Xcel Energy has grown for about the past 15 years at a rate of half percent a year while accommodating both population growth and energy efficiency measures, according to the company’s president and CEO. However, increasing demands from data centers, the need for a new national initiative ...

MANDAN – The owner of a former Minot clinic has been sentenced to three years probation after changing her plea to guilty in a Medicaid fraud case in South Central District Court in Morton County Tuesday, Jan. 13. A complaint had been filed in 2024 by North Dakota Bureau of Criminal ...

SHEYENNE – Farmers are often encouraged to be good stewards of the land and provide consumers with healthy foods. A North Dakota producer who grew up on a family farm says she's making the most of her resources, with the hopes of transforming local supply chains. In the state's Sheyenne ...

A Minot man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and corruption of a minor following an investigation into his alleged relationship with a juvenile. Rocky Alex Bruce, 21, made his initial appearance in North Central District Court on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for 20 ...

The driver accused of striking a pedestrian in July 2025 has been charged with negligent homicide. Jean Marie Nelson, 81, Minot, was charged in North Central District Court on Dec. 29, 2025, with one count of negligent homicide, a Class C felony. According to court documents, on July 12, ...

A Garrison man convicted in connection with a February 2025 hotel shooting in Garrison has been sentenced to serve 20 years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Jason Chamberlain, 45, appeared for sentencing in South Central District Court on Dec. 19, 2025. District Court ...