District 5 candidate charged with shoplifting

July 23, 2026

Kyle Erickson, 36, a candidate for the North Dakota House of Representatives District 5, is facing a petty theft charge. Erickson allegedly shoplifted a pair of headphones, valued at $26.99, from a Minot business on May 31. According to a Minot Police Department affidavit, store surveillance video showed Erickson taking the headphones into a restroom. The store manager later found the empty box hidden in a child restraint device inside a stall. Erickson had already passed the point of sale and left the building without making a purchase. Police identified Erickson using the store's ...

Lend-a-Paw fundraiser filled with activities

July 23, 2026

To celebrate the animals who lend a paw to mental health, while raising lifesaving funds for homeless pets in the Minot community, Souris Valley Animal Shelter is holding a 5K Color Run/Walk/Roll at a Lend-a-Paw Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Oak Park. The Minot Police Department will be bringing its therapy K9 to share life-saving stories. The event includes a color run/walk/roll with a special award ceremony, vendors, bouncy houses, a creative paw-casso canvas art activity, face painting, balloon animals and more. Even Disney Princess Moana is ...

Manka Family Ministries to present at Minot Baptist

July 23, 2026

From July 26 through July 31, The Dan Manka Family will be at the Minot Baptist Church. The Sunday services are at 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. All services, Monday through Friday, will be at 7 p.m. The Manka Family Ministries is a conservative, evangelistic ministry. They have ministered in 42 states, Mexico, seven Native American reservations, on Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House, and in seven provinces of Canada. All current team members have been Christian school teachers with about 90 years of experience combined. They offer preaching, puppetry, Christian drama, ...

Scholarships awarded at ND State Fair

July 23, 2026

The North Dakota State Fair (NDSF), in partnership with the Minot Area Community Foundation, awarded six $1,000 scholarships to members of the North Dakota State Fair Graduating Class of 2026. The scholarship recipients were honored during a special presentation held Tuesday, July 21, at the ...

US HHS awards funds in ND

July 23, 2026

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $4.67 million for initiatives across North Dakota to support Head Start, diabetes prevention and treatment and opioid response. Among the grants for diabetes prevention and treatment programs were $218,449 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, $155,194 to the Three Affiliated Tribes and $135,604 to the Spirit Lake Tribe.

HHS prepares to implement Medicaid work requirements

July 23, 2026

BISMARCK – North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it is preparing to implement several federally required changes to the state’s Medicaid program over the next two years, including work requirements for some Medicaid Expansion members. These new requirements are a result of the federal Working Families Tax Cut Act passed by Congress and signed into law on July 4, 2025. Starting Jan. 1, adults ages 19 to 64 enrolled in Medicaid Expansion will be required to participate in work, an approved work or training program, volunteer or be enrolled in an education ...