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In a process that's taken years, Fargo's city commission finally decided where the city's new convention center would be built and who would get to develop it. On this week's episode, Danielle and Erik take you inside the final, nearly unanimous vote to choose the Fargo Civic Center bid by the Kilbourne Group over the bid by Drekker/Brewhalla.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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  • On this date in 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn commenced. It was over quickly. Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and 7th Cavalry forces met an overwhelming force of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne warriors. Custer's outfit was annihilated: 268 dead, including six Crow and Arikara scouts; 55 severely wounded, six dying soon.
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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Observers said on Friday the government is responding to evidence that the ban on young children holding accounts on platforms including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube had failed since it came into force in December year.
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