Mental health is a serious topic, but raising awareness can be fun. Souris Valley Animal Shelter will hold its third annual Color Run/Walk/Roll and Lend-a-Paw Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, to generate awareness of mental health and the role animals can play in therapy as well as to raise ...
Some North Dakotans are unhappy with state regulators for granting water use permission for a mega dairy operation. Opponents fighting the move hope to get their day in court. A petition challenges the North Dakota Department of Water Resources’ approval of Riverview Dairy’s water ...
A Minot man charged with embezzling more than $1.5 million from the Minot branch of a trucking company has pleaded not guilty in North Central District Court on Thursday, May 21. Patrick. O. McCarty, 49, Minot, was arrested on May 20 for theft by deception-over $50,000, a Class A felony. In entering a not guilty plea dated July 27, a preliminary hearing set for July 30 was canceled as the case proceeds toward a trial. According to court documents and as reported in May 22 issue of The Minot Daily News, the charges came following an investigation initiated when the district manager for ...
Trinity Health Foundation has announced the inaugural Healthcare Careers Scholarship Program and the 2026-2027 Nursing Scholarship Program will begin accepting applications on Aug. 1. The application periods will run until Nov. 1. The Healthcare Careers Scholarship supports students pursuing patient-facing or clinical healthcare careers, while students pursuing registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensure are encouraged to apply for the Trinity Health Foundation Nursing Scholarship. The Healthcare Careers Scholarship Endowment was created to help address the critical shortage ...
Court records show an agreement has been reached in the felony theft case involving Dallas Rice and a local archery club. Rice was charged in March in North Central District Court with one count of theft over $50,000 and one count of conspiracy to commit theft in excess of $50,000, both Class A felonies. According to the court affidavit, Souris Valley Bowmen board members discovered a large sum of money missing while investigating a bounced check in July 2025. The board identified Rice, who had served as club president for several years, as the primary suspect. Rice admitted to ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has issued a harmful algal bloom advisory for Lake Tschida in Grant County, bringing the number of state waterbodies under an active advisory or warning to seven. Harmful algal blooms, also called HABs or blue-green algae, can develop quickly in warm, sunny weather. Some blooms produce cyanotoxins that can make people, pets and livestock sick if the water is swallowed or touched. An advisory means a bloom is present in portions of the waterbody. A warning means a bloom covers a significant portion of the waterbody and ...
