The cost to merge Minot Public and Ward County Public libraries would add nearly $700,000 to first year operating costs, but a committee investigating a merger continues to examine the numbers to see what the cost savings might be over time. The joint committee of the city and county met ...

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong and First Lady Kjersti Armstrong on Wednesday, May 20, announced the Bottineau High School Concert Choir and Mandan Middle School band have been selected as the Governor’s Official State Band/Orchestra Program and Choral Program for the 2026-2027 school year. ...

NEW TOWN – The MHA Nation will host the grand opening of its Four Bears Dock Side Den Airbnbs Thursday, May 21, on the Four Bears Peninsula near the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, west of New Town. The ribbon cutting will begin at 1 p.m., with MHA Nation Chairman Mark Fox and Four Bears ...

MANDAN – The 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at noon, Monday, May 25, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, 6.5 miles south of Mandan on N.D. Highway 1806. This annual event, hosted by the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery and North Dakota National Guard, honors all deceased American ...

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 ...