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MPS rehires teacher after reversal of neglect report

A former Minot Public School teacher has been rehired by the school district after an alleged “confirmed” report of suspected child neglect was reversed by the Ward Human Service Zone (WHSZ) and found to be “unconfirmed.” Heather Raknerud and her husband Zachary Raknerud were ...

Towner students plan for future

TOWNER – Bryson Deibert and Sydney Schock are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at TGU-Towner High School. The graduation for TGU-Towner will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at the Towner school. After graduation, Deibert is planning to go straight into the workforce – ...

Students inspired to aim high by own struggles

Seniors all over North Dakota are chomping at the bit, awaiting their graduations and the next chapter of their lives. South Prairie School seniors Riley Johnson and Jayla Kannianen are two of the many who plan to go to the University of North Dakota in the fall. South Prairie School District ...

Minor injuries after plane crash

ENDERLIN – A private plane piloted by a Kulm woman reportedly crashed in a field during an exhibition flight on Monday. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the 1951 Piper Cub plane had taken off from the Enderlin Airport, west of Enderlin, shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday but ...

Minot man charged with terrorizing makes initial appearance

A Minot man charged with two felonies after threatening another man at a northwest Minot hotel on Saturday made his initial appearance in North Central District Court Monday. Larron Terrell Lewis, 45, Minot, was arrested and charged following the incident with two Class C felony counts of ...

Defendants sentenced for child endangerment

Two defendants from Minot were sentenced in North Central District Court on May 7 after pleading guilty to Class B felony endangerment of a child after a toddler in their care required treatment for opioid exposure. Dustin Vaughn Strenke, 42, and Connie Lea Wheeler, 62, both entered pleas of ...