FARGO – Dr. Mark Rostad has joined HIA Hospice as its new medical director. A Kindred native, Rostad brings a wealth of experience and deep local ties to his new role, in which he will lead the organization’s medical team in providing compassionate end-of-life care throughout North Dakota ...

Trinity Health announced it has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award. This recognition reflects a commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive timely, evidence-based care aligned with nationally recognized clinical ...

The 2026 North Dakota State Fair will be part of America’s biggest celebration with its involvement in the nationwide America 250 initiative, the State Fair announced recently. From July to October 2025, fairs across the country will begin hosting America 250-themed activities. In July 2026, ...

As summer draws to a close, with costs and everyday expenses rising, several local nonprofits are teaming up to ensure Minot students begin the school year prepared and confident. Operation Homefront (military families), Mrs. Field’s Closet, Back 2 Basics Hybrid Pantry, Matthew 25 Project, ...

After learning this past spring that federal funds for its Community Builder Program were terminated, Souris Basin Planning Council successfully worked to find outside help to keep its AmeriCorps sites staffed. It now looks to revive the program, thanks to new funds approved for the coming ...

A Minot man has been sentenced to three years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after pleading guilty to the distribution of fentanyl resulting in overdoses in April. Travis Fletcher Kruczek, 25, Minot, was sentenced after entering a change of plea in North Central ...