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Climate Correspondent Captivates Bismarck Audience

By Greg Demme on January 7, 2022
BISMARCK—More than 100 people braved the inhospitable twenty-degree-below-zero weather to take in a presentation on the topic of climate on Thursday, Jan. 6, at Bismarck’s Belle Mehus Auditorium.   Special guest Marc Morano, Executive Editor and Chief Correspondent of Climate Depot and author of Green Fraud, delivered an hour-long presentation called, “Climate Hustle: Government Can’t Control […]
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RAND to USAF: Don’t Take GBSD Support for Granted

By The Dakotan on January 6, 2022
A new report by the RAND Corp. cites support from the White House and Congress for modernizing the nuclear triad, but its authors also offer a stark warning to the Air Force, which owns two of the triad’s three legs, to “not take this support for granted.” The Biden administration’s original fiscal 2022 budget requested […]
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Fertilizer Prices High

By Kim Fundingsland on January 6, 2022
Increased Cost Ahead of Planting Season  MINOT—The rising price of fertilizer has many producers faced with the reality of the increased cost of growing a crop this year. There is also concern about whether supply can meet demand.   Many crop producers applied or purchased fertilizer in the fall of 2021. They did so during a […]
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Injury Crash Updated to Fatality

By The Dakotan on January 6, 2022
BURLINGTON—The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Matthew Melbarzdis, 23, Minot has died from injuries he sustained in a crash on Christmas Day. According to the NDHP, Melbarzdis was traveling on Highway 15 from Minot to Burlington when he lost control of his vehicle on the ice and compacted snow. His Ford F-250 entered the ditch […]
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Burgum, Gianforte Stake Friendly Wager on NDSU and Montana State Game

By The Dakotan on January 6, 2022
BISMARCK – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte have staked a friendly wager on Saturday’s NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) title game between the Montana State University Bobcats and the North Dakota State University Bison, who are vying for their ninth national title since 2011. The governor of the state whose […]
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Coal Creek Receives Approval for Transmission Line Permit

By The Dakotan on January 6, 2022
Approval allows sale to Rainbow Energy to be finalized The Minnesota Public Utility Commission unanimously approved the transfer of Coal Creek Station’s high-voltage direct current transmission line permit from Great River Energy (GRE) to Nexus Line, LLC, a subsidiary of Rainbow Energy Center LLC on Thursday. This marks the completion of the last major regulatory […]
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Bismarck Expressway Lanes Reduced 

By The Dakotan on January 6, 2022
Repairs being made to water main  **Updated, Jan. 6, This lane reduction will be in place through late Monday, January 10, 2022. Drivers are asked to slow down and use caution when traveling through the work area.** BISMARCK–Effective Immediately, Bismarck Expressway traffic lanes will be reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound on […]
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Miss Beka Sue Knows Bourbon 

By Jonathan Starr on January 6, 2022
Minot native makes Kentucky her home  MINOT—Rebekah Sue, aka Beka, Bolton was raised in Minot, graduating from Our Redeemers High School in 2006. Her mom, Margie, owns Margie’s Art Glass studio in downtown Minot, and her dad, Ted, is a marketing representative with the Farm & Ranch Guide, and more recently purchased the Northern Sentry […]
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Minot City Council Approves Preserving Anne Street Bridge 

By Jasahd Stewart on January 6, 2022
MINOT—Minot City Council moved to approve preserving the Anne Street Bridge in a 4-3 vote on Monday, Jan. 3,. [mtg agenda]  In the previous council meeting dealing with the flood control project, Alderman Tom Ross stated that he needed “to see something significant” that would convince him to support keeping the bridge. After residents shared […]
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Trinity Health Dealing with Increased Patient Count 

By Jonathan Starr on January 6, 2022
In a statement released Wednesday, Jan. 5, Randy Schwan, Vice President of Mission Integration at Trinity Health, addressed the fact that the Trinity Health Emergency Department was having to board patients in emergency department (ED) rooms because of a lack of available beds in the hospital. In an email to The Dakotan, VP Schwan addresses […]
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