Former North Dakota State Senator Rick Becker is stepping back into the political arena, this time aiming to return to the Legislature he once served. After last year’s loss in the U.S. House race, Becker says the path forward is clearer at[...]
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The awful arithmetic of our wars
A new analysis warns that the U.S. is losing ground on the modern battlefield—not for lack of power, but because its cost calculations no longer add up. As warfare shifts toward cheap drones and low-cost munitions, adversaries are inflicting damage at a[...]
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Writing a new chapter, Boston stacks homes above libraries
Boston is testing a simple but powerful idea: when space is scarce, stack community needs together. In three neighborhoods, the city is pairing new public libraries with affordable housing, turning limited land into places that offer both shelter and connection. It’s part[...]
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Port: Harm reduction policies work for addicts and their communities
Communities across North Dakota are wrestling with a hard truth: decades of crackdowns and billions in federal spending haven’t stopped the flow of drugs or the harms tied to addiction. As debate grows over harm-reduction programs, the argument centers on what actually[...]
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Minot City Council approves funding for roundabout at 6th St. and 2nd Ave. SW
Minot leaders are weighing long-term traffic needs as the Maple Diversion flood protection project draws near, and their latest decision points to a solution that draws lots of community chatter: a roundabout. The City Council unanimously approved funding to revise design plans[...]
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Eat Local to Support First-Term Airmen: Operation Homebound Day is December 4
The Minot community is invited to grab a fork – and a friend – for a cause that truly hits home. This Thursday, December 4, both north and south Broadway locations of QDOBA Mexican Eats and Jersey Mike’s Subs in Minot will[...]
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Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries into U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea, with a focus on an alleged follow-on attack that The Washington Post reported killed two survivors[...]
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Xcel cuts electric rate increase for North Dakota customers in half
Xcel Energy has agreed to cut a proposed electricity rate increase for North Dakota customers. The agreement that is pending approval with the North Dakota Public Service Commission would raise overall rates by 10.37%, with the increase for residential customers at 12.92%.[...]
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On This Day | I am the Dead
You who opened wide the throttle—who tore terrifyingly through city streets—who went at blinding speed across country intersections—who laughed and shouted before the tire blew out or the curve loomed suddenly ahead—YOU sent me, [...]Read More... from On This Day | I[...]
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On This Day | Sign of Hard Times and Smart Advertising
Fred M. Brey, county auditor, states that there are about 1,000 descriptions. No property on which Ward county has bid in the taxes prior to 1936, no property on which the owner has entered [...]Read More... from On This Day | Sign[...]
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On This Day | Jumped Out of His Shoes
Fryer took one leap right out of his rubbers. Across the bottoms he tore with the cat so close behind him he could feel its breath on the back of his neck. Back of [...]Read More... from On This Day | Jumped[...]
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On This Day | Prairie Diplomacy
The Indians had already driven some of the first white settlers away and Mr. Gibb was not certain but that they might try to drive him off. When noon came, Mr. Gibb invited Chief [...]Read More... from On This Day | Prairie[...]
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On This Day | Have You Ever Seen That on Social Media?
Due to an error appearing on the records, because of a similarity of names, a misstatement was made in The Ward County Independent of Nov. 18, which we are pleased to correct. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Have You Ever[...]
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American cities have too many streets, parking lots, and garages
Car dependency has shaped modern life in ways that once felt liberating but now increasingly feel limiting. The rise of the personal vehicle opened access to new neighborhoods, jobs, and opportunities, but decades of designing communities around cars have brought heavy trade-offs.[...]
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In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
The looming shutdown of Howard Miller, a century-old clockmaker in western Michigan, shows how quickly trade policy can ripple through local economies. The company points to fast-moving tariffs under the Trump administration as the breaking point, driving up costs on parts they[...]
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Fighting fires with soybeans
For Minnesota’s firefighters, a new kind of foam is beginning to reshape an old routine. Departments across the state are testing SoyFoam — a soybean-based alternative designed to replace the PFAS-laden products long used in fire suppression. The shift isn’t just about[...]