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CHI St. Alexius, Altru finalize agreement

BISMARCK – CommonSpirit Health and Altru Health System have signed a definitive agreement for CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, Turtle Lake and Garrison to join Altru Health System. The transaction is expected to close in early 2027, pending regulatory review and customary closing conditions. The agreement follows a non-binding letter of intent announced earlier this year. It builds on an established relationship between the organizations, including their work together in Devils Lake, and reflects a shared commitment to sustaining access to high-quality care in North Dakota, ...

MACF announces October grant awards

The Minot Area Community Foundation has announced a historic month of giving, with $926,347 in funding awards approved by its board of directors in October 2026. This marks the largest monthly funding total in the foundation's history. These funds represent a combination of donor-advised distributions and grants supporting nonprofits, charitable organizations and community initiatives throughout the region. “We are absolutely thrilled to see this record-breaking amount of funding going to organizations throughout our region,” said Jason Zimmerman, president of the Minot Area ...

Election Day arrives

City to seek bids on police station remodel

The City of Minot is moving forward with the first phase of remodeling of the Minot Police Department, with a tentative bid opening set for Tuesday, Dec. 8. The Minot City Council received a report from the architectural design lead on Monday, Nov. 2, and voted to release a bid package ...

Sales tax review reflects well on flood project

The 1.08 cents currently allocated to water projects from Minot’s 2-cent city sales tax should carry those projects to completion, according to an analysis from the Souris River Joint Board. Ryan Ackerman, SRJB administrator, and David Ashley, board chairman, met with the Minot City Council ...

Event to remember lives lost in traffic crashes

BISMARCK – Behind every traffic death is a person whose loss continues to be felt by family, friends and a community. North Dakotans are invited to honor those lives during the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Friday, Nov. 13, at the North Dakota State Capitol. The North Dakota Department of Transportation Highway Safety Division, through Vision Zero, will host the annual observance in Memorial Hall. Attendees are invited to arrive beginning at 11:30 a.m. to view memorial displays and gather with families and others before the program begins at noon. This ...