Crews with the Minot Fire Department were dispatched to respond to a reported cooking fire in northeast Minot Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11. According to a release from the Minot Fire Department, crews arrived on scene within 3 minutes after the report was received at 4:21 p.m. The crews ...

The oldest World War II veteran in North Dakota celebrated his 109th birthday party at the Minot Lodge Senior center on Wednesday, Feb. 11, an event which came complete with dignitaries and two massive cakes. Ray Curtis was born in 1917 in Portal and served in the U.S. Army for five years. ...

Getting a ballot question before voters in November is a goal of a committee that hopes to find ways to save money while retaining and growing services through a potential merger of the Ward County and Minot public libraries. “We can talk about this until we are blue in the face, but the ...

A Minot man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the August 2025 shooting death of Dorian Thomas, 19, has been sentenced to serve seven years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Johnathan Lee DeCoteau, 19, appeared in North Central District Court Wednesday morning, Feb. ...

The most current respiratory disease surveillance data for North Dakota are summarized below for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 7. The report provides a brief overview of respiratory activity statewide. This report provides a weekly summary of respiratory disease activity in North Dakota, ...

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced the opening of an additional funding round for the Destination Development Grant (DDG) program, making $4 million available to advance tourism projects across the state. The funds, originally allocated to ND Country Fest for ...