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Governor directs flags at half-staff for 9/11

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Friday, Sept. 11, and encourages North Dakota residents to do the same at their homes and businesses, in remembrance of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, ...

Engineers suggest changes in roundabout way

Minot city staff will be pursuing a grant to convert a Minot intersection into a mini-roundabout, with the support of the Minot City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The City of Minot Engineering Department is proposing the change at Eighth Street Northwest and University Avenue following a ...

City asks judge to consider ‘true cost’

Stealing from the vulnerable and putting a public project at risk requires a sentence that reflects the full scope of the harm, according to a letter the Minot City Council plans to submit at the sentencing of a former nonprofit director charged with misappropriating federal funds. Elizabeth ...

Storms impact area over weekend

Two tornados and areas of large hail came with rain storms that moved through northwest and central North Dakota Sunday, Sept. 6, and Labor Day Monday, according to National Weather Service information. A stormchaser reported to the NWS a tornado about eight miles southwest of Arnegard Sunday evening. The tornado touched down briefly. Another tornado was spotted by a weather observer Monday evening about six miles south of Strawberry Lake in McLean County. The tornado lasted less than a minute, but the storm was reported to continue to rotate after the tornado dissipated. Hail of about ...

Williston group proposes to restore rare locomotive

WILLISTON — The Fort Buford 6th Infantry Association announced it has officially presented a comprehensive, volunteer-led proposal to the Williston Parks & Recreation District to cosmetically restore historic Great Northern Steam Locomotive 3059 in downtown Williston’s Railroad Park. ...