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North Dakota Today | Special Olympics Minot and Dean Kluver

Thank you to the awesome people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a beautiful allllmost-Spring morning to talk about the upcoming Special Olympics volleyball game and a young professional in Dickinson…
Roses are red, Kyle wrote you a poem | February 14, 2024

Happy Valentine’s Day! I come from a long line of Valentine’s Day celebrants (although our eight-year-old recently announced that he hates Valentine’s Day because he asked a girl to be his Valentine back in 1st grade and she…
North Dakota Today | Paw Art and Adult Foster Care

Thank you to the wonderful people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a beautiful post-Super Bowl morning to talk about a kid art fundraiser and an option for seniors who may…
This is the most important story you will ever read | February 7, 2024

This is not the most important story you will ever read. This is a story of vanity, laziness, and Internet shopping, all of which are near the top of the least important things in life. It…
North Dakota Today | Neil E. Heitkamp Youth Ice Fishing Derby and Louie Hodgson

stic people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a warm, foggy morning to talk about a free fishing derby for kids and a beloved elementary school paraprofessional.
My annual birthday story | January 31, 2024

It was my 44th birthday on Monday. As you know, I love birthdays. I love birthdays because they are a celebration of the fact that each of us exists on this planet – a “Hooray, you…
North Dakota Today | Heidi Muus and The Red Hydrant

Thank you to the wonderful people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was an incredibly beautiful morning to talk about the healing journey of Heidi Muus, and an opportunity to help some…
Just a little stitious | January 24, 2024

Fifty years ago, Kyle’s grandfather, Sim, bought a beaver hat from Western Furs in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Hat – shapewise, the grizzled and satin-lined love child of an alpine and a karakul – had a front-row…
North Dakota Today | An act of kindness and Kristina Braaten

Thank you to the fantastic people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was an above-zero morning to talk about an act of kindness that continues to pay it forward, and a ray…
Will the Kosiors Leave the House on Time: A Kosior Mystery Series #291 | January 17, 2024

With frost on the windowpanes and the children in bed, Kyle and I settled in on the couch to share some romance amongst the glow of the television. “We’re in Canada next weekend for Twelve’s hockey…