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Minot High senior prepares for second graduation

When Minot High senior Sophia Bell walks across the commencement stage Sunday to collect her diploma, it will be her second walk and second diploma this month. Bell is the first graduate in the Minot school system to earn a college associate degree while completing her high school studies. ...

Minot, area graduates to receive diplomas Sunday

Minot High School and Minot North High School will hold their 2026 graduation ceremonies Sunday, May 24, in the Minot State University Dome. The Minot North ceremony begins at 1 p.m. and the Minot High ceremony at 4 p.m. Students Michael Zepeda and Saige Carlson, both graduating with highest honors, will be speaking at the Minot High commencement. About 190 students are expected to be among the graduates. Other Minot High honor students are: Highest honors, Maura Alexander, Kjell Andersen, Blake Anderson, Tayvin Archer, Sophia Bell, Teagan Bennett, Zoey Blanchard, Drew Bohlender, ...

Charges filed against truck driver for fatal Watford City crash

WATFORD CITY – Charges have been filed by the State of North Dakota in Northwest District Court against a Tennessee man for a Sept. 28, 2025, crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and 23rd Street, south of Watford City, in which two people died and a third person was injured. According to court documents, Mickey Alonzo Gramley is charged with manslaughter-child victim and manslaughter-adult victim, both Class B felonies. He’s also charged with reckless endangerment-extreme indifference, a Class C felony. A 5-year-old girl, who is not named in the complaint dated Monday, May ...

Bicyclist injured in crash in Carrington

CARRINGTON – A juvenile from Carrington was seriously injured Wednesday, May 20, in a crash with a vehicle in Carrington. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, about 5:27 p.m., a Jeep Cherokee driven by a juvenile, also from Carrington, was traveling westbound on Second Street South and struck the bicyclist traveling south out of a parking lot toward Second Street. The bicyclist was taken to a Carrington medical facility and then flown to Fargo. The names of the juveniles will not be released. The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol

Williston Music Intensive returns with workshop

WILLISTON — The Williston Music Intensive (WMI) returns July 20–24 with its largest workshop yet: a five-day, full-band program for rock and pop musicians in the Bakken. All sessions run in the evenings after 5 p.m., a format designed to accommodate the schedules of working adults. The ...