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Fire contained to grain conveyor in northeast Minot

Minot Fire Department crews were dispatched at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, to the 600 block of 42nd Street NE for reports of a fire on the roof of AGT Foods. Crews arrived on scene at 5:11 p.m. and found the[...]

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Domestic Violence Incident in NW Minot Leads to Arrest

On Oct. 11, at approximately 11:19 p.m., the Minot Police Department was dispatched to a northwest Minot residence for a report of a physical domestic incident. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim, Jane Doe. Doe’s initial report stated that the[...]

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Game & Fish Plans Zebra Mussel Eradication on Smishek Lake

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, in cooperation with state and federal partners and local stakeholders, have finalized a plan to eradicate zebra mussels from Smishek Lake. “This decision was not an easy one, but we feel this plan is absolutely[...]

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Celebrating 50 Years of NICU Strength, Stories and Service

Fifty years ago, Trinity Health opened the doors to its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), beginning a half-century of specialized care for the region’s smallest and most vulnerable patients. Since then, countless families have trusted the NICU team to provide expert care,[...]

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Goehring awards more than $2.5 million in specialty crop block grants

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded 15 grants totaling over $2.5 million to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops in North Dakota. “North Dakota is already a leading producer of several specialty crops, such as dry[...]

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U.S. Senate Confirms Baesler as Assistant Secretary of Education

BISMARCK, N.D., Oct. 3, 2025 — Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was confirmed Friday by the U.S. Senate to serve as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. Department of Education. The position oversees federal[...]

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Sask Water Announces $15 Million in Major Projects at Rafferty Dam  

Today, Minister responsible for the Water Security Agency (WSA) Daryl Harrison provided an update on three major infrastructure projects that were completed around Rafferty Dam this summer, totaling an investment of more than $15 million. “Rafferty Dam is an important piece of[...]

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Minot State to hold innovation engineering open house launch event

MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University will host an open house launch event where prospective students can learn about MSU’s newest degree offering and meet with program counselors and enrollment specialists. Minot State announced the addition of a Bachelor of Science in[...]

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ND Game and Fish finds zebra mussels in Smishek Lake

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Smishek Lake, Burke County, after detecting zebra mussel veligers in routine plankton tow net samples.  Ben Holen, Department aquatic nuisance species coordinator, said subsequent follow-up sampling[...]

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Dakota College Announces Fall Enrollment :: Dakota College at Bottineau

Enrollment for Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is up this fall, with headcount hitting another all-time high. The North Dakota University System calculates official fall enrollment for all 11 colleges and universities on the 20th instructional day of the semester. This year,[...]

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Flood Protection Work Continues, but Portion of Central Avenue Reopens

Minot, N.D. – As the MI-6B – Downtown phase of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP) continues construction into the fall we are pleased to be meeting milestones through construction. To complete work required to update critical infrastructure Central Avenue[...]

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21st Annual Local Foods Conference slated Oct. 16-18 in Carrington

BISMARCK – The 21st Annual Local Foods Conference will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 through Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Chieftain Conference Center, 60 4th Ave S, Carrington, ND. “Building Resilience in a Vibrant Ecosystem” is the theme of the three-day conference,[...]