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McKenzie County to host data center forum

Local News September 3, 2026

WATFORD CITY — McKenzie County will host a Community Forum on Data Center Sound & Health on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6–8 p.m. at the McKenzie County Ag Expo. The forum will feature independent environmental health and acoustics professionals who will explain the science behind sound, low-frequency noise and infrasound; demonstrate how sound is measured and evaluated; and discuss how those concepts apply to industrial development. Before the forum, baseline sound measurements will be taken near existing industrial facilities throughout McKenzie County. During the presentation, ...

Harvest brings farm equipment to roads

Local News September 3, 2026

With harvest underway across North Dakota, motorists can expect to share the road with more combines, tractors and other large farm equipment. Vision Zero reminds drivers to slow down, stay alert and use patience when approaching or traveling near agricultural vehicles. Farm equipment often travels much slower than other vehicles, so drivers can come upon it faster than they expect and may have little time to slow down. Equipment may also be wider than a traffic lane, have limited visibility and require additional space to turn or maneuver. "Farm equipment is a familiar sight on North ...

Governor stresses urgency of kratom bills

Local News September 3, 2026

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong urged legislators meeting in special session Wednesday, Sept. 2, to act decisively in regulating a substance that acts as an opioid. Armstrong called the special session to pass laws addressing kratom. “We are here to address a public safety and public ...

Governor discusses mental health care delivery

Local News September 3, 2026

From the Western Governors' Association BISMARCK –On the first day of National Suicide Prevention Month, North Dakota Gov.Kelly Armstrong sat down for a discussion about how to deliver robust mental health services across North Dakota and other rural western states. Armstrong joined ...

Medical simulation program expands to western ND

Local News September 3, 2026

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota’s only mobile medical simulation program, UND’s Simulation In Motion-North Dakota (SIM-ND), is coming to western North Dakota. In July, the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) traveling program announced the arrival of two new "sprinter" style simulation vans — modeled on the slightly smaller, more agile ambulances typically seen on the streets of larger cities. Funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the two new simulation vans will be based in Minot and Grand Forks/Fargo, respectively. “We ...

Deadlocked jury in Clancy trial goes home after fifth day without verdict

National News September 3, 2026

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Wednesday following a fifth day of deliberations and twice saying they can't agree whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The jury will return again Thursday morning. The judge told jurors to keep deliberating Wednesday when they said for a second straight ...