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Today many farms are industrial in scale, using chemicals to help improve yields. By the time fruits, vegetables, or grains have made it to the shelves, these chemicals are trace enough to offer little risk. However, in larger quantities, these chemicals can be toxic. The city of Minot grappled with these effects when a fire started in a chemical warehouse on April 4th, 1987. The event made national news and the New York and LA Times reported about it on this date.

On this date in 1907, many North Dakotans experienced a storm that brought both heavy snow and heavy rain. Bismarck set a new record for precipitation, a record that still stands to this day. Elsewhere, the storm had other effects.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - The Ursulina is a new book set in the frozen north woods of rural Minnesota. Deputy Rebecca Colder hunts the mythical Ursulina creature responsible for brutal murders. We visit with author Brian Freeman. ~~~ In this week’s Natural North Dakota essay, biologist Chuck Lura talks about voles. ~~~ Director of Radio Bill Thomas was a judge at the recent Poetry Out Loud competition. He shares highlights for National Poetry Month.

Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Quinn Renfandt co-director of the Farmers Market Promotion Program at Dakota College at Bottineau. He’s also on the board of the Red River Harvest Cooperative.

Does the Academy Award-winning film live up to the hype?

Friday, April 8, 2022 - We learn about the impacts of Make A Wish on the emotional and mental health of patients and their families. We visit with Bethaney Kaye, the director of medical affairs for Make-A-Wish America, and Billi Jo Zielinski, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish North Dakota. ~~~ We have our weekly news debrief with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews CODA.

North Dakota’s 1991 legislative session was one of the last to have a split statehouse, with Republicans having a majority in the House and Democrats narrowly controlling the Senate. The session was short by today’s standards. Lawmakers used 67 of the 80 days allowed by the state constitution to write new laws and pass budgets.

Long before the infamous Nigerian prince e-mail scam, there was the “Spanish prisoner” mail scam. Usually, the scam would consist of a letter from someone claiming to be a prisoner in Madrid. The letter would say a large sum of money was available for helping the prisoner. In 1906, The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican reported that a man in Grand Forks received one of these scams – and he almost gave in.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - Thievery, forgery, murder. All in a day’s work for used booksellers, right? Maybe not all booksellers. Gary Goodman is the author of The Last Bookseller: A Life in the Rare Book Trade, a book punctuated with book obsessives, questionable decisions, and even death-defying treks for books.

Monday, April 11, 2022 - We meet the newest member of the Prairie Public family. Main Street welcomes Alicia Hegland-Thorpe as co-host of Main Street. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith has lawn and garden advice. ~~~ Sarah Vogel shares an essay arguing Jay Gatsby is North Dakota’s most famous son.