Worries about whether a proposed Voluntary Separation Incentive Program will hit its employment reduction target led the Minot City Council on Monday, Sept. 21, to scale back the program, raising property taxes in the 2027 budget by $765,250 in the process. The council voted 4-3 to approve a ...
WASHINGTON – Funding to extend the northbound left-turn lane on U.S. Highway 83 at Minot Air Force Base has been awarded to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, according to the North Dakota congressional delegation. U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak on Monday, Sept. 21, announced the award of $1.04 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program to support transportation improvements at Minot Air Force Base. The funding will support the $1.3 million project to improve access to the base. In May, the delegation sent a ...
WILLISTON – Two individuals were injured in a motorcycle-van crash in Williston Sunday, Sept. 20. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at approximately 8:27 p.m., a 2025 Kawasaki EX500 sport bike was traveling north on Second Avenue West in Williston at a high rate of speed. A 2013 Chrysler Town & Country minivan was stopped for a red light at the intersection of Second Avenue West and 42nd Street West. The sport bike struck the rear of the van. The sport bike driver, a 16-year-old male from Alamo, sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and was later flown to a Fargo ...
TIOGA – A 48-year-old man from Leesville, Louisiana, was injured when the pickup he was driving and a semi crashed on U.S. Highway 2, three miles south of Tioga, Sunday, Sept. 20. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at approximately 7:56 p.m., a Peterbilt semi with trailer was traveling eastbound on the highway in the right lane, approximately three miles south of Tioga. A Ram pickup was stopped at a red traffic light, waiting for the light to turn green. The Peterbilt struck the Ram from the rear. The driver of the Peterbilt, a 25-year-old man from Greybull, Wyoming, was ...
In 2025, nearly three out of four car seats checked in North Dakota were found to have at least one misuse, according to North Dakota car seat checkup data. During Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 20-26, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) and Vision Zero are encouraging parents and caregivers to make sure children are properly secured in the right car seat and to seek help from a certified child passenger safety technician. “Car seats are designed to protect children, but they need to be used correctly to provide the protection they are intended to provide,” Dawn ...
BOTTINEAU – Dakota College at Bottineau will recognize three alumni and community award recipients at its awards banquet Saturday, Oct. 10. The Young Alumnus Award recipient is Adyson Jelleberg. The award honors an alumnus who attended DCB within the last 15 years and has shown success, growth and promise in their chosen career while contributing in a beneficial way to community and/or society in general. Jelleberg exemplifies each of these qualities through her dedication to education, leadership and service. A 2022 graduate of DCB, Jelleberg was an inaugural member of the LadyJacks ...
