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Study aims for good fit between base, community

A study has identified 26 compatibility factors around which planning will be critical to the successful coexistence of Minot Air Force Base operations and local communities going forward. Work on the Minot Air Force Base Compatible Use Study has begun, and public input meetings, including one ...

Possible tornado hits Rolette County

ROLETTE COUNTY – The Belcourt and St. John area were hit with high winds, hail and a possible tornado on Tuesday June 2, which caused major damage to several structures including entire decks and sheds blowing away, substantial damage to several roofs and the entire roof of a daycare blowing ...

City shares tall-grass ordinance updates

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

May sets moisture, temp records

The past month of May was the driest May since 2019, according to Austin Kraklau of the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot. The total moisture for the month was 0.97 inches, which is 1.39 inches below the long-term average of 2.36 inches. May of 2019 only had 0.78 inch of ...

Research Center precipitation

On Wednesday, June 3, at 8 a.m., 0.21-inch of moisture was recorded at the North Central Research Extension Center, south of Minot, in the past 24-hour period.