RAPID CITY, S.D. - A new era in bison research formally began this week as the recently established Center of Excellence for Bison Studies funded eight projects to study topics ranging from ecosystem impact to…
KVRR Local News
May 5, 2021
Spring is the time of rebirth, and it feels like that this year a lot more than last year, with vaccines available and stuff reopening. Last week in our Discover North Dakota series
we visited Jamestown. And perhaps their most famous attraction has some new additions just waiting for a socially distanced hello.
New baby bison! This is the first new calf in the herd at the National Buffalo Museum.
The museum
The Legislature has approved the budget bill for the state Commerce Department, after lawmakers rejected a proposal for a one-time $5 million grant for a
By Dave Thompson
BISMARCK, N.D. (Prairie Public Radio) – The Senate has now passed the budget bill for the state’s Commerce Department without a proposed expenditure for a state-backed theme and amusement park, planned for Jamestown.
It would have been built on state owned land next to the National Buffalo Museum. $5 million was added for “seed money,” and the project would ask for $60 million in Legacy Fund Loan money.
Williston Republican Senator Brad Bekkedahl was on the Commerce conference committee.