Dakota Spotlight isn't your average true crime podcast. Creator James Wolner delves headfirst into unsolved mysteries and forgotten cases of the Upper Midwest and beyond, meticulously researching every detail to deliver a gripping, heartfelt narrative. Wolner prioritizes ethical storytelling, ensuring the victims are treated with care and respect. Prepare to be both enthralled and moved as James brings renewed hope for answers while offering a compassionate and soothing voice to the voiceless.
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Hear the daily local news and get the inside scoop on what’s happening in Fargo, North Dakota.
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Plain Talk is a podcast hosted by Rob Port and Chad Oban focusing on political news and current events in North Dakota. Port is a columnist for the Forum News Service published in papers including the Fargo Forum, Grand Forks Herald, Jamestown Sun, and the Dickinson Press. Oban is a long-time political consultant.
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Introducing Friday Night Fiction - by James Wolner
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13:35We introduce you to our new series of original crime-inspired short stories, all set in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest. If you're a fan of true crime but curious to explore fictional tales with the same tension, twists, and emotional depth—this series is for you. We’ll walk you through what to expect from future episodes, how often they’ll drop…
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Grand Forks man sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder of police officers, other violent acts
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7:25WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, April 10, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Longtime radio host leaving the Fargo airwaves
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3:44Today is Thursday, April 10. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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592: 'We have...lifelong Republicans saying I'm done. I've had it.'
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1:09:45If you're a Republican on the ballot in North Dakota you're probably going to win. It wasn't always that way, and it won't always be that way, but it is that way now, and it makes a problem within the NDGOP, where a certain faction is playing games with the rules to control which candidates appear on the ballot as Republicans, all the more acute. "…
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Lawmakers pass ban on approval, ranked-choice voting in North Dakota
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5:23WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Robert Poynter break down your regional news and weather for Wednesday, April 9, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Fargo school district considers closing 4 aging school buildings
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4:43Today is Wednesday, April 9. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Water main break floods Moorhead underpass construction site
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8:11WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, April 8, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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West Fargo School District looks for parent feedback on boundary changes
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5:28Today is Tuesday, April 8. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Ex-Bison basketball star Jacari White commits to Virginia
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7:56WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Monday, April 7, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Residents push back on proposed cell phone tower in Fargo park
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591: 'We're going to be right back in this position fighting'
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1:14:46"I think we are for certain going to see another property tax measure if that's the version that we kick out." That's what Minot Republican Rep. Matt Ruby said of the watered-down version of Gov. Kelly Armstrong's property tax plan that the state Senate is currently backing. "I don't think that that measure failing by that amount was because people…
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Grand jury indicts St. Michael man with two counts second-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder
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7:56WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Friday, April 4, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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South Fargo shooting ruled self defense, man who was shot now faces charges
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5:25Today is Friday, April 4. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Car is 'total loss' in early morning engine fire in south Fargo
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8:51WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, April 3, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Free library event Thursday teaches how to respond to opioid crisis
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4:24Today is Thursday, April 3. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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590: 'We don't even know who we're supposed to call'
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1:14:18Gov. Kelly Armstrong is pushing a "bell to bell" ban on cell phones in schools, and his inspiration is a book called the Anxious Generation, which was written by Jonathan Haidt. But it's more than a book. It's also a movement. Casey Mock, the senior policy manager for Anxious Generation, joined this episode of Plain Talk to discuss their initiative…
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No travel advisory in place for parts of North Dakota as heavy snow moves in
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9:52WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Wednesday, April 2, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Parents weigh in on proposed West Fargo school boundary shifts
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North Dakota senator’s son sentenced for crimes at Sanford before crash that killed deputy
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9:35WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, April 1, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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University Drive Manor deemed dangerous, shuttered by city of Fargo
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Fargo leader wants downtown city-owned sites considered for new convention center
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10:27WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Monday, March 31, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Video captures man vandalizing Tesla at West Fargo's Costco on 'Tesla Takedown' day
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5:06Today is Monday, March 31. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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589: 'I think this is an unforced error'
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1:37:30It's an annual tradition to have Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Plain Talk for a baseball-only episode contemporaneous to MLB's opening day. Unfortunately, we didn't keep our promise this time, since we're in the closing weeks of the legislative session in Bismarck, and there's a lot going on. When you have the governor on in that context, you have to ask…
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What's the latest on the UND hockey coaching search?
