Pageant to raise awareness for Parkinson’s, mental health

September 18, 2026

The Miss Northern Lights pageant, created as an awareness campaign for Parkinson's disease and mental health, will be held Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Taube Museum of Art. Holly Jacobs, who runs Razzle-N-Dazzle.co., organized the Miss Northern Lights pageant. Jacobs said she’s been battling Parkinson’s since Feb. 14, 2014, so the topic of the pageant is close to her heart. Jacobs chose to hold the pageant at the Taube Museum of Art because art is something that helps her cope with the condition. "A pageant is more than just a crown or gown. It’s a form of self expression, instills ...

ND cedes child’s death case to Texas

September 18, 2026

Charges of failing to report the corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site have been dismissed against a Minot woman who had been arrested after law officers found a deceased body encased in cement in a tote. Sarah Kerzmann, 45, no longer faces the Class C felony charges in Ward County, but she will be held in the Ward County Jail pending extradition to Texas, which has an arrest warrant for her. North Central District Judge Richard Hagar dismissed the charge in Ward County on Thursday, Sept. 17. Kerzmann’s husband, Craig Kerzmann, faces similar charges for which a court ...

Dem-NPL announces keynote, honorees at Burdick Dinner

September 18, 2026

FARGO — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana will be keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Burdick Dinner on Oct. 10 in Fargo, according to the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. “Senator Tester has a long history of standing up for rural America. As a third-generation farmer and former school teacher, Senator Tester is more than familiar with the issues facing us in North Dakota today. We’re thrilled he’ll be joining us," Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn said. Heidi Heitkamp, who represented North Dakota in the U.S. Senate from 2013-2019, also will be speaking. Democrats will ...

‘Dakota Cup’ scholarship competition announced

September 18, 2026

BISMARCK – State Superintendent Levi Bachmeier and the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) have announced the creation of the Dakota Cup, a new statewide high school scholarship competition designed to highlight academic achievement and excellence across ...

Wetlands grants awarded in ND

September 18, 2026

DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly $3 million in grant funding for 11 projects to help study, protect, manage and restore valuable wetlands across America’s mountains and plains region. Receiving funds in North Dakota are the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, $262,500; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, $321,417; and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, at least $149,514. “EPA knows our state, local, and Tribal partners are best suited to manage the wetlands in their own backyards, and these Wetland Program Develop Grants allow them to do ...

Milestone

September 18, 2026

Southern New Hampshire University MANCHESTER, N.H. – Area students have been named to the summer 2026 President's List at Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.70 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. The list includes Jacob Harless of Ryder; Brooke Araiza, Zahra Amin, Paul O'Dell, Jessy Aragon, Dalton Hoskin, all of Minot; and Sierra Simpson of Minot Air Force Base.