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Report: Nintendo Is Slashing Switch 2 Production By A Third

A disappointing holiday season and lack of big new games is hurting the console

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Mar 24 • 8:25 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Nvidia CEO Says He Hates AI Slop Too After DLSS 5 Panic

Jensen Huang tried again to defend one of the company's most unpopular initiatives

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Mar 23 • 2:10 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Crimson Desert Dev Breaks Silence Admitting AI Art Was Used

Developers Pearl Abyss apologize for their inclusion and promises to replace its slop with new art.

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Mar 22 • 11:18 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Sanford Sports launches in Black Hills region

Sanford Sports is expanding into the Black Hills, bringing its research-backed training programs and services to athletes across the region.

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Mar 21 • 7:00 PM EDT • Sports • kotatv.com
Speedrunner Discovers Massive Glitch In Pokémon Switch Port

Swiss runner iamClemi accidentally hit the L button while choosing a starter, but something was off

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Mar 21 • 2:12 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Particle Breakthrough: South Dakota scientists help unlock new neutrino mystery

Scientists at South Dakota Mines help achieve the first-ever measurement of a rare neutrino interaction, advancing physics and supporting future research at SURF.

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Mar 21 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • kotatv.com
Crimson Desert Hears Your Complaints And Will Fix The Controls

Pearl Abyss says its listening to Crimson Desert players' complaints about the complicated controls and will patch in new options ASAP.

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Mar 21 • 11:37 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Crimson Desert Players Debate If The Game Secretly Uses AI Art

One painting shows off a terrifying convention of weird-looking centaurs

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Mar 20 • 3:17 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
New dispute emerges around Subnautica 2’s early access release

