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North Dakota can look to other rural states for solutions to doctor shortage
North Dakota Monitor
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July 9, 2025
North Dakota is on track to have a shortage of 500 doctors by 2040. We rank 37th in the nation in doctor-to-patient ratio, and the situation is especially dire in rural areas. Of our 53 counties, 46 are federally designated as Health Professional...
North Dakota Elevates Interim Security Lead to CISO Status
Government Technology
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July 8, 2025
Officials in North Dakota on Tuesday named the state’s interim CISO as its next permanent security leader. Portrait of NDIT CISO Chris Gergen.Poppy Mills/NDDOT Chris Gergen, North Dakota’s new CISO, brings nearly two decades of cybersecurity...
North Dakota’s Largest Coal Plant Could Power Data Centers, Industrial Complex
Power Magazine
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July 8, 2025
County commissioners in North Dakota have signed off on a rezoning request from a local energy provider, a move that means a large coal-fired power plant could be used to supply electricity to a new industrial park. The McLean County Commission...
NDSU hosts STEM camp for K-12 students
InForum - North Dakota
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July 22, 2025
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...
North Dakota Airports Receive Funding for Improvement Projects
Aviation Pros
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July 8, 2025
Jul. 6—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three small northeast North Dakota airports have received funding for projects from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. Among seven other North Dakota airports, the Langdon Municipal...
Trump’s Attack On Research Funding Hurt Your State University, Too
Forbes
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West Virginia University has lost $555,114 worth of federal grant funding since President Trump took office. getty While President Donald Trump’s crusade against American higher education has focused on the Ivy League and other elite private...
ND Air National Guard helps with Texas recovery from North Dakota
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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July 12, 2025
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The North Dakota Air National Guard is helping with search and recovery efforts after the Texas flash flooding, all without ever leaving North Dakota. A 7-member team are flying MQ9 unmanned aircraft (in Texas)...
Some North Dakota lawyers stop taking on federal indigent defendants after US runs out of money to pay them
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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July 12, 2025
FARGO — The U.S. government has no more money to pay contracted defense attorneys, meaning justice in federal courts will be delayed and harm defendants in North Dakota, experts say. Funds for Criminal Justice Act Panel attorneys dried up on July...
Is North Dakota Ready for AI? Here’s What the Data Shows
Cool 98.7 - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
It's no secret; artificial intelligence is slowly taking over. It might be scary to think how the advancement of AI might impact your job or role at a given company, but you can't deny, AI is making our lives easier with each passing day. Prepared...
SASC advances FY 2026 NDAA with major investments benefiting North Dakota
ND North News - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
Senator Kevin Cramer, US Senator for North Dakota | Senator Kevin Cramer Official websiteSenator Kevin Cramer, US Senator for North Dakota | Senator Kevin Cramer Official website The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has advanced the Fiscal...
Bifrost Manufacturing Bridges Custom Engineering Gaps with Conventional and Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing Media
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Killian Erickson is cofounder of Bifrost Manufacturing, a North Dakota company specializing in custom engineering leveraging polymer and metal 3D printing as well as conventional CNC milling and fabrication. “We are not normal,” says Killian...
North Dakota steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
Peace Garden News - North Dakota
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July 4, 2025
North Dakota implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Demolition of UND's Hyslop Sports Center expected to begin Monday
InForum - North Dakota
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August 1, 2025
GRAND FORKS — The demolition of the Hyslop Sports Center, a longstanding feature on the University of North Dakota campus, is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 4. The deconstruction will begin on the north side of the Hyslop, where the original part...
Grand Forks School District to tackle creating new policies for cellphone ban
InForum - North Dakota
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August 1, 2025
GRAND FORKS — After the North Dakota Legislature passed Gov. Kelly Armstrong's statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban , the Grand Forks School District is planning implementation policies for the coming school year. The “bell-to-bell” ban —...
North Dakota poised for first integrated US jet fuel plant from bioethanol
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 3, 2025
RICHARDTON, N.D. — North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak visited the Red Trail Energy bioethanol production plant and carbon sequestration facility in Richardton on Monday, June 30. Fedorchak’s visit came several months after Gevo Inc., a...
Pesticide manufacturer Bayer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowa
Little Village Magazine - Iowa
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August 1, 2025
Iowans protest a bill that would provide greater legal protection for pesticides with glyphosate at the Iowa State Capitol, Feb. 10, 2025. — Tyler Erickson/Little Village Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Roundup, has substantially...
Does North Dakota Have Some Of The Worst Food In America?
Hot 97.5 - North Dakota
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July 8, 2025
Is the state of North Dakota culinary challenged? That is definitely the outside perception. A recent online article on MSN caught my eye, "The Absolute 10 Worst States for Food in America." I don't entirely agree with the comments and data...
USGS Report Highlights North Dakota’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas Potential on Public Lands
Cool 98.7 - North Dakota
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July 8, 2025
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its latest report on the nation’s undiscovered oil and gas resources, shedding light on the significant energy potential hidden beneath federally managed public lands across the country. For North...
Peterson Appointed Administrator of North Dakota Wheat Commission
Northern Ag Network
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July 7, 2025
The North Dakota Wheat Commission appointed Jim Peterson as Administrator of the Commission at its July 1, 2025 Board meeting. Peterson has been with the North Dakota Wheat Commission since 1991, and was serving as Policy and Marketing Director....
Traveling T. rex exhibit makes stop at Museum of the Rockies
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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At 13 feet high with each of its teeth the size of a banana, SUE the Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) has stomped its way into the Museum of the Rockies (MOR). “SUE: The T. rex Experience” exhibit — which arrived at the MOR on Feb. 8 — features a...