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After 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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MPR News
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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. -
The library marks the fundraising milestone as its CEO announced his upcoming departure from his position, but likely not completely from the library.
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Prairie Public
April Smith (The Ojibwe Educator) is hosting a series of free monthly cooking classes at the Indigenous Association in downtown Fargo called "Cooking by the 13 Moons." Prairie Plates host Rick Gion talks to April about what attendees can expect at her upcoming class on Wednesday, July 29.
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Thomas Dolby talks music, technology and AI; Tom Isern considers how we see the Missouri River; and rising health insurance costs squeeze farmers.
Dakota Datebook
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Martha and Harry Thompson of Selz, North Dakota had six children. Son Gust was born in 1923 – tomorrow would be his birthday. He joined the army when he was barely 18 and parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. Sometime later, he would become a German prisoner.
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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The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania via Liveright Publishing
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Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin. -
A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns.
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Harshawn Ratanpal
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MPR News
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
Erica Dischino
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