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Mammoth dig site in North Dakota shows promise

November 27, 2024

KVRR Staff,

A paint brush helps show the scale of nearby mammoth bones uncovered in September at a site in northwest North Dakota. (Courtesy of North Dakota Geological Survey)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A dig at a site believed to have mammoth bones shows it is worthy of further excavation, according to the North Dakota Geological Survey. Mammoth bones were first…

Three young boys in North Dakota discover rare T. rex fossil

June 5, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

NORTH DAKOTA (CNN) — It’s not every day that you stumble across a T. rex fossil but that’s what happened to three young boys. They were going for a hike in the North Dakota Badlands in July 2022 when they discovered the rare fossil. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science says its team of paleontologists excavated the remains one…

Sen. Franken Getting Back into Comedy with David Letterman for “Years of Living Dangerously”

The two men have teamed up with the Emmy Award-winning series "Years of Living Dangerously'' and Funny or Die to create a series of shorts in which they discuss everything from carbon emissions to Letterman's retirement beard.

July 10, 2017

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minnesota Senator Al Franken is getting back into comedy and he’s bringing retired late night talk show host David Letterman along for the ride. The two men have teamed up with the Emmy Award-winning series “Years of Living Dangerously” and Funny or Die to create a series of shorts in which they discuss everything from carbon emissions…