GRAND FORKS — Jessica Ackerman with Citizens Alley in Minot and Doug Bolken, director of McKenzie County Tourism, are among winners of 2026 Governor’s Travel and Tourism awards, the North Dakota Department of Commerce announced. Ackerman received the Flint Firestarter Award for a Tourism ...

Law enforcement agencies throughout North Dakota participated in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign in March, resulting in 101 arrests and citations for alcohol or drug-related offenses. The enforcement campaign sought to deter motorists from driving under the influence ...

Minot Literacy will hold a book and bake sale from Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25 at the Minot Adult Learning Center. Along with the sale, board members will be available to speak with Thursday evening from 4-6 p.m. and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Participants can also learn more ...

Aven Beach, 9, has been playing chess for nearly two years after becoming interested in a dusty chess board in their home. “I thought it was pretty cool. My dad knew a little bit of how to play. We had a chess board from a long time ago, and some of the pieces were missing so we had to ...

It’s all about diversification at Rainbow Energy Center. By the end of the decade, the completion of a natural gas pipeline to the center between Washburn and Underwood is expected to open even more doors for Rainbow Energy, a power company that already has seen opportunities with biofuel, ...