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Homeownership program eligibility limits updated

Local News June 17, 2026

BISMARCK – North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) announced it has adjusted eligibility limits for programs that assist state residents, typically first-time buyers, with a home purchase. NDHFA provides down payment and closing cost assistance and reduced interest rate mortgage loans to income-qualified households. “NDHFA has helped more than 56,000 North Dakota families buy their first home,” said Brandon Dettlaff, NDHFA executive director, in the announcement. “Through our agency, thousands of new and returning residents have been assisted in establishing themselves in ...

Fort Mandan brings history to life this summer

Arts and Entertainment June 17, 2026

WASHBURN — Discover summer fun at Fort Mandan State Historic Site, Washburn, with free interactive learning programs for all ages. Programs are offered throughout the day. The schedule is as follows; – June 29-July 3, Bird Watching Nature Walk. Binoculars, a bird guide, and a field journal will be supplied. – July 4-5, Pinecone Bird Feeders. Create a feeder. – July 6-10, Edible Plants of the Expedition. Learn about some of the plants the expedition observed in this area and how those plants are used today. – July 11-12, Nesting Balls. Create a construction site for ...

B-52 plunged mile a minute before crashing

National News June 17, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute, limited tracking data shows Tuesday. All eight ...

County acts to aid Sawyer, permit fair alcohol sales

Local News June 17, 2026

The Ward County Commission approved an emergency declaration for the City of Sawyer and special event permits for alcohol sales during the North Dakota State Fair on Tuesday, June 16. County Emergency Management Director Kelly Haugan presented Sawyer’s request for an emergency declaration, ...

Entry applications for ND State Parade close June 21

Local News June 17, 2026

Applications for the 2026 North Dakota State Parade in Minot will close on Sunday, June 21, at 11:59 p.m. The entry application form is available at ndsparade.com. Twyla Scott, parade chairman, said as of Friday, June 12, there are 204 entries in the parade. The 44th parade, with the theme, "Honoring 250 years of Heroes," will be held Saturday, July 18. The parade starts at 9:15 a.m. and follows Burdick Expressway East from Broadway through the N.D. State Fairgrounds. This year the N.D. State Parade Committee has selected the Western North Dakota Honor Flight as the grand marshal. ...

Minot woman sentenced in tribal wire fraud scheme

Local News June 17, 2026

BISMARCK — Ranita Lynn Freeman, 32, Minot, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bismarck to serve 42 months in federal prison for stealing from accounts managed by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, United States Attorney Nicholas Chase announced on June 16. According to Chase, Freeman is one of three individuals sentenced in two separate schemes. Freeman was charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing $51,500 from two MHA Nation tribal members’ Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounts. IIM accounts are interest-bearing ...