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28th annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout set for Oct. 17 The Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout will provide producers the opportunity to experience retained ownership of calves beyond the cow-calf part of cattle production. The 28th annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout is set ...

Confluence Fall Festival planned for Oct. 24

WILLISTON – Celebrate the harvest season during the Confluence Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. This free, family-friendly program is open to all ages. Inspired by old-fashioned fairs and community gatherings of the 1800s, visitors can enjoy Victorian-era carnival games, croquet, lawn bowling, light refreshments and hands-on activities reflecting amusements common on the frontier. At 1 p.m., the site will host its inaugural Confluence Frontier Field Day Games. Guests can compete in ...

Midwest MonsterCon to open Oct. 9

Midwest MonsterCon, a yearly convention held in Minot around Halloween since 2024, will be two days long this year. Michael McCloud, founder of Midwest MonsterCon, said the event will feature All Rolled Up, Cryptic Creations, Mythic Emporium and other vendors, celebrity guests, movies, games, ...

Minot attorney to fill district judgeship

Minot attorney Christene Reierson will fill the open judgeship in the North Central Judicial District effective Nov. 16, announced by Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The North Central Judicial District vacancy was created by the July 17 retirement of Judge Todd Cresap, who was ...

Minot man charged with attempted murder

A Minot man faces attempted murder, terrorizing and other charges following a domestic violence call on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to the Minot Police Department. Police responded at about 7:38 a.m. to an address in the 300 block of Sixth Street Northwest for a report of a domestic violence incident. Officers made contact with a female victim who had visible injuries. The victim reported she had been assaulted by a male suspect. Due to the circumstances, the Minot Police Department SWAT Team was contacted to assist officers on scene. A search warrant was obtained, and SWAT officers ...

Mosquito surveillance ends for season

West Nile Virus was confirmed in 12 total mosquito samples collected in Minot this season, according to information released Tuesday, Sept. 29, by the City of Minot. North Dakota Health and Human Services returned results positive for West Nile Virus in nine of 20 mosquito samples submitted in August. As the autumnal weather moves in, mosquito counting and control efforts have ceased for the 2026 season. Temperatures are decreasing to a level at which the culex mosquitos, or the West Nile vector species, have or are likely to go into a dormant state for the winter. Through its ...