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Border visit spurs advocacy for detainee

Former residents of the Minot area who recently participated in an educational trip to the United States’ southern border are joining the call for humanitarian release of a Immigration & Customs Enforcement detainee from Minnesota. Among those making the trip were Bruce and Cindy Carlson, ...

Local Outdoors

Deer season set North Dakota’s 2026 deer season is set, with 39,100 licenses available to hunters, down 3,200 from last year, the lowest total in over a half century. Muzzleloader licenses were also reduced, and antlerless deer gun licenses are not available in several units. A total of 240 nonresident any deer archery licenses are available, a decrease of 60 from last year. Additionally, nonresidents may only hunt on private land, excluding Private Land Open To Sportsmen, during the first 9½ days of the deer bow season. The statewide deer herd continues to recover from the ...

It's all for the birds

Saturday, May 9, was spring World Migratory Bird Day 2026 in the USA and Canada regions. There will a be Migratory Bird Day in the Mexico/Central and South America/Caribbean regions on Oct. 10 this year. People are encouraged to get involved in monitoring and data collection via tools like ...

Car show to benefit Easterseals Goodwill of ND

ABRA Auto Body Repair Minot will host Cruisin’ for a Cause, a community car show benefiting Easterseals Goodwill of North Dakota, on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 629 20th Ave. SE in Minot. Cruisin’ for a Cause builds on ABRA Minot’s ongoing commitment to supporting people with disabilities through inclusive, community-centered fundraising events. All proceeds from the event will directly support Easterseals Goodwill ND programs and services serving individuals and families in the Minot region. Vehicle registration is still open for car enthusiasts. Guests can enjoy ...

ND Guard officer in charge of DC special mission

WASHINGTON – U.S. soldiers with the North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner (WHCAD) at ...

UND medical school presents awards

GRAND FORKS – The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences presented a number of awards to its M.D. Class of 2026 medical students and faculty during its commencement festivities on May 1 and 2. Among winners of the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Clinical Faculty was Dustin Evans, M.D., clerkship director of surgery for the Minot Integrated Longitudinal Experience (MILE), a third-year clerkship at Trinity Health for students training in the Minot region. James Schmidt, M.D., clinical instructor of Family & Community Medicine, also was ...