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The Superintendent of Bismarck Public Schools says the district is experiencing potential teacher shortages. -
State Auditor Josh Gallion says the biennial audit of one of North Dakota's largest agencies was a large undertaking.
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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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The North 103.3’s Luke Moravec explores Minnesota stories, followed by a remembrance of Medora magician Bill Sorensen and a visit with Oscar Mayer’s Hotdoggers.
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The first wagon train of pioneers arrived in California after a 1,730-mile journey that took five months. The Bartleson-Bidwell Party was the first organized wagon train to successfully cross the Rocky Mountains and reach California, arriving on this date in 1841. The group’s success demonstrated that the journey was feasible and marked a pivotal moment in westward expansion. More settlers were encouraged to make the attempt.
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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From Kyiv to Moscow, and Tehran to Tel Aviv, all eyes were on the Democrats big win on Wednesday, as foreign powers weigh up how a flipped Congress will impact international relations.
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As speaker, the New York Democrat would be second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president. He has vowed to focus on affordability and holding the administration accountable. -
Voters on Tuesday elected the nation's first Black woman governor and the nation's first Native American woman governor.
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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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