North Dakota author, storyteller and entertainer Marsha DesLauriers as Amma Mamma visited John Hoeven Elementary School Friday, Oct. 2, for the third year of her classroom visit program for kindergarten through second grade. During her visits, DesLauriers performs short songs with her ...
Souris Valley United Way's fundraising campaign to support area charitable organizations is officially underway. SVUW recently announced it already is at 42% of its campaign goal of $625,000. The campaign runs through Jan. 31. SVUW serves the counties of Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, McLean, ...
American farmers are at a crossroads and regional researchers are out with new information about certain practices they said could boost struggling operations and help the environment. A new study showed regenerative agriculture can be profitable and help reverse climate change. The Ecdysis Foundation, based in the Dakotas, said soil on participating farms captures 39% more carbon than on traditional farms, leading to more biodiversity and healthier food. Jonathan Lundgren, executive director of the foundation, said if North American producers fully embraced strategies like cover ...
BISMARCK – A passenger with measles traveled on Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder, which departed Chicago on Sept. 23 and arrived in Minot the morning of Sept. 24. This created a potential exposure risk for passengers, and anyone at the station while the train was scheduled to be in Minot from about 9:06 to 9:51 a.m., according to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. The passenger reported getting off the train to use the restroom at the Minot station at about 9:30 a.m. Anyone who was at the Amtrak station in Minot while this train was stopped, as well as ...
ANAMOOSE – A rural Martin man sustained minor injuries when his vehicle was struck by a BNSF train near Anamoose Thursday, Oct. 1. According to The Pierce County Sheriff’s office, at about 10:37 a.m., dispatch received a 911 call reporting a collision between a northwest bound BNSF train and a motor vehicle. Dispatch was advised the collision occurred on the train tracks located on the 3200 block of 26th Avenue Northeast, about eight miles east of Anamoose. A Jeep Wrangler occupied by Charles Weick, 65, was struck by the train. Weick was transported to a Harvey hospital for ...
A preliminary hearing has been set in North Central District Court for Nov. 5 for a Minot man charged with attempted murder. Melvin Tory Cullers, 53, is charged with attempted murder, a Class A felony, and felonious restraint, terrorizing and domestic violence-serious bodily injury, all Class ...
