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Council advances capital improvement projects

The City of Minot has $880 million in capital expenses on a multi-year project list, but not all could come to pass. “There’s a huge need in capital projects over time,” City Engineer Lance Meyer told the Minot City Council Monday, May 4. “We’re aware that all of that can’t be ...

U.S. data center boom comes to ND

The United States is far ahead of the rest of the world in the area of artificial intelligence and cloud computing and it needs to stay in the lead, according to Nick Phillips, executive vice president of External Affairs with Applied Digital. That sizable lead has led to adversaries investing ...

Click-It for Coffee events promote seat belt use

VELVA — Coffee drinkers in Velva pulling into the Magic Bean Brewing Co. were rewarded with a coupon if they were using their seat belts as a part of a Vision Zero Click-It for Coffee event on Wednesday, May 6. McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies were on hand as well to speak with those who ...

Armstrong, other leaders give updates on presidential library

MEDORA – State, federal and community leaders gathered in Medora Wednesday, May 6, to outline preparations for one of North Dakota’s most significant tourism seasons, including the July 4 opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and ND250 celebrations across the state. Gov. ...

Past month driest April since 2018

This past month of April the average temperature was 38.1 degrees, which is 2.3 degrees below the 119-year long-term average of 40.4 degrees, according to Austin Kraklau of the NDSU Research Extension Center, south of Minot. He said the lowest temperature of the month was 15 degrees, which ...

Minot Rotary Scholarship Foundation announces 2026 awards

The Minot Rotary Scholarship Foundation has announced the scholarship recipients for 2026. The foundation has awarded funds to 27 high school seniors from Minot and the surrounding area. Recipients are chosen by members of the Rotary Club of Minot who review and score every application based ...