BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday, May 20, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This routine launch, designated GT 256, was ...

Minot Public Schools has announced the hiring of James Swegarden and Brian Aufforth to serve as the principal of McKinley Alternative Learning Center and 10-month assistant principal at Minot North High School, respectively. Swegarden currently serves at the McKinley Alternative Learning ...

A change of plans by a developer has removed the City of Minot from involvement in paving a stretch of gravel road in northwest Minot. Meanwhile, for those residents who use the roadway and would like to see it paved, the wait will continue. Last January, Mark Whitman, who is looking to ...

A temporary hiring freeze for some vacancies is in place as the City of Minot seeks to position itself for a tough budget cycle. City Manager Tom Joyce told the Minot City Council on Monday, May 18, that five vacant positions that draw on general fund spending are not being filled currently. ...

Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Minot City Council in the city’s June 9 election. Each of the candidates provided comments on their interest in serving and how they would approach city government.What motivates you to want to serve on the city council? Joan Hawbaker, a ...

The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday, May 17, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and 13th Street Southeast in Minot. Theresa Sowers, 74, Minot, died from injuries received in the crash. James Sowers, 74, Minot, driver of the ...