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Those include recruitment and retention of doctors and nurses
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What happens when musical creativity meets a little engineering ingenuity? Minnesota singer-songwriter Ben Ranson has developed a patented guitar with “palm frets,” allowing musicians to change bass notes using the heel of their hand while playing melodies at the same time. -
The city will shorten its window for lighting off fireworks for the 4th of July from ten days to three.
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This week on Prairie Beat, Forum News Service columnist Rob Port examines North Dakota's 2026 midterm election results, low voter turnout, failed ballot measures and the state's political landscape.
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Jeff Beach explains diesel relief for farmers; musician Ben Ranson demos a new guitar; George Peck explores election security and hacked supermarket freezers.
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Today, we share a few nuggets of early November history in North Dakota.
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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AP
Cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.
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School enrollment was already expected to plunge by 2 million kids by 2030. Education experts say deporting immigrant families, many with school-age children, is making the crisis worse.
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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