Enough aldermen were persuaded by an oil-field company’s proposed safety measures to approve temporary storage of chemicals and explosives in facilities on Minot’s north edge Monday.

BISMARCK (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature’s computer software overhaul might have to start afresh after its developer abandoned the project, saying a ‘‘contentious work environment’’ was making it difficult to finish the job.

Surveying insects is a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta do it.

That somebody is Guy Hanley, curator of collections at Cyril Moore Science Center at Minot State University.

David Warlick says he’s not a techie who enjoys technology for the sake of technology.

“They are excited by the light,” he said. “I am excited by what we can shine the light on.

Twelve teams from north central North Dakota will compete in loading stock trailers and milking wild cows Saturday to determine who has what it takes to be called a rancher.