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Mental health crisis calls outpace answering capacity

When North Dakotans in a mental-health crisis call a main hotline, some are directed to a national backup center. Officials say as demand soars, local answering capacity needs more support, with lingering questions about the rural impact. An interim legislative committee heard testimony ...

Ranch expands psychiatric residential treatment services

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch announced it is expanding its Minot residential programs to meet the needs of younger children. The only residential treatment facility that serves younger children in North Dakota is closing its doors and the Ranch is stepping up to fill that need. The expanded license approved by the North Dakota Department of Human Services will allow the Ranch to provide Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) services on its Minot campus to 26 children ages 5-17, compared to its previous license for 16 children, ages 10-17. This change will result in a gain ...

Parks, Northern Bottling team up to celebrate

The Minot Park District and Northern Bottling are teaming up to celebrate 75 years of Pepsi and its long-standing partnership by hosting Pepsi Play Day on Friday, Aug. 15, from 2-5 p.m. in Oak Park. This free community event will feature food trucks, yard games, Pepsi beverages and plenty of family-friendly fun as Minot Parks and Northern Bottling celebrate a partnership that has helped support parks, programs and the Minot community for generations. "Northern Bottling has been an incredible partner to the Minot Park District," said Elly DesLauriers, executive director of the Minot ...

Carrington man injured in motorcycle crash

KENSAL – A 31-year-old Carrington man was injured Friday, July 17, when the motorcycle he was riding crashed on N.D. Highway 9, west of Kensal. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, about 7:19 p.m., three motorcycles were traveling eastbound on Highway 9. A 1994 Harley-Davidson driven by the 31-year-old Carrington man, left the roadway, entered the south ditch, struck an approach, and the driver was thrown from the motorcycle. The driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Carrington before being flown to a Fargo medical ...