North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced this week his candidacy for U.S. president. You might wonder if any other North Dakota governor has run for president. To find out more we turned to Rick Collin, a N.D. expert on presidents and N.D. political leaders. Collin, of Bismarck, has taught ...

Memorial Day programs will be held in Minot and other communities in North Dakota and across the country to honor and remember those who have – and are – fighting for our freedoms. Most of the programs will be held on Monday. A few are held on other days. The White Shield community on ...

When springtime arrives, so do dozens of buses from area schools, traveling on field trips to Minot with students aboard. Minot students also make field trips that take them to various locations around the city. It’s quite evident students, their teachers and others accompanying the ...

Mother’s Day on Sunday will be celebrated by many to honor our mothers and other women in our lives who are mother figures, mentors and caregivers. The official Mother’s Day was established in the United States by Anna Jarvis in the early 1900s as a day to celebrate how much mothers ...

Three quality of life projects in the city of Minot are culminating – or a major portion of a project – within recent days. Last Sunday, Trinity Health relocated its hospital services, including the Emergency Trauma Center, from downtown Minot to the new Healthcare Campus and Medical ...

In 2021, 5,190 workers died on the job in the U.S., including 34 in North Dakota (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Each day, 14 people suffer work-related deaths. These numbers remind us of the dangers many workers face. Behind these numbers, there are people who mourn each loss. For them, ...