Today in Minot

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at...

Soybean farmers are once again caught in the crossfire of global politics. As President Trump prepares a new aid package to offset China’s boycott of U.S. soybeans, many growers say what they really need isn’t a bailout—it’s a buyer. With harvest season underway and China turning to Brazil and Argentina, time is running out to salvage a market that once bought a quarter of America’s crop. The question now is whether trade—or aid—will come first. Didi Tang with Associated Press has the full story.

The dream of a presidential library in the Badlands is taking shape—but not without a little help from the state bank. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation has tapped $53 million of a $70 million line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota to bridge the gap between pledges and payments as construction moves forward. With the project about 70 percent complete, fundraising continues toward its $450 million goal, and the foundation vows to open its doors on July 4, 2026.

Xcel Energy customers in North Dakota are facing an unusually large increase in their electric bill, which a North Dakota official attributes in large part to the company’s move away from coal. Northern States Power Co., part of Minnesota-based Xcel Energy, has asked the North Dakota...

In a small brick building in Warren, Minnesota, two women are keeping a 144-year-old tradition alive. When longtime owners of the Warren Sheaf retired, Kayla Kroll and her friend Mallory Craik stepped in—not as media moguls, but as neighbors determined to preserve their town’s voice. Together they’re balancing motherhood, late nights, and tight budgets to keep the presses rolling—a reminder that in an age of digital noise, local stories still matter most when told close to home.

Alberta’s classrooms could fall silent today as more than 51,000 teachers prepare to strike, halting lessons for over 700,000 students. Talks between the Alberta Teachers Association and the provincial government have stalled, with educators rejecting a 12 percent raise over four years and calling for deeper fixes to crowded classrooms. As last-minute discussions continue, the standoff underscores a familiar struggle in education—how to balance budgets, workloads, and the quality of learning for a generation caught in the middle. The Canadian Press has the full story.