South Dakota’s health care landscape is about to change in a big way. Speaking softly but with unmistakable pride, philanthropist Denny Sanford announced his latest gift — a $300 million contribution toward a new medical campus in Rapid City. It’s the newest[...]
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Rowdy turkey steals the show at annual North Dakota pardon
North Dakota kept a lighthearted tradition alive this week as Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden granted a full pardon to Ruben, a 40-pound turkey who seemed determined to narrate the ceremony himself. The annual event isn’t just pageantry — it highlights the state’s[...]
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Sustainable Minot business program returns after two-year hiatus
Minot’s push for a cleaner, more sustainable future is picking up momentum again, and this time it comes with resources to help. The Sustainable Minot business program, relaunched after a two-year pause, is inviting local businesses, schools, churches, and organizations to take[...]
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On This Day | How to Find the Minot Air Force Base
The holes, 48 inches deep were filled on Saturday afternoon with concrete for the landmarks. [...]Read More... from On This Day | How to Find the Minot Air Force Base
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On This Day | Trying Out a New Column
The Ward County Independent offers its readers a new column entitled The Road We Travel. To carry on such an effort, the services of an analyst have been secured. Letters from our readers will [...]Read More... from On This Day | Trying[...]
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On This Day | Learn from the Past and Watch Your Step
Louis Ellingson, about 60, of Plaza was killed early Sunday when he mistakenly entered the rear door of the A. B. Arness home here and tumbled down the basement stairs. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Learn from the Past and[...]
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On This Day | Industry, Doctors, and Roads Wanted
If North Dakotans are eagerly interested in discovering methods of attracting industry, more meetings will be held in other areas of North Dakota. Principal topics to be discussed will be prospect for a petro-chemical [...]Read More... from On This Day | Industry,[...]
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Billions of Legacy Fund dollars are shielded from public disclosure, considered confidential
North Dakota’s Legacy Fund now holds more than $13 billion, yet big portions of it remain out of public view — and that secrecy is turning into a political fight. Lawmakers, lawyers, and everyday taxpayers are pressing for details about where billions[...]
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North Dakota utility regulators to consider state’s first-ever battery storage sites
For the first time, North Dakota utility regulators are considering proposals for massive battery storage sites that would serve as backstops for renewable energy sources. Battery Energy Storage Systems hold energy when it’s produced in excess, such as when wind farms see[...]
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Increasing freshmen enrollment highlight increases at ND colleges and universities
North Dakota’s public colleges are seeing something many states would envy: growth. New enrollment numbers show more than 47,000 students across the University System, including online learners and high schoolers earning dual credit. What stands out most is the freshman bump —[...]
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Tax Commissioner Releases Third Quarter 2025 Taxable Sales Data
Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus has announced that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the third quarter of 2025 decreased by 0.48 percent compared to the same period in 2024. For July, August, and September of 2025, taxable sales and purchases totaled[...]
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Champions: Roughriders win Grey Cup with 25-17 victory over Alouettes
Saskatchewan fans have waited a long time for a night like this. Under the lights in Winnipeg, the Roughriders finally broke a 12-year championship drought and reclaimed the Grey Cup with a poised, physical performance that felt earned from the opening whistle.[...]
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Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation
You’ve probably noticed them: rogue shopping carts scattered across parking lots like metal tumbleweeds. A psychologist spent months analyzing hundreds of confrontations between cart abandoners and those who call them out, and what he found is revealing. The excuses range from creative[...]
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On This Day | Senseless Violence Leads to Senseless Sentence
We left the courtroom, our first feeling of surprise now turning to one of anger. From the comments we heard from other spectators at the hearing, we had lots of company. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Senseless Violence Leads to[...]
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On This Day | Winter Blew In
Scenes such as the one above were common in Minot this week as winter weather blew in with a fury. Snow which started to fall over the weekend totalled better than 8 inches by [...]Read More... from On This Day | Winter[...]
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Kentucky’s Old Time Music Jams Are Helping Transplants Build Community
Old-time jams may look like casual gatherings, but in Lexington they’ve become a quiet engine of connection — a space where newcomers, lifelong Kentuckians, and musicians of all skill levels find a place to belong. What started with one woman bringing pies[...]