A 15-year Norwegian study of 53,556 men and women completed in 2016 claimed a link between humor and mortality. Laughing women had 48% less risk of death from all causes, 73% lower risk of death from heart disease and an 83% lower risk of death from infection. Men who chortled could expect ...

Throughout 2026, the ND250 Commission, administered by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, is leading the state’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Through meaningful, inclusive, and inspiring projects and events, the commission ...

(First in a two-part series) In the summer of 1867, Fort Stevenson was built along the banks of the Missouri River, and Fort Totten was built along the shores of Devils Lake. Once built, they were manned by companies of the 22nd Infantry. There were two companies at Fort Stevenson and three ...

Twenty-two years to the day before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a young George Washington penned his name in defeat as he surrendered for the first and only time in his storied military career. It was at Fort Necessity in the Pennsylvania mountains of present-day Fayette ...

Students, Minot State University staff and community members alike congregated on April 14 at the Northwest Arts Center on the MSU campus for the unveiling of 142 prints created by notable master-printmakers Michael Barnes and David Driesbach, who both have ties to MSU. Printmaking is an ...

Art in Motion will be held Friday, May 8, at 6 p.m. at the Taube Museum of Art in Minot. The event is presented by Razzle-N-Dazzle.Co’s Sparkle Art as a fundraiser for Parkinson’s and mental health awareness. Artists working in any medium are invited to submit their works by May 6 for ...