do to feel better.
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Oil companies are reporting another quarter of sky-high profits as the war in Iran pushes up the price of oil — and prices at the pump. -
In October, 2025, the remnants of a typhoon seriously damaged Alaska Native villages in the far western part of the state. A year later, one of the hardest hit communities is still recovering.
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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.
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