Best Northdakota Podcasts (2025)

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West Fargo's short-term rental committee narrows its focus 7:59

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WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather Tuesday. July 29. 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 barber gets 2 years in prison for shooting fellow barber during fight over child's haircut 4:14

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Today is Tuesday, July 29. 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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Additional cannabis dispensaries proposed in Moorhead 6:48

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Monday, July 28. 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 faces multiple charges after leading police on 25-mile chase in Cass County 4:59

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Today is Monday, July 28. 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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Mid America Steel employee dies after workplace incident in north Fargo 7:42

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WDAY First News anchors Robert Poynter and Lisa Budeau break down your regional news and weather for Friday, July 25. 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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First installment of $57M FM Diversion settlement paid out 5:07

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Today is Friday, July 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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No Comment | The $740,000 Question (Episode 2) 29:55

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NOTE: The $740,000 question is a podcast from Plain Talk producer Matt Fern. After sending a letter to Governor Doug Burgum and receiving no response, a coalition of 27 filmmakers from across North Dakota hold a press conference outside the Attorney General’s office to demand transparency and accountability in how one filmmaker received $740,000 fr…

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623: Democratic lawmaker says now is a good time for local governments to "off ramp" property tax give aways 54:05

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Even as some local governments claim that a new, 3% cap on property tax increases will cause chaos in their budgets, Sen. Josh Boschee, a Democrat from Fargo, says he and his colleagues felt it was important to implement. He says lawmakers see it as a way of putting the responsiblity for property taxes back on local governments. "In the last decade…

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Smoky air from Canadian wildfires to descend on Minnesota through Friday 8:34

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, July 24. 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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Cass County sheriff says former deputy's sexual harassment sentence was too lenient 4:06

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Today is Thursday, July 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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Vanished in Alexander - The Mystery of Talmadge Patton 26:02

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In 1995, 75-year-old retired truck driver Talmadge “Pat” Patton vanished from his home in the quiet town of Alexander, North Dakota. No one had heard from him, and when his daughter arrived to check on him, she uncovered a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. This episode revisits the strange disappearance of Pat Patton and explores what migh…

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622: 'The greasy pole of politics in the Republican party' 53:09

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Is Doug Burgum, who is currently serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Donald Trump, a happy man right now? I posed that question in a recent column occassioned by Burgum's visit to infamous island prison Alcatraz at Trump's behest to assess it for use as a detention facility. Burgum has to know that this is a fantastically stupid id…

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Minot Air Force Base says near-collision over state fair was Minot airport tower mistake 7:48

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Wednesday, July 23. 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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1 person injured in south Fargo shooting 4:24

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Today is Tuesday, July 22. 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 schools to put 2 referendums totaling $58.7M over 10 years on November ballot 6:14

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Today is Tuesday, July 22. 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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N.D. Gov. Armstrong requests presidential disaster declaration for tornado, wind damage 7:24

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, July 22. 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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Digital driver’s license on track to be introduced in North Dakota in the fall 7:35

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Monday, July 21. 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 leaders set to approve preliminary 2026 budget amid revenue cuts 5:19

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Today is Monday, July 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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621: 'We knew this was coming' 1:02:17

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This episode of Plain Talk is a little unusual, because the guest we interviewed for the show is actually our own producer, Matt Fern. Matt, in addition to producing Plain Talk, is also a filmmaker by trade. A couple of years ago he organized a dozens of his colleagues from around the state to object to hundreds of thousands of dollars in film gran…

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Department of Incompetence | The $740,000 Question (Episode 1) 26:19

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The $740,000 question is a podcast from Plain Talk producer Matt Fern. Making movies in North Dakota is hard. Unless you’re one company with powerful connections. In the premiere episode of The $740,000 Question, filmmaker Matt Fern unpacks how a single production company, Canticle Productions, received $700,000 in taxpayer-funded film grants from …

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Smoky skies this weekend followed by a chance for severe weather early next week 8:35

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WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Friday, July 18. 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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Cass County elections head resigns 4:48

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Today is Friday, July 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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Moorhead police arrest Moorhead man after threat of violence at Essentia Health in Fargo 7:32

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, July 17. 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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New safety measures in place at this year's Downtown Street Fair 4:29

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Today is Thursday, July 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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620: 'This panel has represented George Floyd protesters and they have represented January 6 defendants' 58:16

