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Five injured in one-vehicle crash

SHEYENNE - The driver and four passengers were injured in a one-vehicle crash near Sheyenne Sunday, Aug. 23. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at about 1:51 a.m., a 2007 GMC Yukon was traveling west on 29th Street Northeast, east of Sheyenne, and failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle went off the roadway, over corrected and ran off the roadway and entered a ditch. The driver, a 26-year-old man, was transported by ambulance to a Carrington hospital with minor injuries. A 32-year-old female passenger from New Rockford also was transported by ambulance to the Carrington ...

Airport boardings strong but below records

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s commercial service airports recorded 117,381 passenger boardings, a decrease of 4% from the 122,238 boardings recorded in July 2025, according to information released by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission. Despite the year-over-year decline, this represented the second-highest July passenger total on record, trailing only the historic high set last year, the commission stated. The decline in passenger boardings closely corresponded with a reduction in available airline capacity. Airlines provided 136,667 departure seats during the month, about 3.6% ...

Celebration honors efforts to build bonds

Minot honored two individuals Monday, Aug. 24, who have strengthened ties between the local community and Norway through their work over many years with Norsk Hostfest. The occasion was an opportunity to congratulate Pam Davy, a recipient of the Medal of St. Olaf, which was presented July 3 ...

AFGSC command team visits Minot AFB

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE - U.S. Air Force Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Aiello, command chief of AFGSC, concluded a four-day visit at Minot Air Force Base, July 31. As home to the 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52H Stratofortress aircraft and ...

ND natural gas production sets new record

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s natural gas production set a new record in June. Nathan Anderson, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, said natural gas production came in at 3.58 billion cubic feet (BCF) per day and May was 3.52 BCF per day, a 1.59% increase from May. Justin Kringstad, director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, said natural gas production in June was an all-time high, exceeding a record set in September 2024. “The June number was a new record for natural gas production in North Dakota. That beats out the September 2024 number so ...

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