Souris Valley United Way's fundraising campaign to support area charitable organizations is officially underway. SVUW recently announced it already is at 42% of its campaign goal of $625,000. The campaign runs through Jan. 31. SVUW serves the counties of Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, McLean, ...
ANAMOOSE – A rural Martin man sustained minor injuries when his vehicle was struck by a BNSF train near Anamoose Thursday, Oct. 1. According to The Pierce County Sheriff’s office, at about 10:37 a.m., dispatch received a 911 call reporting a collision between a northwest bound BNSF train and a motor vehicle. Dispatch was advised the collision occurred on the train tracks located on the 3200 block of 26th Avenue Northeast, about eight miles east of Anamoose. A Jeep Wrangler occupied by Charles Weick, 65, was struck by the train. Weick was transported to a Harvey hospital for ...
BISMARCK – A passenger with measles traveled on Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder, which departed Chicago on Sept. 23 and arrived in Minot the morning of Sept. 24. This created a potential exposure risk for passengers, and anyone at the station while the train was scheduled to be in Minot from about 9:06 to 9:51 a.m., according to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. The passenger reported getting off the train to use the restroom at the Minot station at about 9:30 a.m. Anyone who was at the Amtrak station in Minot while this train was stopped, as well as ...
North Dakota author, storyteller and entertainer Marsha DesLauriers as Amma Mamma visited John Hoeven Elementary School Friday, Oct. 2, for the third year of her classroom visit program for kindergarten through second grade. During her visits, DesLauriers performs short songs with her ...
FARGO – Rural North Dakota communities are invited to apply for the AgTech Champion Communities Program, a 12-month opportunity designed to help communities turn local agriculture, workforce and technology opportunities into action. The program is one of North Dakota State University Extension’s workforce initiatives through the National Science Foundation AgTech Engine in North Dakota. The program will work with selected communities to help build local leadership and partnerships, better understand workforce needs, explore emerging opportunities in agricultural technology and ...
A preliminary hearing has been set in North Central District Court for Nov. 5 for a Minot man charged with attempted murder. Melvin Tory Cullers, 53, is charged with attempted murder, a Class A felony, and felonious restraint, terrorizing and domestic violence-serious bodily injury, all Class ...
