WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to 52 grants or cooperative agreements for agricultural conservation in Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $123 million with a ceiling of $1 million. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. The funding is open to: County governmen  more

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: There is one positive case of COVID-19 of an adult, non-military member at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. To mitigate and manage the risks associated with COVID-19, Team Minot is implementing proactive measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among our base population and to ensure continuation of our no-fail mission. As such, Team Minot is now in HPCON B+ and is declaring a  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Research & Technology Park in Fargo, North Dakota, to advance entrepreneurial development efforts. The EDA grant will help NDSU purchase equipment for a newly retrofitted makerspac  more

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: One of nature's most fascinating displays is that of herd behavior. Many species of land animals (herds), fish (schools), insects (swarms), and birds (flocks) abandon individuality in favor of highly-coordinated group movements for the various adaptive benefits they yield in terms of protection from predators, foraging, mating and child-rearing, and energy conservation. Birds are especially mesmerizing  more

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: This time last month, I had never heard of "COVID-19." The term "Coronavirus" was just beginning to ping on my radar as I read the news. But here we are, knee-deep in a necessary-but-painful precautionary process to protect ourselves and our community from this virus. We're practicing "social distancing" and ensuring that we steer clear of crowds. We are washing our hands. We are staying home. Everythi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: * * * - Above-average temperatures expected from coast to coast * * * March 19, 2020 NOAA forecasters predict widespread flooding this spring, but do not expect it to be as severe or prolonged overall as the historic floods in 2019. Major to moderate flooding is likely in 23 states from the Northern Plains south to the Gulf Coast, with the most signific  more