Lawyers for the ousted—and now partially reinstated—leadership team of Unknown Worlds, the studio behind Subnautica 2, are crying foul over news that the game will be released into early access in May. The release announcement earlier this week was made improperly, potentially “damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community,” the lawyers said in a letter sent on Tuesday to Vice Chancellor Lori Will of Delaware’s Court of Chancery. In their letter, the lawyers also floated the idea of asking Will to find Krafton in contempt of the court’s ruling. The letter was sent just one day after Will’s bombshell ruling that publisher Krafton had breached its contract with Unknown Worlds’ executive team, when it fired them last June. The new issue isn’t necessarily the May early access timeframe, but how the news was announced. The letter and Krafton’s response have not been previously reported. A quick recap of prior events: Subnautica 2 is an unreleased, underwater survival adventure and the most-wishlisted game on Steam. Last year, longtime Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, along with studio co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, were fired by Krafton. They swiftly sued, saying the publisher had terminated them to avoid paying out up to $250 million in potential performance-based bonuses. The studio leaders had hoped to earn that with an early access release of the game, which Krafton had blocked. The publisher argued in court that Subnautica 2 wasn’t ready, which the ousted execs disputed. On Monday, Will ruled that Krafton had violated its contract, firing the execs to avoid the performance payouts, and that it had to reinstate Gill and give him full authority over any early access release for Subnautica 2. On Tuesday, IGN reported on a new memo issued that day to Unknown Worlds staff by Steve Papoutsis, the executive Krafton had put in charge of Unknown Worlds after the 2025 firings. In the note, Papoutsis said that Subnautica 2 had passed a key development milestone “last week” and that he and Krafton had determined the game “is ready for Early Access release in May.” This news appeared to catch the lawyers for Gill, Cleveland and McGuire by surprise. On Tuesday night, they sent a letter to Will expressing “serious concerns” about whether it would be possible to forge an agreement with Krafton consistent with the judge’s order. Papoutsis’ memo was a problem, they wrote. He didn’t have the authority to declare anything about Subnautica 2’s release. As of 9am ET on Monday, March 16, the effective date of Will’s order, Papoutsis wasn’t CEO of Unknown Worlds. Gill was. And, per Will’s order, only Gill could make Subnautica 2 release decisions. They continued: Krafton self-servingly announced the launch without any regard to its impact on the game, the team, or the community—let alone this Court’s Opinion. Announcing the release of a game is momentous, and it is typically accompanied by significant marketing activity, fanfare, and community coordination. And most importantly, the announcement is carefully designed to maximize excitement for the game. That entire process was supposed to be driven by Mr. Gill. However, in defiance of the Court’s Opinion, Krafton has now taken that away, further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community. The lawyers speculated that Krafton had “intentionally leaked” Papoutsis’ memo and then issued an official statement to confirm the leak. Game File is a reader-supported publication. My reporting is only possible through support from readers like you. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe On Wednesday, lawyers for Krafton defended their client in their own letter to vice chancellor Will, saying nothing they did violated her order nor showed contempt: Papoutsis’s message was simply celebrating the UW employees’ efforts toward a past event: Krafton’s pre-Opinion determination that Subnautica 2 was ready for Early Access release. There was nothing improper about conveying the results of the milestone review or thanking the development team for their dedication and talent. They added that Gill could still make his own call about Subnautica 2’s release: In his role as CEO, Gill will be able to assess independently his views on the state of Subnautica 2 and the appropriate release schedule; nothing in Papoutsis’s message alters Gill’s authority or discretion. Vice chancellor Will has not responded to the letters and doesn’t necessarily have to. Both parties were previously ordered by Will to confer this week and submit a proposed judgment consistent with her ruling. The letter from Gill’s attorney’s this week doesn’t indicate whether he would or would not support a May release for Subnautica 2. But it could limit his options. And, if Gill’s lawyers are right, the lack of marketing fanfare around the leak of the May date could dull the launch of the game. Any harm to Subnautica 2’s launch is an extra sensitive issue given the context of the legal dispute: millions of dollars of payouts are on the line, tethered to the scale of the game’s initial performance. In her ruling on Monday, Will noted that there was obvious “bad blood” between Gill’s side and Krafton but that the two would need to work together: “They can—and must—act in good faith to navigate their remaining contractual relationship.” Item 2: A new kind of couch co-op game A highlight of GDC each year is the Alt.Ctrl showcase that features games played with extremely experimental controllers. Perusing this year’s offerings last Friday, I found a game controlled with giant scissors, another with big toothbrushes and one that amounted to dumpster diving. My favorite was Pivot, a co-op game about collectively maneuvering a couch. It was developed by students at the University of Utah’s masters of arts and engineering games program. Players lift and tilt the physical couch in order to control the position of a virtual one. That virtual one is moving through an obstacle course on-screen, while being pursued by a giant skull. Developer Nishant Verma told me at GDC that the couch is made of styrofoam (this became more evident as I watched!) and that the name was a riff on an episode of the sitcom Friends. Item 3: In brief… 🚫 Ubisoft is laying off more than 100 workers at its Red Storm studio, as the North Carolina location known for decades for its Tom Clancy games, ceases in-house game development, VGC reports. 👀 On Monday, Nvidia’s revealed its DLSS 5 AI-driven graphics technology that purports to improve game graphics… and it has been roasted about it by the media and the online gaming public for the remainder of the week. The tech changed the faces of characters in footage from Resident Evil Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC, drawing accusations of giving carefully art-directed games the generic look of AI “slop.” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had said on Monday that “DLSS 5 is the GPT moment for graphics—blending handcrafted rendering with generative AI to deliver a dramatic leap in visual realism while preserving the control artists need for creative expression.” By mid-week, Huang was telling Tom’s Hardware that the new tech’s critics were “completely wrong” because game-makers could still “fine-tune the generative AI” to suit their game’s aesthetics.

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Mar 19 • 5:28 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
New season of ‘The Bachelorette’ starring Taylor Frankie Paul has been canceled

ABC says it has scrapped the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” after a video of newest star Taylor Frankie Paul throwing objects and yelling at her former boyfriend Dakota Mortensen was made public Thursday morning.

