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Study: Planning key to minimizing effect of oil on Badlands
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More than 70 North Dakotans participated in a study aimed at assessing oil development in the Badlands and the Little Missouri River Valley, with most agreeing that more should be done to preserve the land while developing the resources.
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sees smaller crowds, less trouble
There were, however, several serious injury accidents, 47 drunken driving arrests and 67 drug arrests as of Monday morning.
N.D. ag commissioner takes aim at animal cruelty training for law enforcement
North Dakota’s top agriculture official warned Monday that training provided by the Humane Society of the United States on how to handle animal cruelty cases poses a threat to the state’s livestock industry, but an HSUS spokesman said that’s untrue and trainers are only going where invited.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said he believes the Humane Society’s intentions behind the training “are misleading as they have a long history as an animal rights activist organization with the intention of ending animal agriculture.”
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Dickinson public schools’ budget approved
The Dickinson Public Schools 2016-17 school year budget was unanimously approved Monday during a regular school board meeting.