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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 18 MIN

Drilling discovery: 75 years of North Dakota oil

from A Closer Look with the Monitor · host Craig Blumenshine

It has been 75 years since oil was first struck near Tioga, an event that helped transform not just a small North Dakota community, but the trajectory of the entire state.North Dakota Monitor reporter Jacob Orledge talks with Craig Blumenshine, producer and host of Prairie Public’s Main Street about how oil has shaped Tioga’s identity and North Dakota's economy – from boom and bust cycles to billions in tax revenue.

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