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  • Nice news of the day – April 9, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 9, 2019

    Did you know Fargo’s Richard Edlund was responsible for the visual effects in the Star Wars movies? And did you know today’s news about healthy hearts, a caring Cam, and knepfla soup? Read on.

  • Nice news of the day – April 8, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 8, 2019

    Guess what: Hillsboro’s Jodi Kurtz is shooting a pilot about a home-staging company for HGTV next month. And guess what else: today’s news is about a dog named Louie, a woman named Helma, and the town…

  • North Dakota Grows: Tyler and Red Pine Distillery

    North Dakota Grows: Tyler and Red Pine Distillery

    We got the beet on a sweet new use for one of our favorite North Dakota-grown products: sugarbeets. Red Pine Distillery invites grown-ups to “drink in the beauty of distilled nature” in the form of Sugarbeet…

  • Nice news of the day – April 5, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 5, 2019

    Did you know North Dakota recently held its first-ever girls state wrestling tournament? And did you know today’s news is about quilts and chili, a special engagement, and a live-saving drug? Read on.

  • Nice news of the day – April 4, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 4, 2019

    Did you know Fargo and Grand Forks were ranked in the top 10 as best places for working women? And did you know today’s news is all about amazing North Dakota women? Read on.

  • Nice news of the day – April 3, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 3, 2019

    Did you know that the last three college hockey national championship winners have had a North Dakotan on the team? And did you know Grand Forks was voted the top hockey town in the U.S.? While…

  • North Dakota Nice, by Amanda

    North Dakota Nice, by Amanda

    “You must not be from around here.” If you are a North Dakotan that has stepped outside the sugar beet region of the Upper Midwest, you have probably heard this phrase – followed, of course, by:…

  • Nice news of the day – April 2, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 2, 2019

    Did you know North Dakota has been ranked the 10th best state in the U.S. for doctors, and has the 5th most hospitals per capita? And did you know today’s news is about a “wheel”-y great…

  • Nice news of the day – April 1, 2019

    Nice news of the day – April 1, 2019

    Congratulations to Rugby’s Braelyn Connot and Mott’s Jada Ottmar for winning the North Dakota Farm Bureau Week “Where does your food come from” art contest! And speaking of awesome North Dakotans, today’s news is about the…

  • North Dakota Grows: Chris and Dakota Fiber Mill (and Teresa and Shepherd Industries)

    North Dakota Grows: Chris and Dakota Fiber Mill (and Teresa and Shepherd Industries)

    North Dakota is a place of beautiful textures, in part thanks to Dakota Fiber Mill – which turns fleece from alpaca, angora, bison, and even possum into sumptuous yarn. The fantastic Chris Armbrust has kindly offered…

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North Dakota Nice is filled with stories about people being awesome because I love people – and also a weekly story about me because I love me, too. I hope you find something that makes you feel good, and I especially hope you have a great day.

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