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  • Is Bismarck Becoming a Surveillance State? I Asked the Police Chief.

    Is Bismarck Becoming a Surveillance State? I Asked the Police Chief.

    Bismarck Police Chief, Jason Stugelmeyer

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  • Bismarck Police Confirm Flock Camera Access

    Bismarck Police Confirm Flock Camera Access

    Bismarck Police Department has confirmed its Flock Safety camera access, in writing. Here’s what changed since our first report, and what’s still unanswered.

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  • ND state’s attorney candidate, Accused of Fraud

    ND state’s attorney candidate, Accused of Fraud

    Oliver county courthouse exterior

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  • has north dakota’s child care system lost trust?

    has north dakota’s child care system lost trust?

    BISMARCK — Before North Dakota’s child-protection system removes a child from a home, is it actually trying to keep that family together first? A federal audit put a number on that question, and the number isn’t good. Not fully, but not nothing either. The state’s own federal audit found that…

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  • Flock cameras Invading bismarck, ND

    Flock cameras Invading bismarck, ND

    BISMARCK, N.D. — If you’ve driven past a shopping center in Bismarck lately, there’s a decent chance a Flock Safety camera has photographed your license plate. Here’s what’s actually known about the cameras, and what isn’t. What a Flock camera does Flock Safety sells automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras…

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  • Why North Dakota? Inside the Data Center Boom — and Who Pays for It

    Why North Dakota? Inside the Data Center Boom — and Who Pays for It

    AI-generated illustration, not an actual photograph of a specific data center site or reporting scene. The image depicts a conceptual North Dakota data center campus with transmission infrastructure and wind turbines, while a 701 Report news van and field camera setup appear beside the access road to represent on-location reporting.

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  • Data Center in Mandan Could Bring in $50 Million a Year

    Data Center in Mandan Could Bring in $50 Million a Year

    AI-generated illustration, not an actual photograph of the proposed site. The image depicts a conceptual large-scale data center situated within a rural North Dakota landscape.

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  • Mandan Tragedy Father Speaks Out “CPS Failed Me and My Kids”

    Mandan Tragedy Father Speaks Out “CPS Failed Me and My Kids”

    Cameron Erhart says CPS knew about threats to his children long before the Aug. 6 Mandan attack. Four days after two children died, CPS took his surviving son. In recordings obtained by 701 Report, a CPS worker tells him: “I feel like your family did have a disservice done to…

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