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Fargo's new police chief says he is grateful for the trust placed in him by the city commission, and the community.
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Despite these hyper-partisan times, Minnesota lawmakers MEAT in the middle as they ready a "big, beautiful, meat raffle bill" that would boost prize amounts to keep up with rising costs.
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The annual contest invites North Dakotans to submit their favorite scenes that showcase the state's iconic landscapes and features.
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Episode 68 features acoustic trio Magic Tuber Stringband, folk singer Jonas Brehm, singer-songwriter Lilla Shy, poet Sean Sexton, and Minnesota folk singer Molly Brandt. Plus, singer-songwriter Andru Bemis plays a traditional folk standard.
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Social media, prairie optimism, immigrant resilience and Indigenous storytelling intersect in conversations about identity, community and belonging.
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When settlers arrived on the Great Plains, communication was slow. Mail was delivered by stagecoach and took days to arrive. Mail arrived faster by Pony Express than by stagecoach. Riders galloped from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, making the journey in ten days. The Pony Express did not do well on the northern Great Plains. In 1860, the route ran from Grand Portage in Minnesota through Fargo and out to Medora. It came to a quick end when severe winter weather made the journey virtually impossible.
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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Compared to the start of President Trump's second term, David Venturella takes over an agency with a larger workforce, more financial resources — and also a continued funding lapse.
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Omaha, Neb., is home to a toss-up Congressional race this year. Voters have shown a willingness to vote for moderate candidates from both parties, but has the definition of a moderate now changed?
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The new study in JAMA Network Open also finds that more parents leave their guns loaded and unlocked when they have teenagers, despite the fact that suicide risk goes up for this age group.