Prairie Beat
Weekly on Wednesdays
You care about your community and want to know what's going on. But between kids and work, who has time?
If you've got ten minutes, let Prairie Public catch you up on the North Dakota news you need to know. From the regional economy, to education, agriculture, the environment and rapidly-changing political news, Prairie Public anchor and reporter Danielle Webster and Erik Deatherage are on the beat... the Prairie Beat.
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The invasive, beetle-like Emerald Ash Borer was recently discovered in Fargo. This week, we'll zoom out and talk about what this means for North Dakota and its 90 million ash trees. -
We talk to Minneapolis resident who grew up in North Dakota about how his community has responded to the enforcement campaign by ICE and Border Patrol.
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What's on everybody's minds in North Dakota? Of course it's the weather. And with a pretty frightening temperature forecast over the next few days, our Prairie Beat podcast team will dive right into it, or take the polar bear plunge, as the case might be.
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This week, hosts Erik Deatherage and Danielle Webster examine a deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis, the surge in federal enforcement across the region, and growing concerns closer to home in North Dakota.
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This past Monday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention made a move that had leading public health experts fearful that previously preventable childhood diseases could make comebacks.
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This week on Prairie Beat, hosts Erik Deatherage and Danielle Webster unpack how recent HUD funding decisions are impacting domestic violence shelters and supportive housing across North Dakota.
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The one common thread we all think about here in this part of the world, probably more intensely than many other places, is the weather. It jumps to the top of the news we're watching on this week's Prairie Beat.
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For this week's Prairie Beat, we update you on two ongoing stories: a homicide from last summer and the battle over who should have a data center.
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Do you feel like with Thanksgiving over you can breathe a little easier? Well, on this week's episode of Prairie Beat, learn how you can prepare for some unwanted guests that might make you feel a little tight in the chest.
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The holidays are here and so are the simmering pots, stacked plates, and stories. This week, we’re digging into the must-know food safety tips that keep your family’s feast both delicious and worry-free. Then we tackle the OTHER holiday classic: those tricky, unexpected dinner-table conversations.
