Record demand for food assistance

More than 186,000 people in North Dakota and a neighboring county in Minnesota sought food assistance in the past year, a record for the Great Plains Food Bank. Monitor reporter Michael Achterling talks to host Craig Blumenshine about the increase and the impacts from cuts to federal programs. In the second half of this week’s podcast episode, deputy editor Jeff Beach talks about his recent reporting on low water levels at Lake Sakakawea and impacts to recreation. A Closer Look with the Monitor is a partnership with Prairie Public's Main Street.