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Public defenders working in the federal system representing indigent defendants aren't getting paid. The federal government ran out of money, as my colleague April Baumgarten reported recently. That's a big problem. Every American accused of a crime has a right to counsel, and while you might think that public defenders are just for poor people, th…

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Fargo woman pleads guilty, sentenced for 1 of 2 embezzlement charges 7:32

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Wednesday, July 16. 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 mulls closing Northport library branch as city aims to balance budget 5:59

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Today is Wednesday, July 16. 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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Heritage Middle School expansion comes in more than $5M less than expected 7:25

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, July 15. 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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Police identify man who fled traffic stop and prompted a standoff in Moorhead 5:16

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Today is Tuesday, July 15. 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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Fargo man could face charges after allegedly running over child with car Saturday night 7:00

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Monday, July 14. 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 police to hold memorial service Monday for officer slain 2 years ago 4:51

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Today is Monday, July 14. 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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619: 'Conservation sometimes becomes the dog that everybody can get behind kicking' 1:07:57

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One proposal in the recently passed "big, beautiful bill" that didn't make it to the finish line was an amendment from Utah Sen. Mike Lee, which would have jump-started a sell-off of federally owned lands. On this episode of Plain Talk, John Bradley, executive director of the North Dakota Wildlife Federation, talked about that victory, and also dis…

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Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert for July 11 in central Minnesota 9:04

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WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Friday, July 11. 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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North Dakota reports first case of measles in more than a month, just as it reached outbreak-over milestone 4:27

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Today is Friday, July 11. 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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Suspect shot by officers following pursuit near Frazee 9:30

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WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, July 10. 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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Nationwide arrest warrant issued for suspect in Moorhead drive-by shooting 5:34

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Today is Thursday, July 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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Evil is a Dumbass Drifter 29:21

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In 1995, Mary K. Ross, a 25-year-old single mother and college student, was stabbed to death in her Sioux Falls apartment while her baby watched. This essay reflects on how evil drifts from place to place, preying on the vulnerable, recruiting the unguarded, and how quiet compassion can remain our strongest defense. Check out the full catalog and e…

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618: Legislature stepped up with funding to move public defenders 'in the right direction' 1:03:01

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The criminal justice system is often where public policy debates, from civil rights to addiction, converge. It's also critical for ensuring accountability when the government oversteps. North Dakota's Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigence, led by Director Travis Finck, headed into this year's legislative session facing a "perilous situation," t…

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Paraglider crashes into power lines, plunges into Red River in Grand Forks 7:29

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Wednesday, July 9. 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 moving forward with $1.5M stoplight near Costco 4:00

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Today is Wednesday, July 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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Man charged in two separate downtown Fargo bar assaults pleads guilty 7:16

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Lydia Blume break down your regional news and weather for Tuesday, July 8. 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 Board to vote on new northside consolidated elementary school 4:45

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Today is Tuesday, July 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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New Montessori K-5 to open in Fargo this fall, with aim of becoming a ND charter school 5:03

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Today is Monday, July 7. 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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Incident involving hazardous materials prompts evacuations near Wahpeton 8:10

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WDAY First News anchors Scott Engen and Robert Poynter break down your regional news and weather for Monday, July 7. 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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617: Rep. Nico Rios didn't show up (REPLAY) 39:41

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In this replay episode, we revisit a conversation that didn’t go as planned. We had scheduled Rep. Nico Rios to appear on Plain Talk to discuss his recent controversies; from bigoted and homophobic remarks during a DUI arrest, to a social media post invoking the CIA and antisemitic language, to a constitutionally questionable resolution declaring J…

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Trial set for man accused of killing childhood friend in Fargo 6:38

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WDAY First News anchors Lisa Budeau, Scott Engen and Robert Poynter break down your regional news and weather for Thursday, July 3. 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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Microsoft announces largest round of nationwide job cuts in years 5:06

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Today is Thursday, July 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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616: 'We have...lifelong Republicans saying I'm done.' (REPLAY) 37:24

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In this special replay episode, Rob Port and Chad Oban revisit a timely conversation with former North Dakota Republican Party Chair Bob Harms. With infighting and censures making headlines again, Harms' perspective on internal party dynamics, district-level power struggles, and the long-term risks to the GOP brand hits even harder today. The discu…