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Bike camp produces skills, smiles

Learning to ride a bike is a rite of passage for many youngsters, and the iCan Bike program is ensuring that individuals with disabilities can share in that experience. This week, for about the sixth year, Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports has been hosting iCan Bike, a program that gives people ...

Proposed budget hikes city taxes

A city manager’s budget proposal of nearly $218 million for 2027 will be getting scrutiny from the Minot City Council in coming days. The proposed budget, while up just 0.8% overall from 2026, includes a sizable property tax increase, from about $354 per $100,000 of property value to ...

Explosion, fire injure apartment occupant

WILLISTON – A woman was seriously burned in an explosion and fire at a four-unit apartment building in Williston on Wednesday, July 15, according to the Williston Fire Department. The department reported it was dispatched at 12:16 p.m. to the 1400 block of Fourth Avenue West for a report of ...

Harmful algal bloom advisories, warnings issued

BISMARCK – Lake Darling in Renville County, Devils Lake in Ramsey and Benson counties and Lake Brekken in McLean County are among water bodies for which the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has issued harmful algal bloom advisories. Harmful algal blooms, also known as HABs or blue-green algae, can develop quickly during warm, sunny weather. Some blooms produce cyanotoxins, which may affect people, pets and livestock if the water is swallowed or contacted. Water suspected of containing blue-green algae should be avoided. If contact occurs, rinse off with fresh water ...