The North Dakota Republican Party will hold its 2026 State Convention at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot on March 28-29, with early registration and a social event scheduled for the evening of March 27. Chairman Matthew Simon announced the convention[...]
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Zelensky set to meet Trump in Florida to discuss peace proposal to end Russia’s war (LIVE)
Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Florida Saturday evening for a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump—one his own delegation says they’re approaching ready for “all scenarios.” On the table: security guarantees, economic cooperation, and a revised 20-point peace framework that Zelensky says is 90[...]
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Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly used[...]
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Former North Dakota Gov. Allen Olson dies at 87
Allen Olson served one term as North Dakota’s governor, from 1981 to 1984. He lost his reelection bid after a newspaper report revealed he hadn’t filed his taxes—but he never held a grudge. The editor who ran that story said the two[...]
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Minot’s new police chief believes department headed in right direction
When Michael Frye took over as Minot’s police chief in July, the department was heading toward 12-hour shifts just to stay functional. Six months later, staffing is nearly full, morale is up, and Frye is focused on what comes next: more training,[...]
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Minot high school students tell us something good that happened this year
A camera, a microphone, and a simple question: tell us something good that happened to you this year. That’s all it took. Students at Minot North stepped up and shared—big moments, small ones, the kind of memories that stick. It’s a nice[...]
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Can teacher wisdom steer the AI transition in education?
AI is flooding into classrooms, and the usual question is whether schools can keep up. But there’s a better question: who should be steering this? Alix Guerrier, CEO of DonorsChoose, thinks the answer is teachers—and his organization has the data to back[...]
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Watch: Doctors Warn Politics Is Undermining Actual Vaccine Science
Pediatricians didn’t sign up to be content creators. But when parents started walking into exam rooms rattled by something they saw online—about vaccines, about Tylenol, about autism—some doctors decided to meet them where the confusion started. Now they’re on social media, debunking[...]
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U.S. Distillers Pay the Price for a Trade War They Never Wanted
The tariffs were supposed to help American industry. But for U.S. distillers, they’ve done the opposite. Canadian provinces pulled American alcohol from shelves, and sales collapsed—down 85 percent in the second quarter. Jim Beam just announced it’s closing its flagship Kentucky distillery[...]
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Peace Garden announces theme for 2026: Pollinators!
The International Peace Garden has unveiled its flower bed designs for next summer—and this time, the stars of the show are the pollinators. Butterflies, bumblebees, hummingbirds, even the humble caterpillar mid-metamorphosis. Horticulturist Michelle Burnett, working out of Ninga, Manitoba, designed the beds[...]
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2025 Minot Public construction Recap: More than $150 million Invested
If you drove through Minot this year, you felt it—detours, orange cones, heavy equipment reshaping familiar routes. The construction season is over now, and the numbers tell the story: $43 million in city projects, $142 million more for the Mouse River Flood[...]
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Vendor error ‘exposed’ some Cedar Rapids police cameras (Troubling Video)
Public safety cameras are supposed to be watched by police—not by anyone with an internet connection. But a security researcher discovered this week that live feeds from Flock Safety cameras in Cedar Rapids and dozens of other cities were publicly accessible due[...]
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Minot State Lifelong Learning Institute offers multiple ceramics classes
MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University’s Lifelong Learning Institute will offer multiple ceramics classes as part of its Spring 2026 schedule, including weekly and monthly open studios. Tuesday evenings feature demonstrations designed to enhance your skills, covering topics ranging from plaster mold[...]
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Minot man dies after being struck in crosswalk near courthouse
A 48-year-old Minot man has died after being hit by a pickup truck while crossing East Burdick Avenue earlier this month. Tristan John Wanner was walking westbound in a marked crosswalk in front of the Ward County District Courthouse on the evening[...]
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Bill to improve highway-rail crossing safety moves out of U.S. House committee
There are more than 200,000 places in America where roads cross railroad tracks at grade—no overpass, no tunnel, just pavement meeting rail. Last year, 263 people died at those crossings, including 117 pedestrians. A bill that just cleared a House committee would[...]
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School meals ballot petition approved for circulation in North Dakota
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe announced Tuesday he has approved the format of a constitutional ballot measure that would require the state to cover the cost of free school meals to K-12 students. Sponsors of the ballot measure have one[...]