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8:31WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Friday, March 28, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Firefighters battle second school bus fire in as many days in Fargo
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Today is Thursday, March 27. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Vanished in Vermillion: Interview with Lou Raguse
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37:26In May 1971, Pam Jackson and Sherri Miller were two seventeen-year-olds driving to an end-of-the-school-year party in a rundown Studebaker Lark when they seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. In this episode James interviews author Lou Raguse, author of the riveting book Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota’s Most Infam…
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588: 'Does everything in the library need to be at the at the level for a kindergartner?'
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1:15:24There is a big debate over criminal justice reform at the legislative session in Bismarck. Attorney General Drew Wrigley suggests the state has been soft on crime, and that's resulted in higher crime rates. He's pushing a bill to keep people convicted of many crimes locked up for longer. But Jonathan Holth, Gov. Kelly Armstrong's Commissioner of Re…
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Man hospitalized after motorcycle crash in Fargo
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4:18Today is Wednesday, March 26. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Moorhead Police Department's acting deputy chief on leave after complaint
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5:17Today is Tuesday, March 25. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Moorhead man pleads guilty to second degree murder in apartment parking lot slaying
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6:27WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, March 25, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Man who pleaded guilty to deadly December hit-and-run will be sentenced today
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5:06WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Robert Poynter break down your regional news and weather for Monday, March 24, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Nearly 100 people rally in Fargo against privatizing USPS
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5:24Today is Monday, March 24. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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587: 'I don't know what President Trump's position on Canada is right now either'
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1:08:33Many North Dakotans are demanding that our state's federal delegation hold town hall meetings to take questions about the extraordinary beginning of President Donald Trump's second term in office. I've called for town halls, too. Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak joined this episode of Plain Talk, and while that's not a town hall, she did take some que…
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Final Four Friday is set for state hoops and UND's season is on the line
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8:44WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Friday, March 21, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Fire at Fargo Tesla charging station believed to be intentionally set
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4:43Today is Friday, March 21. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Graphic emails from Ray Holmberg outline sex crimes, years of preying on children
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7:26WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, March 20, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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MATBUS rolls out live bus tracking to minimize wait times
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3:54Today is Thursday, March 20. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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The Murder of Joli Truelson - New developments, interview with Trisha Taurinskas
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42:39On the evening of July 3, 1972, 16-year-old Joli Truelson stood hitchhiking in Uptown Minneapolis, MN. Just 15 hours later she was found deceased in Minnehaha Creek, four miles away. She died from blunt force trauma to the back of her head. In this episode, Dakota Spotlight interviews Trisha Taurinskas, journalst and host of a new podcast series ab…
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586: 'The people who ultimately get hurt in this...are the patients'
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1:17:57MINOT — Our attitudes about health insurance shift, depending on the context we're in. When we're healthy and paying premiums, we want costs to be low. When we're sick or hurt or sitting alongside a family member suffering some malady, we want expansive coverage and not a lot of bureaucracy. Unfortunately, these things are in tension with one anoth…
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Lawyer for suspect in nearly 20-year-old murder case says charge was result of 'media circus'
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7:44WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Wednesday, March 19, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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300 elementary school students in West Fargo district may need to change schools next fall
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4:55Today is Wednesday, March 19. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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Firefighters put out north Fargo vehicle fire
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6:41WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, March 18, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Fargo leaders deny appeal from NDSU football players to share a house
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5:13Today is Tuesday, March 18. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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West Fargo Horace girls basketball captures 1st state championship
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7:06WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Monday, March 17, 2025. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. Visit https://www.inforum.com/subscribe to subscribe.…
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Fargo leaders to consider making mayor a full-time job
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5:09Today is Monday, March 17. Here are some of the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.
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585: 'We're going to need massive amounts of CO2'
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1:23:59It's no secret that the oil industry is central to North Dakota's economy. Still, it's surprising even for in-the-know citizens to look back at the remarkable growth of that industry over the last couple of decades. The North Dakota Petroleum Council routinely commissions studies into the economic impact of their industry, and the findings are eye-…
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