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Mar 19 • 4:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • cnn.com
Switch 2 Handheld Boost Mode Battery Life Sucks But Is Worth It

Handheld Boost Mode is breathing new life into old Switch games

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Mar 19 • 4:34 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Steam Spring Sale 2026: The Best And Biggest PC Gaming Deals

From newer games like Assassin's Creed Shadows to older hits like Fallout: New Vegas, there's something for everyone in this big sale

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Mar 19 • 4:21 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
HHS announces first Rural Health Transformation Program funding opportunity to strengthen rural health care workforce | Health and Human Services North Dakota

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the first Rural Health Transformation Program funding opportunity is now available to support the retention of health care professionals in North Dakota’s 37 critical access hospitals and their owned and operated clinics. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. CT April 30.

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Mar 18 • 9:30 PM EDT • Health • hhs.nd.gov
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Sanford Sports launches in Black Hills region

Sanford Sports, the modern athletics arm of Sanford Health, is now available to athletes in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.

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Mar 18 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • news.sanfordhealth.org
Taylor Frankie Paul's ex Dakota Mortensen reacts to domestic violence investigation

A rep for "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Dakota Mortensen says Mortensen's "number one priority here is protecting Ever."

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Mar 18 • 11:27 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Taylor Frankie Paul breaks silence on domestic violence allegations ahead of Bachelorette premiere

Taylor Frankie Paul is breaking her silence regarding allegations of domestic violence ahead of 'The Bachelorette' premiere, telling EW she's 'had better days' and has gone 'no contact' with ex Dakota Mortensen.

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Mar 17 • 8:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Subnautica 2's Publisher Used ChatGPT For Legal Advice In Messy Court Battle

A judge has explained how the CEO of Krafton relied on an AI chatbot for legal advice and planning

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Mar 16 • 1:29 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Judge Orders Subnautica 2 Studio CEO Reinstated Amid Lawsuit

Krafton is "enjoined" from firing Ted Gill as part of a new court order

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Mar 16 • 12:01 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
VC Guy 'Shocked And Sad' About How Much Gamers Hate AI

Folks with money tied in Anthropic and Nvidia blame job losses for low approval

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Mar 14 • 5:19 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
FBI Announces Steam Investigation Into Indie Game Malware

The games were removed from Valve's storefront earlier this year but concerns remain

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Mar 13 • 2:19 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Monster Hunter Stories 3: 10 Tips Before You Start

We'll help you start your latest adventure in the world of Monster Hunter on the right foot

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Mar 12 • 9:23 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Explains Why He Left Blizzard

He says the pressure kept ratcheting up to deliver more and more profits

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Mar 12 • 1:32 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Nintendo Details New Features For Super Mario Bros. Wonder

It also turns out to be another Switch 2 $80 game

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Mar 10 • 10:38 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month: free, confidential support available statewide | Health and Human Services North Dakota

Gov. Kelly Armstrong has officially proclaimed March 2026 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in North Dakota. March is also recognized nationally as a time dedicated to raising awareness about gambling-related harm and connecting individuals and families with support. North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) encourages everyone to learn the warning signs of problem gambling and to reach out for help when needed.

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Mar 9 • 9:00 PM EDT • Health • hhs.nd.gov
A Sanford Health doctor takes to the skies to bridge the rural health care gap in South Dakota

Sanford Health uses its own aircraft to provide 60 different types of specialty outreach to more than 200 locations each year.

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Mar 9 • 4:41 PM EDT • Health • aha.org
Dakota Johnson is the newest Calvin Klein Girl

Interest in the brand has surged with the release of "Love Story," which chronicles the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and former Calvin Klein publicist Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.

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Mar 9 • 4:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Ghost Of Yotei Legends Will Add Online Coin-Flicking Action On March 10

You can also compete with friends in bamboo cutting when Ghost of Yotei Legends launches for free on March 10

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Mar 9 • 1:39 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
The states where hospitals are most concentrated

Every hospital in Wyoming and the Dakotas is in a concentrated market.

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Mar 9 • 5:40 AM EDT • Health • axios.com
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'No Girls Allowed' Box Set Spoofing Warhammer Hides Toxic Lead

Edgelord animation, riffing on Warhammer Space Marines, develops exciting new ways to ruin brains

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Mar 8 • 10:38 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
North Dakota Women's Business Center offers coaching, connections and more

In honor of International Women's Day, The Forum is profiling the organization known for lifting up female business owners.

