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The City of Fargo is looking to build a new Convention Center. A search committee has narrowed the list of nine proposals to four.
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This week’s incident at the Capitol grounds in Bismarck is, thankfully, rare. But one thing is clear – if the man wanted to get into the Capitol building, he couldn’t, because of the metal detectors and officers at the entrances.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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You might want to monitor the night sky over the next few weeks: The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is on now, and will continue through much of May. There are nine meteor showers each year, and this one is among the better shows.
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From audio formats to spring phenology to North Dakota’s energy outlook, explore how sound, science, and global forces shape everyday life across the region.
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On this date in 1908, newspapers published a proclamation by North Dakota Governor John Burk, establishing an annual Arbor Day celebration.
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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Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."
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Iran's Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, as the White House confirmed Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel there Saturday to try to "move the ball forward towards a deal." -
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.
