World-class jazz is coming to Minot State University as Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band (BPB) takes the stage on Friday, Feb. 13, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. This concert is a featured event of the Magic City Jazz Festival, an educational experience designed to provide ...

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and North Dakota youth organizations said for teen survivors, an open ear is just as important as meeting their basic needs. Whether it is a podcast, Instagram story or a news headline, leaders from a coalition of regional ...

The Board of Directors of Norsk Høstfest Association on Thursday, Jan. 29, announced that the annual Norsk Høstfest festival, long recognized as North America’s largest Scandinavian festival, will no longer continue after the conclusion of the 2025 event. According to a news release issued ...

A Minot man who previously pleaded guilty to shaking an infant in 2016, resulting in permanent disabilities, now faces new charges, including manslaughter and negligent homicide, due to the victim passing away in 2023. Matthew James Zappone, 39, appeared for a bond hearing on Wednesday, Jan. ...

The presiding judge in the case of the Surrey man charged in the Christmas Eve 2023 shooting of Nicholas Van Pelt has ordered a review of unaired interview footage with the surviving victim from a North Dakota broadcaster. This order from district court Judge Daniel El-Dweek advances one of ...

STANLEY – Stanley native Leif Hemstad will be speaking Friday, Jan. 30, at the Sibyl Center in Stanley on “A Farmer’s Wisdom for Cultivating Leadership, Purpose, and Life.” Hemstad will draw from the timeless lessons of his father, Curt, a farmer whose letters and legacy shaped a ...