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This past weekend, North Dakota Democrats met at Bismarck State College for their biannual nominating convention.
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The figures were recently released by Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus.
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20 cases have been found in Pembina County alone.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Episode 61 features Canadian country musician Allen Dobb, North Carolina instrumental band Setting, poems set to music from JT Woodhouse & The Leaves of Grass, and storytelling singer-songwriter Greg Boyer. Plus, Tom previews his summer residency in Medora, North Dakota.
Main Street
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A Fargo woman shares her unexpected colon cancer diagnosis; Tom Isern explores prairie fish fry history; plus robot beavers, urban FFA programs, and water recycling innovation.
Dakota Datebook
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Alexander Griggs was a trader who used flatboats to transport goods to Canada. In the fall of 1870, he set out too late and became stuck at a French trading post when the river froze. He spent the winter in a cabin he built and began to realize he had found an excellent location for a new settlement.
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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Congressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran.
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More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.
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In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater.