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Minnesota ruffed grouse drumming counts down from 2024, DNR says
Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is an inexact science at best, but based on drumming counts, at least, Minnesota’s breeding population was down from last year. In a news release, the Department of Natural Resources said the 2025...

NDSU hosts STEM camp for K-12 students
FARGO — The start of the school year may still be a month away, but some students are already igniting their passion for science and technology. North Dakota State University is hosting a STEM Kids Camp through Thursday, July 24, allowing...

Early smartphone access harms developing minds, study warns
July 22 (UPI) -- Care about your kid's well being? Then best not give them a smartphone until they're a full-fledged teenager, a major new study says. Kids given a smartphone when they were younger than 13 tend to have poorer mental health and...

Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety...

Shopping local boosts the economy, says Jamestown chamber executive
JAMESTOWN — Shopping local boosts the local economy and helps local causes, said Emily Bivens, executive director of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce. She said $68 of every $100 spent at a local business remains in the local economy,...

League of Women Voters event to feature BadAss Grandmas for Democracy
MOORHEAD — Four women who came together despite different political backgrounds to form a nonpartisan group will share their story and goals for the future at a July 28 League of Women Voters event. The public is invited to attend the final Summer...

Kolin Johnson
May 12, 1950-June 26, 2025 Rugby Kolin Adair Johnson met his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 26th, 2025. In that sacred moment, he was gently taken by the hand and led into heaven by his Savior and forgiving Father, where he was welcomed...

Today in History: State archeologists unearth 11,000-year-old American Indian artifacts
On this date in 1993, archaeologists near New Town, North Dakota, uncovered an 11,000-year-old multi-layered site with bison bones and tools, offering rare insights into ancient hunting practices but raising questions about artifact ownership....

Nine-year-old native dancer performs at ND State Fair
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - A young boy is making his first Native American dancing debut at the North Dakota State Fair. Warren Chase is nine years old and has been dancing for two years. He said this is his first time performing at the fair. Warren...

Failed Ten Commandments bill’s constitutionality in question
A bill introduced in the Montana state legislature that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — designated Senate Bill 114 (SB114) — failed to pass in the State Senate last Wednesday, Feb. 5. SB114’s...
Mountain Life Insurance announces Ohio expansion; 16th state
Screenshot LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mountain Life Insurance Co. has announced that it is now operational in the state of Ohio. With the awarding of its latest license by the state of Ohio, the company now offers its range of products to customers in 16...

Carrington's Bridger Anderson wanting a third shot at a NFR title
JAMESTOWN — At age 3, Bridger Anderson wanted to be a paleontologist by day and a professional steer wrestler by night. He's since given up on the day job but his nighttime gig is still treating him pretty well. Anderson is a professional steer...

Port: We must imagine Doug Burgum happy
MINOT — Imagine you're Doug Burgum. A small-town North Dakota boy made good. He literally "bet the farm" (as he's told us ad nauseum during his various campaigns) on turning a software startup into thriving business that was ultimately bought out...

CA NPR, PBS Stations Will Cut Staff And Programs After Funding Slashed
Small NPR and PBS stations in California are teetering after Congress pulled funding from public broadcasting. Posted Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 9:36 pm PT Dozens of California public broadcasting stations will lose millions of dollars in funding after...

Delta airliner is filmed making 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair crash with B-52 bomber
A North Dakota man has captured on video the moment a Delta airliner was forced to make 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid crashing into a B-52 bomber. Josh Kadrmas and his wife were attending the opening ceremony of the North Dakota State Fair on...
NOG Provides Update on Second Quarter Hedging Results, Ground Game Progress and Other Matters
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2025-- Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) (“NOG” or the “Company”) today provided an update on a number of business matters including second quarter hedging results, an update on ground game transactions...

Aviator, Missileer Cancer Rates Get Renewed Attention on Capitol Hill
Congressional lawmakers are pushing for expanded new studies on elevated cancer rates among military aviators, as attention to the problem is surging once more in Washington and beyond. One legislative provision already passed and another under...

US: Las Vegas-bound plane sharply dives 500 feet on takeoff to avoid mid-air collision
Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight departing Burbank, California, were injured on Friday after pilots took evasive action to dodge another aircraft on takeoff, the airline said. Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 500...

AP Strange SummaryBrief at 10:00 a.m. EDT
Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amusedMINOT, N.D. (AP) — Ground squirrels have proliferated in Minot, North Dakota's fourth-largest city. They've burrowed everywhere from vacant lots to school grounds,...

Nuclear Energy Newcomers Electrify Final Day Of Enercom's 30Th Anniversary Energy Investment Conference
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Five Nuclear Companies to Present at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference Qualified Investors, Analysts and Energy Industry Professionals Can Register at No Cost at DENVER, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EnerCom,...