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Research fellowship spotlights ND’s most rural communities

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SOURIS – Throughout its 11-year history, the nonprofit Strengthen ND has been looking for ways to give North Dakota’s rural communities more control over their own destinies. That effort received a boost when Megan Langley, founder and executive director of Strengthen ND, recently was selected to be part of an inaugural cohort of the Rural Research Fellowship, an initiative of United WE that is supported by the Patterson Family Foundation. A $20,000 grant will enable Strengthen ND to advance its research in “Trust as Infrastructure: Rebuilding Rural Economies Through ...

Murder accomplice gets 30 years

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A Minot man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in North Central District Court in Minot on Sept. 9 after pleading guilty in April to accomplice to murder-extreme indifference in connection with a November 2025 stabbing incident. Cole Ronnie Brown, 22, was sentenced on the Class AA felony to ...

Artist loans painting to city hall

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A painting by an eminent Minot artist is bringing a lively splash of color to Minot City Hall. Walter Piehl, who presented the painting on loan on Wednesday, Sept. 9, said it is an appropriate place to showcase the artwork, given the circumstances around which it was created. The painting of ...

MPS looks to sell properties

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The Minot School Board took steps toward the sale of three properties at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 10. Jefferson Elementary will be going on the auction block, while a lot near Magic City Campus and property near Erik Ramstad Middle School will be appraised. Jefferson is a former elementary school in the southeast corner of the city. The building was built in 1959. The school closed in 2021 and has since been used as a storage facility, according to district information. The property has received minimal updates in recent years and would likely require a new heating system to be ...

Construction closes lake shoreline

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RIVERDALE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed the east shoreline area of Lake Sakakawea near the Garrison Dam spillway gates to all recreational activities through the end of the 2026 construction season while construction is being done to help stabilize and protect the bank from ...