For six decades, generations of young swimmers have jumped into the pool, learned new strokes and endured countless early-morning practices as participants in the Minot Swim Club. Established in 1965, the club celebrates 60 years of building swimmers into who they are, both inside and outside ...
OMAHA, Neb. – July runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 2.0 million acre-feet (MAF), 61% of average. Runoff was below-normal to well-below-normal in the Fort Peck, Garrison, and Oahe reaches due to lack of precipitation, dry soils, and below-average mountain snowpack. Runoff was above normal in the Fort Randall and Gavins Point reaches and near normal in the Sioux City reach. “July brought warmer and drier weather to the Missouri River Basin,” said John Remus, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division ...
A Stanley woman charged with negligent homicide after striking a pedestrian in July 2025 has received a suspended five-year sentence in North Central District Court after pleading guilty on Aug. 5. Jean Marie Nelson, 82, Minot, was charged Dec. 29, 2025, with one count of negligent homicide, a Class C felony. District Judge Gary Lee sentenced Nelson to five years with five years suspended and two years supervised probation. She is to pay fees and fines of $125. According to court documents, on July 12, 2025, a 92-year-old male was hit by a vehicle at 31st Avenue Southwest and 16th ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is accepting applications for the Septic Renovation Water Quality Initiative, a funding opportunity designed to support water quality improvements through the renovation of failing septic systems. Eligible applicants include non-federal entities such as local governments, joint powers boards, or nonprofit organizations. Applicants will specify a local project area to provide rebates to individual property owners for renovating their failing septic systems. The application deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 30.
WILLISTON – The Williston Fire Department (WFD) reported it responded Sunday, Aug. 9, to a commercial structure fire started by an incinerator. The department was dispatched at 12:30 p.m. to the 1300 block of East Broadway Street following an initial report from a person driving by the ...
The August Parent Cafe will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from noon-1 p.m. Learn strategies for a smooth back-to-school transition. Online Parent Cafe events offer a chance to connect, reflect and listen to other parents and caregivers. Cafes are eligible for parent education credit hours. Certificates are sent to participants after each event. To register, contact Holly Arnold at holly.arnold@ndsu.edu.
