WILLISTON – North Dakota State Patrol Trooper Darby Kessner was recently named the 2025 Trooper of the Year by the North Dakota Motor Carriers Association (NDMCA). Kessner serves the state patrol as a MCSAP (Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program) trooper in Motor Carrier Operations and is ...
The Minot Police Department and Ward County Narcotics Task Force arrested two individuals Wednesday, July 1, at the Circle K gas station in southwest Minot in connection with an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to the police department. No further information was released as this is an active investigation.
The past month of June had an average temperature of 63.2 degrees which is 0.3 degrees above the 119-year, long-term average of 62.9 degrees, according to Austin Kraklau of the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot. Kraklau said the lowest temperature of the month was 44 degrees, which occurred on June 20, and the high was 93 degrees on June 8. He said the total moisture for the month was 4.97 inches, which is 1.76 inches above the long-term average of 3.21 inches. Currently for the year from January through June there have been 7.70-inches of moisture, which is ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with North Dakota Council on the Arts, has announced the selection of three artists for the 2026 Artist in Residency Program. This annual collaboration celebrates the natural beauty of North Dakota’s state parks while supporting local artists by giving them dedicated space to create original work inspired by the landscape around them. Artists were selected from 15 applicants to spend seven or 10 days in a North Dakota state park. The residency also provides opportunities for visitors to develop artistic ...
When Somerset Court employee Olivia Meeder was struggling with the chemistry coursework required to get into nursing school, she didn’t have to look far for help. Raymond Atwood, a retired science teacher, had moved into Somerset’s assisted living three years ago. When Somerset’s ...
BISMARCK — Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. announced it has filed an application with the North Dakota Public Service Commission seeking authority to increase electric rates in North Dakota by $34.5 million or 14.5% overall. This proposed rate adjustment is not related to data centers. MDU stated it has structured its rates so large energy users, like data centers, do not increase costs for other customers. Since the company last filed for a rate increase in May 2022, MDU reports, it has experienced rising operations and maintenance expenses and has made investments across its ...
