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This is the seventh report of harmful algal blooms this year.
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Every July 1, hundreds of people flock to the small Manitoba town of Emerson. By noon, the town’s Main Street is decked out in red and white decor as a parade of maple-leaf-adorned vehicles honk their horns and toss candy to children -
This week, the Department of Public Instruction is hosting its annual Indian Education Summit at the Capitol in Bismarck. The summit is described as a professional development event for educators, tribal education staff, and administrators. DPI says it’s focused on strengthening Native American education, to provide improved educational outcomes for Native students.
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The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists to “honor and raise awareness of the important role these lands play in creating a sustainable environment and economic growth for communities around the world.”
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A rare mammoth emerges beneath a garage, George Peck examines vibe coding, and free coding clubs help North Dakota students build valuable skills.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll be listening to Leander Russ McDonald, an enrolled member of Spirit Lake Nation, in part one of "Storytelling and Humor."
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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It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.
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Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict with Israel is testing the limits of their endurance. -
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
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Prairie Public
When summer rains brought springtime runoff level flows into Devils Lake this year, local officials found themselves in yet another emergency situation. After running from water for more than three decades - can the problems be solved?
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