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The Kilbourne Group is making the case that the expensive-to-run and underutilized Civic Center would thrive as Fargo’s new convention center. The developer, founded by former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, leads a group vying to build the long-desired facility downtown.
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The competition among four groups vying to build Fargo's new convention center is down to the wire. Drekker/Brewhalla's proposal was selected by the Fargo Convention Center Committee, but the City Commission will have the final say. A final decision could come as early as next Tuesday, May 26.
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Additional charges are expected against Cody M. Weathermon of West Fargo.
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Nic and Tamara Montgomery own and operate the Brick City Public House in Hebron, North Dakota.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Mary Steurer discusses proposed tribal college funding cuts, George Peck explores the future of passwords, and Michael Allmendinger previews Fargo’s convention center vision.
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Reeder, Wolfe, and Wasche came to Wahpeton during the boomtown years and became very wealthy. They envisioned the civilizing influence of a massive brick opera house on the corner of Dakota Avenue, the main street of the rowdy frontier town. Key to the venture were several railroad lines running daily to cities where acclaimed dramatic and musical acts were based. Entertainers and audiences could arrive and depart on tracks behind the building.
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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With a dash of sci-fi, Colbert ended his CBS late-night show with a powerful musical sendoff featuring Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste.
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Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
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President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.