Former newsman Leonard Lund traveled northwest and north central North Dakota to bring back to The Minot Daily News stories and photos about people in the rural area. Every week, rain, snow or whatever weather condition, he set out in his car to make a trip to a farm, ranch or wherever he ...

National security should always be a concern in this country and especially in North Dakota, where we have two Air Force bases with critical missions. The situation in the Grand Forks area, where a Chinese food manufacturer purchased land not far from the air base there, definitely raises ...

The North Dakota State Fair and North Dakota State Parade are fast approaching. The fair starts next Friday and the following day, Saturday, is the parade. Both of these are major and important events to be held in Minot. The fair is the largest event in the state. Last year more than ...

If you watch The Minot Daily News Facebook at all, you’re probably aware that my family cat is missing. Moxley has been missing for more than two weeks, and we miss her dearly. She’s an awesome cat. She’s a female orange cat. So right there she’s special, only about one in five orange ...

Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July or July 4th, is the day when we commemorate the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. In this troubled world, the Fourth of July, though, continues to be a day when people of the United States ...

North Dakota is considered one of the most patriotic states in the 50 states. One group who shows its patriotism is the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot where today an event is being held at 2 p.m. for Korean War veterans and their families, and anyone else who would like to attend. ...