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A Veterans Day ceremony was held at the Heritage Center on the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck.
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Dave Thompson writes about what he predicts will happen in the upcoming Legislative session, and some takeaways about the Midterm Election in North Dakota. -
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This week on Prairie Beat, Danielle Webster listens to how decades of flooding near Devils Lake, North Dakota, have cut off access to Chain Lake Cemetery, leaving families struggling to visit and bury loved ones.
Main Street
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Matt Perdue previews NDFU’s 100th convention; Prairie Beat visits a homestead cemetery cut off by Devils Lake; Prairie Plates explores Anima Cucina and Fireflour Pizza.
Dakota Datebook
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North Dakota’s cowboy culture has been shaped by a variety of well-known figures, from ranching pioneers to stars of the silver screen. It has been said that Buffalo Bill Cody invented the Wild West.
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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Sarah Warnock
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AP
Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Ricci Shryock for NPR
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Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined the legal fight against Trump's D.C. arch, arguing it would disrupt views and cast shadows over their ancestors' graves at Arlington National Cemetery. -
Known as TV's detective Mike Hammer, Keach was a prolific actor on stage and screen. His wide-ranging roles included cops, cowboys and Shakespearean characters.
Stories from the Upper Midwest Newsroom
Justin Bergh
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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.
Mary Conlon
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Wisconsin Public Radio