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Mar 8 • 7:41 AM EDT • Business • inforum.com
What’s next for Kristi Noem? 2026 Senate chatter grows after DHS exit

Rumors swirl that fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may challenge Sen. Mike Rounds in 2026 South Dakota primary after Trump dismissal.

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Mar 6 • 3:22 PM EST • Politics • foxnews.com
Pokémon Pokopia Is Convincing A Bunch Of Folks To Get A Switch 2

Nintendo’s new system may have found a system seller in the Pokémon life sim

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Mar 6 • 1:09 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
7 Things You Absolutely Shouldn't Do In Marathon

Stop doing Rook runs. Slow down. Quit shooting everything.

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Mar 5 • 7:33 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Arc Raiders Gets Emergency Hotfix For Discord Privacy Issue

A computer engineer discovered that the game's Discord integration was logging all user behavior on the social platform

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Mar 5 • 5:15 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Ditto Plushies Arrive Right In Time For Pokopia Fever

44 new Ditto transformations are yours to love and squeeze and cuddle

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Mar 5 • 1:17 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Highguard Skeleton Crew Crunches To Ship Update Amid Pile-On

The major update adds an entire skill tree, XP progression, and hero

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Mar 4 • 6:22 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Control Resonant: 7 Things We Just Learned About The Sequel

Control Resonant also features a better map than the original game, thankfully

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Mar 4 • 12:45 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Control 2 Devs Respond To 'Focus, M' Meme Comparisons

Remedy team says it 'knows how to write good dialogue' and ask fans to remember they've only seen a small slice of the full game

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Mar 4 • 10:23 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Native-led health research company bridges medical gaps

Missouri Breaks Industries Research is changing the narrative on reservations in South Dakota and North Dakota.

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Mar 4 • 7:48 AM EST • Health • sdnewswatch.org
House committee decides not to ask voters to legalize mobile sports betting

PIERRE — A committee of state representatives rejected a measure that would have asked South Dakota voters to approve sports betting and use the resulting tax revenue to fund property tax relief. Rep....

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Mar 3 • 7:12 PM EST • Sports • yahoo.com
Pokopia Becomes Highest-Rated Pokémon Game On Metacritic

Pokémon Pokopia has surpassed Pokémon Y to become the most highly recommended Pokémon game ever, according to the aggregator

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Mar 2 • 11:30 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
E-Verify requirements draw business pushback in some Republican states

Business opposition is slowing efforts to require E-Verify in several Republican-led states, with industries warning mandates could hurt agriculture, construction and local economies.

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Feb 28 • 1:00 PM EST • Business • kotatv.com
South Dakota State defeats Kansas City 73-59

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Joe Sayler's 22 points helped South Dakota State defeat Kansas City 73-59 on Thursday night.

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Feb 26 • 11:00 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Lakota West stays atop the final boys basketball power rankings.

Here are The Enquirer's top 10 boys basketball teams in Greater Cincinnati entering the postseason.

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Feb 25 • 3:30 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
South Dakota Department of Health releases new fish consumption advisories

The South Dakota Department of Health, alongside the Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources and Game, Fish & Parks, has finished its annual fish sampling program to assess fish consumption safety in state waters.

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Feb 24 • 1:12 PM EST • Health • dakotanewsnow.com
Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Top Charts Despite $20 Price

The Switch ports of the GBA games have people debating game prices again

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Feb 23 • 11:59 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
When it comes to health insurance, federal dollars support more than ACA plans

Subsidies. Love ’em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act’s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook.

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Feb 23 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • northdakotamonitor.com
Steam Next Fest February 2026 Guide: 9 Indie Demos For Sickos

The game demo parade should be an opportunity to fly your freak flag

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Feb 22 • 6:03 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Tencent Studio Closes In 5 Years Without Releasing A Single Game

TiMi Montreal studio has quietly closed less than five years after getting announced

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Feb 22 • 12:45 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Harper's 29 lead Oral Roberts past South Dakota 67-62

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Ty Harper scored 29 points as Oral Roberts beat South Dakota 67-62 on Saturday.

