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Farmers welcome expanded ethanol options

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WASHINGTON – A recent federal action that will allow more sales of ethanol-blended fuel was welcomed by farm groups last week. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow nationwide sales of E15 and to remove all federal ...

Xcel to deliver refunds from nuclear tax credit

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Xcel Energy’s North Dakota customers will begin seeing refunds on their bills this month to reflect federal tax credits on the energy generated by the company’s nuclear fleet. Xcel Energy announced Tuesday, March 31, it is beginning to send more than $130 million in savings to its Upper ...

Missile Community Cancer Study reveals more findings

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — During a virtual town hall Friday, March 27, the ongoing Missile Community Cancer Study reported an increased incidence of testicular cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma among missile community members. Neither cancer is typically associated with adult occupational ...

Distracted driving enforcement targeted for April

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Law enforcement agencies across North Dakota will increase patrols throughout April to enforce the state’s distracted driving law as part of the national distracted driving enforcement campaign, Put the Phone Away or Pay. The North Dakota Department of Transportation identified distracted ...

MSU to host Northern Plains Conference on Early British Literature

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Minot State University is hosting the 33rd annual Northern Plains Conference on Early British Literature (NPCEBL) on April 9-11. The NPCEBL will use the Hartnett Hall Collaboration Space and the Northwest Arts Center. An evening of medieval musical works, with arrangements based on the ...

DCB announces conservation award recipients

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BOTTINEAU – Dakota College at Bottineau has announced two recipients of the 2026 DCB Conservation Award. The recipients will be recognized at DCB’s Earth Day celebration, Friday, April 24, at noon on the DCB Campus in the Alumni Center, located on the second floor of Thatcher Hall. The ...