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Dakota Hope fundraising banquet series

Dakota Hope Clinic has announced its 2025 annual fundraising banquet series, “Worthy,” taking place in September in Minot, Tioga and Bottineau. Instead of featuring a national speaker as in past years, the “Worthy” banquets will highlight personal testimonies from Dakota Hope staff ...

Community event to remember October wildfires

WATFORD CITY – The public is invited to attend “Community Strong: Remembering the 2024 October Wildfires and Those Who Stood Together,” to honor the resilience of the community and the heroic efforts of first responders. Scheduled for Aug. 14 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Outlaws Convention ...

Council fails to advance city sales tax proposal

A proposal to change the allocation of Minot’s first penny of sales tax to include public safety died on a tie vote Aug. 4. However, it isn’t the last word. Council member Rob Fuller, who has been advocating for the change, said he will continue pushing to see it happen. Meanwhile, council ...

US Senate approves ND military construction projects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has approved key priorities to strengthen North Dakota’s military missions and provide the state’s veterans with health care, benefits and recognitions they have earned in the 2026 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding bill Sen. John Hoeven, ...

Despite pending loss of federal credits, EVs still encouraged for ND

Federal tax incentives for electric vehicles will be eliminated sooner than originally planned. Potential EV buyers in North Dakota might be rethinking their approach but a regional expert said they should not suddenly change course. Under the new tax policy law pushed by the Trump ...

Minot man facing federal child porn charges

A Minot man has been charged in U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, with two counts of receiving child pornography from another man from Minnesota. According to the criminal complaint, Timothy Lee Exley, 43, Minot, was arrested by FBI agents in Minot July 31 and charged with two ...