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Feb 22 • 12:21 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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The Legend Of Zelda’s Keeps Flirting With Dumping Fantasy For Sci-Fi

On the series’ 40th anniversary, we look back at all of its attempted space missions

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Feb 21 • 4:59 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Friday Scoreboard

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — View Friday’s scores from a busy night across KELOLAND here. HOCKEYAugustana 3 St. Thomas 3 F/SOW WBBDakota St. 85 Dickinson St. 63 F MBBDakota St. 84 Dickinson St. 74 F GLEAGUEValley 116 Sioux Falls 110 F Girls BasketballDell Rapids St. Mary 57 Baltic 27 FWall 60 Belle Fourche 31 FGroton […]

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Feb 20 • 11:52 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Uelmen scores 23 as North Dakota defeats UMKC 85-70

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Greyson Uelmen scored 23 points as North Dakota beat UMKC 85-70 on Thursday.

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Feb 19 • 10:35 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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South Dakota Is Buzzing About Kristi Noem’s Future

Some Republicans hope that she stays out of the Senate primary.

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Feb 19 • 9:32 PM EST • Politics • theatlantic.com
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Ubisoft Says Don't Worry About Splinter Cell Remake As It Lays Off More Developers

40 devs have been laid off at Watch Dogs, Far Cry studio Ubisoft Toronto

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Feb 19 • 10:59 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
New Mario 'Game' From Nintendo Lets Kids Torture The Plumber

Hello, Mario is free to download and out now on phones and the Nintendo Switch

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Feb 19 • 10:56 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Before the medals: The science behind training for freezing mountain air

From freezing temperatures to thin mountain air, University of Cincinnati exercise physiologist Christopher Kotarsky, PhD, explained how cold and altitude impact Olympic performance in a recent WLWT-TV/Ch. 5 news report.

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Feb 18 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • uc.edu
Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine

Todd Howard also says the upcoming RPG is a return to Bethesda's 'classic' RPG formula

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Feb 18 • 2:49 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

