Mental health is a serious topic, but raising awareness can be fun. Souris Valley Animal Shelter will hold its third annual Color Run/Walk/Roll and Lend-a-Paw Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, to generate awareness of mental…
Minot to ground spray for mosquitoes: West Nile Virus detected in city
West Nile Virus has been confirmed in a northwest Minot mosquito sample sent to North Dakota Health and Human Services,…
ND residents contest mega dairy water deal
Some North Dakotans are unhappy with state regulators for granting water use permission for a mega dairy operation. Opponents fighting…
Agreement reached in felony theft case
Court records show an agreement has been reached in the felony theft case involving Dallas Rice and a local archery…
Not guilty plea entered in embezzling case
A Minot man charged with embezzling more than $1.5 million from the Minot branch of a trucking company has pleaded…
Grand opening set for FBRWA Office
NEW TOWN – MHA Nation will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, July 31, at 11 a.m. to celebrate the grand…
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Local Elections
Canvass produces updated tally, write-in recount
A five-way tie in a write-in race is forcing a recount in Ward County.…
Ballot measures proposing to change North Dakota’s constitution will be limited to a single subject in…
ND voters approve ‘single subject’ rule
Burlington City Measure 1 (ban on fireworks in city limits) Yes: 67 No: 121 Burlington City…
Ward County Unofficial Election Results
Voters turn out to settle ballot contests
Local Sports
Home runs lift Minot over Bismarck for Mullets Night
For just one night, Thursday night, July 30, to be exact, the Minot Hot…
Obituaries
Colleen Hanson
July 14, 1967-July 27, 2026 Minot With love and gratitude for a life that…
Arts and Entertainment
Artists selected for regional art display
BISMARCK – Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota has announced Shayna Grandbois and Derek Poitra as the selected artist team for Arts Across the Prairie in Region 3, themed “Heart of the Land, Spirit of Unity.” The selection committee was drawn to Grandbois’s and Poitra’s proposal for its invitation to gather…
A Second Look: Putting final touches on area's postal history
Mutton Bustin’ is hit with youngsters
Bakken Rocks Cookfest delights many
Military
Veteran receives Quilt of Honor
Minot AFB B-52 at Oshkosh air event
Visiting warbird
5th Bomb Wing welcomes new commander
Home and Garden
Prairie Fare: The power of proper hydration
Dakota Gardener: Woes of the American elm – It’s complicated…
Prairie Fare: Five questions every grill master should answer
Dakota Gardener: The ‘mosquito buckets of doom’ controversy
Editorials
Make plans to celebrate nation’s 250th birthday in ND
2025 is coming to an end and soon will be a year to look back on. Whether it was a good year or not, it is for you to decide. Now we can look ahead to 2026, a year that will mark the 250th birthday or U.S. Semiquincentennial of our nation. This major national…