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SNAP changes targeted for Nov. 1

Local News August 28, 2026

BISMARCK – In collaboration with and at the direction of the U.S. Food and Nutrition Administration, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that North Dakota submitted a request to postpone from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1 changes to the list of items eligible for purchase with an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) Healthy Choice Waiver. “This pause provides an opportunity for our federal partners and retailers to continue to prepare and for SNAP households to become more familiar with the changes to items that ...

Trinity's Healthcare Exploring kicks off Sept. 2

Local News August 28, 2026

Youth interested in investigating a career in healthcare are invited to join Trinity Health’s Healthcare Exploring program. Trinity announced a kickoff event will be held on Wednesday, Sept 2, at 5:30 p.m. Attendees will meet in the Trinity Health Hospital atrium, 2305 37th Ave SW, Minot. The Healthcare Exploring program will meet monthly at Trinity Health. The Healthcare Exploring Program is designed for students in grades 9-12 who are interested in healthcare careers and want to learn about different medical professions. The program will give students the chance to learn and ...

Strikeouts help 200 ND veterans find connection

Local News August 28, 2026

What began as a strikeout on the mound is now bringing veterans together around campfires, fishing lines and hunting trips across North Dakota. The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) Caring Foundation has concluded its fourth season of Strike Out the Stigma, partnering with the ...

Program helps expand hunting access in Dakotas

Local News August 28, 2026

A partnership between the North and South Dakota state chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Pheasants Forever is helping open more private land to public hunting across the Dakotas. Through the partnership, the South Dakota NWTF State Chapter contributed $5,000 and the North Dakota NWTF State Chapter contributed $8,000 this year to Pheasants Forever’s Public Access to Habitat program, commonly known as PATH. Pheasants Forever debuted its PATH program in South Dakota in 2023 and expanded to include North Dakota in 2025. Other states with PATH programs include Michigan, ...

Dolly was honorary citizen of Minot

Arts and Entertainment August 27, 2026

Dolly Parton, the country music icon who died Tuesday, Aug. 25, performed in Minot in the late 1970s and was made an honorary citizen of Minot. Her honorary citizenship of the Magic City was bestowed on her by John Gefroh, then president of the Minot City Council, with the presentation of a ...

FCC commissioner views critical infrastructure in Minot

Local News August 27, 2026

Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Olivia Trusty and Senior Legal Advisor Marcus Maher visited Minot on Aug. 13 to tour critical communications systems and engage in a roundtable discussion with Minot area leaders, according to SRT information. SRT CEO/General Manager Cassidy Hjelmstad, Trusty and Maher toured Minot Air Force Base with officials there before touring SRT's facilities to get a full picture of the broadband provider and the communities it serves. Outside Plant Engineering Manager Scott Senger presented an overview of SRT from its establishment 75 years ago to ...