Five scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have received Early Career Research Program (ECRP) awards from the Department of Energy. The ECRP program, now in its 16th year, was established to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by supporting exceptional researchers at the outset of their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work. Recipients use the funding to pursue projects that have the potential to solve scientific challenges and advance the country’s STEM capabilities. To be eligible for the program, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution, or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility, who is within 10 years of having earned their doctorate. Awards to an institution of higher education will be approximately $875,000 over five years, and awards to a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility will be approximately $2,750,000 over five years. This year’s Berkeley Lab awardees and their projects are listed below: Timon Heim: Better detectors for more powerful particle colliders Timon Heim is a staff scientist in the Physics Division. His ECRP project will develop a new type of detector that can track the particles generated by collisions in particle colliders with high spatial and temporal resolution. Current detectors in use at high-energy colliders, like the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, can track the trajectory and measure momentum of particles, but they can’t track a particle’s time of arrival with sufficient precision to discern from which of the many particle interactions they originate. Heim’s proposed technology — called a 4D tracking detector, because it captures data about particles’ positions in space and time — aims to solve this challenge, allowing researchers to glean more precise data from collision experiments to uncover new insights into fundamental forces and potentially discover new particles. The enhanced capabilities of 4D detectors will be a necessity for experiments at future colliders, such as the Muon Collider or Future Circular Collider. The project will develop custom microelectronics that process the signal of a pixelated silicon sensor that can register charged particles passing through it in an extreme radiation environment that these colliders produce during operation. The goal is to measure individual particles’ position with 50-micro-meter spatial and 50 pico-second (one trillionth of a second) temporal precision, for an incoming flux of around 1 billion particles per second per square centimeter. Harrison Lisabeth: Studying underground processes to unleash abundant energy Harrison Lisabeth is a research scientist in the Energy Geoscience Division focused on combining real-world experiments and AI to guide development of geothermal energy systems. His project will explore how deep underground rock formations – where geothermal wells are dug – are stressed by chemical reactions of the minerals and mechanical strain from movements in the Earth. A better understanding of subsurface stresses is essential to engineer safe and reliable geothermal wells that access the heat of deep rocks to produce electricity. It is estimated that the U.S. could generate ten times the amount of energy needed to power the grid using geothermal sources. Lisabeth plans to simulate how minerals grow, dissolve, and influence the behavior of surrounding rock in geothermal reservoirs by tracking chemical changes in rock samples under pressure in the lab. The project will also develop machine learning models to predict geologic strain based on field measurements and refine existing models that describe how common rock types deform under stress. Combining these approaches, Lisabeth hopes to develop a framework to predict stress to improve stability and longevity of geothermal wells. Daniel Carney: Pushing the quantum boundaries of particle measurement Daniel Carney is a staff scientist in the Physics Division who uses quantum information science to study particle physics and gravity. At very small scales, “quantum noise” — random fluctuations from the act of measurement — can drown out faint signals from rare processes. Carney’s ECRP project, “Fundamental Physics at the Quantum Limits of Measurement,” aims to build a new mechanical quantum sensor that can measure extremely small particle interactions below the limits of that quantum noise. The approach uses lasers to hold a tiny bead containing radioactive atoms; when one decays, the system measures the bead’s motion and the energy of any particles emitted. The experiment’s initial goal is to search for heavy sterile neutrinos, hypothetical particles predicted by some extensions of the Standard Model. The system could also help measure the mass of the neutrino, study the way particles interact through the electromagnetic and weak forces, and hunt for low-mass dark matter — all unsolved mysteries in particle physics. Callum Wilkinson: Using machine learning to demystify neutrinos Callum Wilkinson is a staff scientist in the Physics Division and part of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) hosted by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. DUNE will create an intense beam of neutrinos that interact in detectors in Illinois and, after an 800-mile journey through the earth, in massive detectors in South Dakota. By precisely measuring neutrinos and how they change, researchers will get a better understanding of their fundamental properties and whether they are responsible for why there is so much more matter than antimatter in our universe. Wilkinson’s ECRP project will apply two machine learning techniques to improve the analysis of DUNE’s data and enhance the experiment’s precision. One approach will look for hidden patterns in how neutrinos interact and produce low-energy particles, while the other will help correct for distortions in what the detectors record. The methods will be tested on one of DUNE’s prototype detectors and could be used in other neutrino experiments, improving their measurements and helping scientists build better models. Aditi Krishnapriyan: Machine learning methods that scale as datasets grow Aditi Krishnapriyan is a faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division (AMCR) and assistant professor at UC Berkeley. Her project, awarded through UC Berkeley, will develop machine learning methods that scale with dataset size for modeling complex, multi-scale phenomena. The resulting tools can be applied in a wide range of research, including the study of new electrolytes for batteries or the examination of molecular interactions. ### Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies. The lab’s expertise spans materials, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and computing. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 17 Nobel Prizes. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.

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Feb 18 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • newscenter.lbl.gov
Armstrong to attend NGA Winter Meeting, White House business session, panel on permitting reform | North Dakota Office of the Governor

Gov. Kelly Armstrong and First Lady Kjersti Armstrong will attend the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Feb 18 • 9:00 AM EST • Business • governor.nd.gov
Unity Promises Tsunami Of Garbage AI Games As Its Stock Tanks

If you love shovelware just wait

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Feb 17 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
MINNEAPOLIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT | A Valentine’s Weekend in Full Voice: What’s Happening in the Twin Cities Music World February 14

Twin Cities Valentine's weekend features Bad Bad Hats at First Avenue, Tchaikovsky at Orchestra Hall, and Cory Henry at the Dakota. Events range from indie to jazz and metal.

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Feb 15 • 1:50 AM EST • Entertainment • minneapolimedia.town.news
South Dakota State wins 87-69 against Oral Roberts

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Kalen Garry scored 18 points as South Dakota State beat Oral Roberts 87-69 on Saturday.

