The cold finally has an upside. Minot’s outdoor rinks are open, the ice is thick enough to hold, and the warming houses are stocked with hot cocoa and $5 skate rentals. Whether you’re at Roosevelt Park, Polaris, Perkett, or Corbett Ballpark, the[...]
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ND school gets emergency food aid money from national pool
A North Dakota public school is sharing national grant money to help address food insecurity within its student population. The National PTA says it’s distributing $45,000 to local parent teacher associations around the U.S. Officials say the recent federal government shutdown prompted[...]
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North Dakota leaders announce latest update on Statewide Interoperable Radio Network
When disaster strikes, you’d think every cop, firefighter, and paramedic in the state could talk to each other. They can’t—at least not easily. Right now, North Dakota’s emergency responders operate on a patchwork of separate radio systems, and getting them to communicate[...]
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Trump keeps investing millions of government money in one essential industry (and it’s not AI chips)
If you run a company, you know who owns a piece of it. Your investors, your co-founders, maybe some early employees. But what about the federal government? A New York Times analysis finds the Trump administration has quietly poured more than $10[...]
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How Trump’s ‘crony capitalism’ has shaken up U.S. business
In the America most business leaders grew up in, you competed on products, prices, and ideas. The government set the rules; the market picked the winners. But something has shifted. This year, CEOs have lined up at Mar-a-Lago with gold plaques and[...]
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Property taxes eliminated for 50,000 North Dakota households under new legislation
Roughly 50,000 North Dakota households will pay nothing in property taxes for the 2025 tax year, but some county officials are concerned about how limiting property taxes will affect their budgets. This year’s Primary Residence Credit program offers up to $1,600 per[...]
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Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers
Times are tight, and North Dakotans know it. Groceries cost more, gas costs more, and holiday budgets shrank this year. But when it comes to giving, most people in the state haven’t pulled back. A new poll finds nearly 8 in 10[...]
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NDDOT releases 2025 Name-A-Plow Contest winning names
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has selected the winners for the fifth annual Name-A-Plow contest, in which North Dakota citizens submitted snowplow name ideas. North Dakota citizens submitted more than 800 snowplow name ideas that were considered[...]
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126th Annual Christmas Bird Count Coming to Minot December 27th
The sun won’t be up yet when a small band of birders gathers at Prairie Sky Bread this Saturday morning, thermoses in hand, ready to spend the shortest days of the year doing something humans have done for 126 winters straight: counting[...]
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Service members to receive $1,776 one-time “Warrior Dividend” before Christmas
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — During a White House speech to the nation on December 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced that about 1.45 million U.S. service members will receive a one-time, tax-free payment of $1,776 ahead of Christmas. The[...]
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Public weighs in on proposed energy storage facility in Burke County
A proposal now before Burke County commissioners could bring a major piece of energy infrastructure just outside Columbus. A company tied to a nearby wind farm wants to build a large battery storage facility designed to hold power until it’s needed most,[...]
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North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers’ names
A landmark North Dakota law approved this year accidentally lumped in two fake names in a list of critical minerals that appear to be inspired by coal company lawyers who worked on the bill. The inclusion of fictional substances is being called[...]
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Some towns and counties are concerned about how North Dakota’s property tax cap will affect future budgets
North Dakota’s new 3% cap on local property tax increases sounds like straightforward relief for homeowners—and that’s how Governor Kelly Armstrong sold it. But for smaller cities like Cavalier and Devils Lake, the math looks different. Three percent of a small budget[...]
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Manitoba Releases Report to Strengthen Local Journalism
Local news doesn’t just happen. It takes reporters showing up to school board meetings, covering the court docket, asking the questions no one else will. Across North America, that infrastructure is fraying—and some governments are finally asking what it would take to[...]
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Lower levies, state credit give homeowners relief
Property tax season has arrived in Ward County, and the numbers are starting to come into focus. New statements mailed this week show lower consolidated levies for many homeowners, even before the $1,600 primary residence credit is applied. For Minot residents, taxes[...]
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Team Minot showcases two legs of the nuclear triad to new U.S. Strategic Command leadership team
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — On the second stop of their first field visit as the new command team for U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, command senior enlisted leader,[...]