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As a developer prepares to build a natural gas pipeline from the Bakken to eastern North Dakota, there are several reasons this could be important for North Dakota.
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Area leaders unite with service groups to address homelessness in the region.
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It's a new hearing procedure
Latest Podcasts and Featured Stories
No doubt many of you heard the recent news that “Wicked: For Good” star Jonathan Bailey was named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. Okay... But what species would you select to be the most attractive small mammal in North Dakota?
Main Street
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We'll talk to a trailblazer from Mali, UND Aviation student Noumousso Diane, who is poised to become the West African country's first woman commercial pilot!You'll also hear from two advocates who want North Dakota voters to decide whether all students should be eligible for free lunches in all types of school settings.And we'll explore the expression of grief, publicly and privately, in the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic. We'll talk to Western North Dakota oil painter Daphne Clark, whose intimate portraits of loved ones lost to the pandemic helped the grieving process for those left behind. And Howard County, Maryland's County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball shares the story of his community's public Covid memorial.
Dakota Datebook
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The Dorcas Society is a charitable organization named after Dorcas, a woman described in the Acts of the Apostles. Dorcas was a biblical figure widely known for her dressmaking abilities. The primary mission of the society was originally to provide clothing for the needy, although that grew to include other necessities, like food.
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Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.
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After releasing two albums in 2025, rap's great modern philosopher and griot is having one of his best-ever runs. He may not have all the answers, but his questions are everything we need right now.
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We're bringing back our listener poll to help stick a fork in 2025 and make sense of all the amazing music that came out. So... tell us your top five albums (or EPs) this year.