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Feb 14 • 10:52 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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WarioWare Captcha Uses The Terrible Web To Test Your Humanity

Maybe the secret to making the internet fun is making it incomprehensibly fast

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Feb 14 • 4:03 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk

Tribal health insurance programs face crisis as ACA enhanced subsidies expire, forcing tribes like Fort Peck and Blackfeet to limit enrollment.

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Feb 14 • 9:00 AM EST • Health • kotatv.com
High On Life 2 Guide: 13 Tips To Know Before Playing

We can help you have more fun, find more money, and get more powerful in this new sci-fi comedy shooter

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Feb 13 • 6:09 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Finally Runs At 60FPS On Switch 2

The final update includes one last batch of visual upgrades

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Feb 13 • 3:30 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Bison Play at UND Saturday Afternoon on CBS Sports Network

The North Dakota State men's basketball team (20-6, 10-1 Summit) will travel to Grand Forks this Saturday to play North Dakota.

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Feb 12 • 11:24 AM EST • Sports • gobison.com
High On Life 2's Intro Is One Of The Best Video Game Openings Ever

More games should include fast-paced montages at the start and stop wasting my time

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Feb 12 • 10:56 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
State Senate advances measure asking voters to authorize mobile sports betting

The South Dakota Senate voted 23-10 to approve a resolution that would ask voters to legalize mobile sports betting.

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Feb 11 • 7:26 PM EST • Sports • southdakotasearchlight.com
It's Becoming Impossible To Buy A Steam Deck

Valve's popular handheld PC is sold out and people are getting nervous about what this means for the future

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Feb 11 • 2:26 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
New Steam Hit Made Back Its Entire 7 Year Budget In Just 3 Hours

Also: who's ready to watch a live-action remake of Frozen inside Fortnite?

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Feb 11 • 12:30 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Best states to visit + places to skip, from frequent US traveler

My husband and I spent last year traveling across the US, visiting 29 states including Michigan, Vermont, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Idaho.

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Feb 11 • 8:47 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Money talks, tradition walks. NDSU football will thrive in FBS

North Dakota State football can be the next Texas Tech. All it takes is oil cash supporting private NIL deals. Bison already know how to win.

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Feb 11 • 4:46 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
Mewgenics From Binding Of Isaac's Creator Is Terrifyingly Massive

Completionists can expect to spend sleepless weeks of breeding (and then basically torturing) those poor cats

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Feb 10 • 2:39 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
North Dakota State to petition for immediate CFP, postseason access

The Bison's move challenges a long-standing rule that bars new FBS programs from competing for championships for two years. NDSU joins the FBS as a member of the Mountain West in July.

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Feb 10 • 2:15 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Mewgenics Guide: 10 Tips To Know Before Playing

Here are some top tips to have in mind before you get going in the roguelite battler

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Feb 10 • 12:08 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
North Dakota State, Winner of 10 FCS titles, Jumps to FBS Mountain West

Perennial FCS power North Dakota State will move up to the FBS level this season and join the Mountain West conference for football.

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Feb 9 • 12:50 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Hits All-Time Low as Amazon Pushes a Major Price Cut on Bone Conduction Headphones

They look a little different than what you might be used to, but they sound great.

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Feb 9 • 11:05 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Overwatch Actor Supports Fan Campaign To Redesign Her Character

Fans are begging Blizzard to change Anran’s face back to what it used to look like

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Feb 9 • 9:22 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
MINNEAPOLIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT | What’s Happening in the Twin Cities Music World February 7

Twin Cities music: Eric Church at Grand Casino, Drone Not Drones at The Cedar, and Mason Jennings at The Dakota. From arenas to indie rooms, the local scene is thriving.

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Feb 7 • 4:49 PM EST • Entertainment • minneapolimedia.town.news
North Dakota State in talks to join Mountain West for football

The move would mark one of the most significant FCS-to-FBS transitions in recent history and comes amid major realignment shifts inside the Mountain West

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Feb 7 • 9:05 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Sources: North Dakota State in serious discussions to join Mountain West as football-only member

North Dakota State’s long-awaited move to the Football Bowl Subdivision is inching closer to becoming a reality.

