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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

ND: Animal Welfare

In 2016, North Dakota voters rejected changes to a 90-year-old law which blocks corporate ownership of farms. However, state leaders say it is time again to consider changes, arguing North Dakota is losing competitiveness in livestock production. (Adobe Stock)
Regulatory, Tribal Impacts Hang Over ND's Corporate Farming Debate

North Dakota's plan to boost animal agriculture has reignited a thorny issue: loosening restrictions on corporate ownership of farms. The state said …

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North Dakota is the number two crude oil producer in the nation, which new analysis says contributed to the loss of 2.4 million acres of natural landscapes in the state from 2011 to 2017. (porchlife/Flickr)
ND Ranks First Among Lower 48 States for Loss of Natural Landscapes

BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. is losing its wild landscape to energy, transportation, agriculture and urbanization at a rate of two football …

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Meat companies are looking to cut back antibiotic use in livestock so the drugs don't lose their effectiveness in humans. (Krista Lundgren/US Fish & Wildlife Service)
Ag Industry Proposes Antibiotics Plan to Curtail Drug Resistance

BISMARK, N.D. — The major players in the meat industry have developed what they're calling a "stewardship plan" they say will ensure that they …

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Two large-scale hog farm operations have already been proposed in North Dakota. (rygudguy/Pixabay)
Communities in Limbo as ND Decides on Large Farming Operations

BISMARCK, N.D. — Could large hog-farming operations be on the horizon for North Dakota? The state Department of Health is clearing the way for …

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One third of all the food we eat is the direct result of pollinators such as the monarch butterfly, according to a Cornell study. (C Watts/Flickr)
Conservation Groups Want North Dakotans to Help Iconic Butterfly

AUBURN, N.D. – If you've ever watched the process of a caterpillar becoming a vividly colorful monarch butterfly, you probably have an …

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Some North Dakotans worry that two proposed, large-scale hog farms could push out small, family-owned operations. (afnewsagency/Flickr)
North Dakotans Raise Concerns About Two Large Farming Operations

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakotans have concerns about two large-scale hog farms in the state. Referred to as Confined Animal Feeding Operations …

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Another outbreak of avian influenza could hit this fall, after nearly 50 million birds were lost with the spring eruption of the disease. Credit: jarun011.
Concerns on Carcass Disposal Should Bird Flu Return

BISMARCK, N.D. – As the poultry industry in North Dakota and across the Midwest works to rebound from the spring outbreak of avian influenza…

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An expert on avian influenza says it was just a matter of time that the disease would spread. Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr.
Preventing Bird Flu: Change the Production Model

BISMARCK, N.D. - The outbreak of avian influenza that has decimated hundreds of turkey and chicken operations in the United States - including North …

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Visitors to Theodore Roosevelt National Park are expected to spot the western meadowlark this weekend during the park's 61st Annual Spring Birdwalk. Credit: Kevin Cole/Flickr.
Searching for State Bird at Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l. Park

BISMARCK, N.D. – The western meadowlark is not as common a sight as it once was in North Dakota, but some visitors to Theodore Roosevelt …

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PHOTO: With a deadly fungal disease called white-nose syndrome decimating its numbers, the northern long-eared bat today officially becomes listed as a threatened species in North Dakota and across the country. Photo credit: University of Illinois/Steve Taylor/Flickr.
ND's Northern Long-Eared Bats Now on Threatened List

BISMARCK, N.D. – New protections are now in place for the northern long-earned bat, which officially becomes listed as a threatened species in …

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PHOTO: Reports of a highly contagious flu sickening hundreds of dogs throughout the Midwest have many North Dakota dog owners on alert, but experts say while the situation is cause for concern, there's no need to panic. Photo credit: Lindsay G/Flickr.
ND Dog Owners on Alert with Midwest Canine Flu Outbreak

BISMARCK, N.D. - Fears of the flu for Fido are running high for some North Dakota dog owners, thanks to a rare strain of canine influenza that's …

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PHOTO: The EPA is being taken to court over its approval of an herbicide for use on genetically-engineered soybean and corn crops in North Dakota and 14 other states. The plaintiffs say Enlist Duo poses a threat to human health and endangered species. Photo credit: Jason Ippolito/Flickr.
Challenge to EPA Approval of "Hazardous" Herbicide in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. - A legal battle is being mounted against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its expanded approval of a new herbicide for …

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