Rising housing costs are hitting North Dakotans from both sides — whether they rent or hold a mortgage — and local leaders are trying to untangle why. At a Bismarck meeting this week, city officials, lenders, and housing advocates heard new analysis[...]
Month: November 2025
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On This Day | Stories of Halloween Going Sideways
Joseph A. James, an executive of a packing company at West Fargo, was arrested Thursday charged with the shooting of Eddie Oftelle, 13-year-old boy who was playing a Hallowe’en prank around James’ residence. The [...]Read More... from On This Day | Stories[...]
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On This Day | Throwing Darts at Flood Protection
The revised plan would add a large reservoir, to store up water during the season of high water, and some persons interested in the subject believe the reservoir would store so much water that [...]Read More... from On This Day | Throwing[...]
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On This Day | A Political Platform You Can Stick Your Fork Into
Flint’s political prerogatives comprise a series of caprices designed to win enough votes to defeat his more serious minded opponents. Being a job printer, he draws his own campaign cards and prints them himself. [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | Can You Imagine When the Snow Melted?
The city garbage collection service provided in the residential districts six months a year was suspended Thursday. In accordance with the plan put into effect last year, the city provides a collection service from [...]Read More... from On This Day | Can[...]
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On This Day | On Campus Housing for MSU Staff
At present many of the faculty members have living quarters in Pioneer hall, formerly used as a girl’s dormitory. Accommodating the teachers in the hall has allowed the college to cut off $18,000 in [...]Read More... from On This Day | On[...]
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On This Day | Successful Season at Young Minot Country Club
The management of the Minot Country club is to be congratulated on the splendid financial showing made by that organization during the past season, as indicated by a financial report just issued ... The [...]Read More... from On This Day | Successful[...]
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Former Minot AFB commander to lead Global Strike Command
Air Force Global Strike Command marked a major transition this week as Gen. S.L. Davis took the helm, succeeding Gen. Thomas Bussiere during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base. Davis, formerly the Air Force’s Inspector General, now leads more than 36,000[...]
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Fewer Licenses, New Questions: A Guide to North Dakota’s 2025 Deer Season
North Dakota’s first 2025 deer season opened on Aug. 29 at noon and runs through Jan. 4, 2026. For many hunters, the “real deer season” is the gun/rifle season, which runs from Nov. 7 to Nov. 23. This year, 42,300 licenses were[...]
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New rules against election disinformation among bills set to pass in Manitoba
Manitoba lawmakers wrapped up their legislative session with a flurry of bills that touch on some of the biggest political tensions of the moment — from election integrity to housing to taxes. One headline measure targets election disinformation, including AI-generated deepfakes, with[...]
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Former Minot AFB commander to lead Global Strike Command
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on November 5, 2025. The test, designated GT 254, evaluated the ongoing reliability,[...]
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Former Republican lawmaker challenges North Dakota law on false political ads
A former North Dakota lawmaker is taking aim at one of the state’s political guardrails. Brandon Prichard, a controversial figure known for his hard-edged attacks on fellow Republicans, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn North Dakota’s corrupt practices law —[...]
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Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Standoff.” Democrats continue to hold basic government operations hostage in an effort to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and prove Milton Friedman’s dictum that nothing is as permanent as a temporary[...]
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Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Obamacare Standoff
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform.” American entrepreneurs fuel this country through resilience, job creation and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity. Currently, they’re caught in the middle of a[...]
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“The Communicator” for November 2025 by Minot Area Chamber-EDC
October was a lively month for the Minot Area Chamber EDC, and their latest update captures just how much momentum is building across the community. From Holly Hoffman’s survival stories energizing the Women Connect Signature Event to hosting economic developers from across[...]
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FAA staffing cuts: Minot airport gives a statement
Minot International Airport is reassuring travelers that its operations won’t be affected by the FAA’s decision to cut staffing at select air traffic control facilities nationwide. Because Minot’s tower is staffed by contract employees—not federal controllers—the airport falls outside the agency’s 10%[...]