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Feb 6 • 9:58 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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South Dakota sports betting bill moves to Senate floor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A resolution that would allow South Dakotans to vote on whether they want mobile sports betting in the state passed out of committee and is now headed to the Senate floor…

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Feb 6 • 3:16 PM EST • Sports • keloland.com
ICYMI: NFIB Members Meet with South Dakota Lawmakers on Small Business Day

Small Business Day is an opportunity for small business owners to engage with South Dakota lawmakers

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Feb 5 • 11:12 AM EST • Business • nfib.com
The Next Horizon Game Is A Colorful Three Player Co-Op Game

Horizon Hunters Gathering will launch on PS5 and PC

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Feb 5 • 10:09 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
SD committee supports health care provider conscience exemption bill

Health care providers would be able to refuse to perform services for patients under a bill South Dakota lawmakers endorsed on Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre.

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Feb 5 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • southdakotasearchlight.com
Plain Talk: 'Our business climate in North Dakota is eroded'

On this Plain Talk, Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, talks about the tough economic environment for the state's oil and gas developers.

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Jan 30 • 11:13 AM EST • Business • inforum.com
New Nintendo Direct Rumors Point To An Incoming Flood Of Switch 2 Ports

February will reportedly kick off with a new Partner Showcase

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Jan 30 • 9:23 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
South Dakota knocks off Oral Roberts 77-69

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Uzziah Buntyn had 26 points in South Dakota's 77-69 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday.

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Jan 30 • 12:41 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Plain Talk: 'Politics is noise'

On this Plain Talk, we were joined by outgoing North Dakota House Majority Leader Mike Lefor and Democratic-NPL U.S. House candidate Trygve Hammer.

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Jan 28 • 7:02 PM EST • Politics • inforum.com
Resident Evil Requiem Not An Open-World Game

Resident Evil Requiem game director Koshi Nakanishi reassured fans in Game Informer interview: Requiem isn't open-world.

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Jan 27 • 12:33 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
DrDisrespect Lies About Being Invited To Highguard Preview Event

The controversial streamer shared a post online claiming he was invited to a creator event for the new FPS

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Jan 26 • 3:54 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
The Highguard Devs Explain That Terrible Game Awards Reveal

The original plan was a to completely shadow drop the game just like Apex Legends

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Jan 26 • 1:06 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
North Dakota Legislature passes several bills unrelated to rural health access

The bills included a correction in property tax law that ensures residents get the full $1,600 primary residence credit enacted last year.

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Jan 24 • 10:45 AM EST • Health • inforum.com
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Highguard Breaks Radio Silence And The Internet Reacts

The free-to-play FPS is doing a big launch day showcase stream next week

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Jan 23 • 2:11 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Want to Fight for Science? Look to South Dakota. No, Really.

Nature this week offers a series of terrifying, interactive graphs detailing the Trump Administration’s Idiocratic War on Science. Not only has it butchered federal scientific research grants, but as you can see in this graphic, it has hollowed out the federal scientific workforce – the dedicated professionals who develop data to allow for science-informed policy … Continue reading "Want to Fight for Science? Look to South Dakota. No, Really."

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Jan 23 • 10:55 AM EST • Science • legal-planet.org
North Dakota takes 'historic' step to authorize nearly $400 million for improving rural health access

Legislators approved the Rural Health Transformation funding during a three-day special session.

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Jan 23 • 10:45 AM EST • Health • inforum.com
Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 Is Bringing Back Queen’s Blood

Queen’s Blood will return in the FF7 Remake finale

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Jan 23 • 9:39 AM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Gov. Armstrong signs bills to launch nearly $200M Rural Health Transformation Program | Health and Human Services North Dakota

Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed legislation positioning North Dakota to launch its Rural Health Transformation Program, backed by nearly $200 million in federal funding to strengthen rural health care statewide.

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Jan 23 • 8:00 AM EST • Health • hhs.nd.gov