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Food bank marks construction on statewide distribution center

FARGO – Great Plains Food Bank celebrated the start of construction on a new statewide distribution center in Fargo. This marks a significant milestone in the Great Plains Food Bank’s Harvesting Hope Campaign, a capital campaign to build critical infrastructure and expand hunger-relief ...

Rural Health Award recipients announced

GRAND FORKS – The annual Dakota Conference on Rural Health will recognize North Dakota rural health advocates for accomplishments during the Outstanding Rural Health Awards Banquet June 3 in Grand Forks. Among recipients are Tessa Strand, a registered nurse with McKenzie Health in Watford City, who will be recognized with he Emerging Rural Health Leader Award. Trinity Health Kenmare Hospital will be recognized with the Flex Quality Reporting Award. The R-COOL-Health Scrubs Camp of the Year Award will go to the Northeast Education Services Cooperative in Devils Lake.

Defendant sentenced to 20 years in stabbing case

One of three people charged in connection with a fatal November stabbing has been sentenced to serve 20 years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Choze Morsette, 30, had pleaded guilty in February to one count of accomplice ot murder-extreme indifference, a Class AA ...

Victim of crash near Kensal identified

KENSAL — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a one-vehicle crash that occurred Monday, May 11, near Kensal. Faith Eli, 22, Carrington, died in the crash. Eli was driving on a road west of Kensal when the vehicle left the road. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled, according to the Highway Patrol.

Vision Zero announces awards at conference

BISMARCK – North Dakota recorded 85 traffic deaths in 2025, the lowest annual total in 29 years, according to Vision Zero, a statewide initiative dedicated to eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries. The 2026 Vision Zero Partner Conference drew traffic safety leaders and others from across the state to Bismarck May 11-12. “While fewer lives were lost in 2025, 85 deaths still represent 85 families forever changed,” said Karin Mongeon, Highway Safety Division Director for the North Dakota Department of Transportation. “Traffic deaths are largely preventable. As we see ...

Restaurant ‘sheriff’ keeps customers happy

Pizza Ranch employee Richard Reuer doesn’t clear tables for customers. He arrests their plates for loitering. Dressed as a sheriff when he takes his weekend shifts at the Minot restaurant, Reuer is a stickler for a clean and welcoming environment, but he also wants guests to enjoy their ...