North Dakota has a new look to match its legendary spirit. Unveiled at the 2025 Travel Industry Conference, the state’s new icon blends bold color with wide-open inspiration—and it’s already earned strong public support. Designed to complement the long-standing “Be Legendary” brand,[...]
North Dakota’s 2024 pheasant and sharp-tailed grouse harvests were up, while gray partridge was similar to 2023, according to the state Game and Fish Department. Upland game biologist RJ Gross said the overall harvest was likely a result of more hunters, more[...]
Bottineau, ND – April 29, 2025 – Dakota College Downtown, located in downtown Minot, is celebrating the completion of its first academic year. Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) currently offers a one-year Dental Assisting program at this location. In addition, Allied Health[...]
The following statement was read aloud by Chair Tim Mihalick at the start of Wednesday’s State Board of Higher Education meeting. Over the weekend, records were released to the media from the Ray Holmberg investigation. The State Board of Higher Education learned,[...]
**Minot, N.D.** — Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) is thrilled to announce that a total of $110,197 was raised to support the personnel of Team Minot at the 2025 Prairie Warrior Auction on April 24. The funds were generated from a combination[...]
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For a few days this week, Minot becomes the meeting ground for one of North Dakota’s most vital industries—tourism. The annual Travel Industry Conference brings together the people behind the scenes of our state’s $5.7 billion visitor economy, from small-town marketers to[...]
Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak will host a statewide telephone town hall on Thursday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. CT. North Dakotans must sign up on her website by noon that day to participate. This is the second in a series of live events[...]
Governor Kelly Armstrong signed House Bill 1160 into law, requiring North Dakota’s K-12 public schools to implement “bell-to-bell” phone-free policies starting August 1. The new law mandates that personal electronic devices be securely stowed and inaccessible during the school day, while allowing[...]
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken flock in Stutsman County from the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The State Board of Animal[...]
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Wednesday announced the beginning of competition for about $3.5 million in 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants for the 2025-26 school year. The 21st CCLCs offer opportunities outside of regular school hours for student learning and[...]
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**Minot, N.D.** —The Northwest Arts Center presents new work by Minot State University Artist-in-Residence, Blaire Engel. “BRD,” an exhibition of ceramic sculptures, opens with a public reception on Friday, April 25, and is on view until May 31. Engel is a Minot based[...]
Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Its rings, which are only detected in infrared light, now look like “fuzzy” clumps[...]
North Dakota state average cropland prices were up double digits for the 4th year in a row in 2025, says Bryon Parman, North Dakota State University Extension agricultural finance specialist. This includes state average increases of 10.9% in 2022, 13.5% in 2023,[...]
Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is excited to announce two recipients of the DCB Conservation Award this year. The recipients will be recognized on Earth Day, Friday, April 25, 2025, at 12:00 pm on DCB Campus in the Molberg Forestry Building –[...]
(Bismarck, ND) – The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission (NDAC) has released its monthly report detailing airline passenger traffic at the state’s eight commercial service airports. In March 2025, North Dakota’s commercial airports recorded 123,180 passenger boardings — the highest monthly total in[...]
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Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) is excited to announce the winners of the National Civics Bee ® Local Competition. This was the only local competition in the state of North Dakota, and 20 middle school students from across western North Dakota showed their[...]