Ward County commissioners forged ahead with an ordinance governing siting of battery energy storage systems on Tuesday, June 2, even though the industry’s proposed language tweaks remain to be dealt with. The commission debated sending the proposed ordinance back to the planning commission ...

Minot mayoral candidate Josiah Roise is questioning the integrity of Ward County’s election equipment as early voting began this week. Roise spoke to the Minot City Council on Monday, June 1, and the Ward County Commission on Tuesday, June 2, regarding the verification of the voting ...

A revised alcohol ordinance passed on a unanimous vote of the Minot City Council Monday, June 1. It is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. First reading took place last Jan. 5, with multiple updates to the proposed ordinance since then. A controversial piece of the ordinance had been ...

The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the identifications of those involved in three recent fatal crashes and two injury crashes that occurred in recent days. Keith Melby, 72, Kenmare, died from injuries sustained when the dump truck he was driving and a BNSF train collided at 93rd ...

WASHINGTON — A Grand Forks man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Monday, June 1, for his role in a kidnapping a victim at gunpoint and holding him for ransom over an unpaid drug debt. According to court documents, Kyle Kahalehili Maez-Schaack, 33, pleaded guilty on Feb. 26 to ...

The City of Minot has released information regarding proposed updates to ordinances directing the response for tall-grass nuisances. The updates proposed by Public Works seek to create geographic exemptions based on land-use perception, as tall-grass in a residential space may be perceived ...