Law enforcement and fire departments in Minot will be facing off in the 2024 Battle of the Badges blood drive next week from May 20-23. The blood drive will take place over the course of four days at The Grand Hotel ballrooms. Signs will guide donors to the correct location. Members from law ...

The local chapter of Out of the Darkness Community Walks is holding a garage sale to raise funds for its walk in September. Half of the funds goes to the North Dakota chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the rest stays local for research and educational ...

At a time when high school students are looking forward to summer break, 14-year-old Aspen McCallum is preparing for a surgery in June. With the help of the River Riders Motorcycle Club, the McCallum family of Minot is raising funds to pay for Aspen’s second operation. The club’s benefit ...

Rosalie Mehlhoff and her husband, Duane, have just moved to Somerset Court in Minot from their farm near Tuttle. As Mother’s Day approaches, their years of raising six children are on their minds. They had their first child when Rosalie Mehlhoff was 23 and their last when she was 40. The ...

The National Weather Service will be offering Severe Weather and Safety Training, called SKYWARN, in Ward County on Wednesday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. The training will be held at the Ward County Administration Building, 225 3rd St. SE, Minot, in the first-floor conference rooms. The training is ...

Closing out 28 1/2 years with the Minot Police Department, Paul Burns said he has been enjoying every minute since his retirement in April. Burns, who retired as police sergeant, fulfilled a longtime goal to enter law enforcement when he joined the Minot Police Department. For as long as he ...