North Dakota says it's now on track to ensure all homes and businesses can connect to high-speed internet service. Even with some accessibility issues to sort out, this rural-centric state feels poised to lead the nation in closing gaps. North Dakota's Information Technology office said with ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reintroduced the National Coal Council Act to preserve the National Coal Council (NCC) and help secure the future of U.S. coal production. The NCC is a federal advisory committee that provides ...

Robert Strishock has joined the Ackerman-Estvold Minot office as a construction administration specialist. He earned a bachelor of environmental design from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, and his MBA from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at ...

The headline of the Monday, Dec. 8, 1941, edition of The Minot Daily News, the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, announced Congress had promptly declared war on Japan. Eighty-four years ago on Sunday, Dec. 7, the Imperial Japanese Navy led a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy ...

Residents of First District Health Unit’s seven county area are invited to give their 2 cents worth in a recently released community health survey. That 2 cents could be converted in a drawing to one of four $25 gift cards. FDHU Executive Director Holly Brekhus said it has been about 10 ...

BISMARCK — Gov. Kelly Armstrong informed legislative leaders on Friday, Dec. 5, that he has identified Jan. 21 as the tentative date for a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly. Armstrong indicated the special session would act on anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s ...