The Armed Forces Reserve Center in Minot was the scene of a deactivation ceremony on Aug. 1 when the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 818th Engineer Company (Sapper) deactivated. The ceremony, called a casing ceremony, symbolized the deactivation of the unit. According to N.D. Army ...
Minot’s city government took on a new look during 2025 with a new mayor, a new city council member, a new city manager and a new police chief. Mark Jantzer, who had served on the city council since 2008, was elected mayor on Aug. 5. Mike Hayes was selected from 15 applicants to fill ...
The near-miss incident involving a B-52H from Minot Air Force Base and a passenger plane Friday, July 18, drew extensive local and national attention in 2025. As of December, the investigation into the incident has not been completed, “That investigation is ongoing,” said Peter Knudson ...
Minot experienced three homicides in 2025 and saw many other murder cases receive verdicts from juries or settlements through plea agreements. However, the long awaited trial of the woman charged with the 2007 murder of Anita Knutson garnered a great deal of attention and concluded with a ...
An Australian artist’s work on a giant mural on a former downtown Minot grain elevator in 2025 concluded at the end of September. “It looks beautiful,” said Chelsea Gleich with the commissioning group. “It’s better than what we imagined.” The images portray legacy, hard work, ...
PARSHALL – With a large crowd in attendance, the MHA Nation celebrated the grand opening of its Native Green Grow (NG2) Greenhouse near Parshall Nov. 26. The greenhouse, proclaimed to be a landmark of innovation in Indigenous food sovereignty, will be, when completed, one of the largest ...