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Local officials say the current lake level is becoming more than they can handle.
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President Donald Trump took the train to Medora on Wednesday, just as Theodore Roosevelt and other presidents have done.
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It's an exhibit at the state Heritage Center
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Are you familiar with grosbeaks? They are birds, similar in size to an oriole, and known for their rather short and conical beaks. Three species can be found in North Dakota.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Tariffs, rising costs and dicamba rules are reshaping agriculture, while a new Plains Folk essay challenges North Dakota's long-held views of the Marquis de Morès.
Dakota Datebook
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On this date in 1928, sliced bread was introduced to consumers. Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the first machine for commercially slicing bread. The first commercial sale was made by a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri. It was billed as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry.”
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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Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.
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The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.
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July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.