Dick Copeland, who established the first newspaper in Northwestern North Dakota, at Villard, Southeast of Towner near the river, is still actively engaged in the newspaper business in Plumber, Idaho. Although he is 87 [...]Read More... from On This Day | First[...]
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Fire Department Responds to Mobile Home Blaze in Minot, No Injuries Reported
On January 12, at approximately 5:26 p.m., the Minot Fire Department responded to a report of smoke filling a mobile home located at 1500 18th St SW #40. Engine 1 arrived on the scene and confirmed visible smoke coming from the structure.[...]
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More consistent parking enforcement coming to downtown Grand Forks in 2025
Downtown Grand Forks is on the brink of a parking revolution aimed at bringing order and savings to the city. The City Council has greenlit a shift in enforcement, entrusting Interstate Parking with the reins to ensure consistent rules are upheld. Previously,[...]
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South Dakota Legislature: Property taxes, pipelines, prisons (and more)
As South Dakota’s Legislature convenes for its 100th session, it’s not just about marking a centennial milestone. Transition is the name of the game in Pierre, with Gov. Kristi Noem poised for a Washington move and Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden ready to[...]
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From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal
The U.S. Department of Energy just updated the B61-12 nuclear bomb, extending its service life by at least 20 years—a reminder of the complex balancing act between innovation and national security. From shaping energy policy to maintaining nuclear arsenals, this department holds[...]
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Prairie Fare: Consider a Dry January (or even a Dry ’25)
Most months have a national health designation of some kind. For example, February is “American Heart Month” and March is “National Nutrition Month.” The start of each new year has been known as “Dry January” for the past several years. This designation[...]
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Driver Charged After Fleeing Police and Causing Crash in Minot
On January 11, at approximately 6:24 p.m., officers from the Minot Police Department attempted to stop a white 2011 Lexus LS 400 in the 1800 block of South Broadway. The driver fled northbound at speeds of 60-65 mph, prompting officers to disengage[...]
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On This Day | Monday, January 13th
On this day in 1842, Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army, became famous as the sole survivor of the 16,000-strong British retreat from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. On this day in 1910, the[...]
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On This Day | Don’t Mess With Evolution
Some legislator who no doubt is looking for a little notoriety, threatens to introduce one of those anti-evolution bills in the legislature, if he has not already done so. Some of our educators are [...]Read More... from On This Day | Don’t[...]
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On This Day | Walleye Wrestling in January
The fish, great large pickerel, some weighing three or four pounds, swam into a little pool formed by the rocks and could not get away. Foote knelt on the rocks and pulled them out [...]Read More... from On This Day | Walleye[...]
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On This Day | No!
Did a Mail Order Grocery Department ever keep a family hamper filled when a sad charity ease was reported? [...]Read More... from On This Day | No!
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On This Day | Lion Fighting in Minot
The Minot Park Board has placed an order for two lions which are to be secured from the Houston, Texas, Zoo in the spring. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Lion Fighting in Minot
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On This Day | News of the Prodigal Son
O.D. Ellis, of Bantry, N.D., received a letter from his son, A.B. Ellis, whom he has not seen for 28 years and whose whereabouts were uncertain. The letter was a glad surprise to Mr. [...]Read More... from On This Day | News[...]
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On This Day | Icy Sense of Humor
We have enough ice to keep all of the city cool most of the summer, or most of the city cool all of the summer. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Icy Sense of Humor
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The Sacred, the Profane, and the Bully Pulpit
Editor’s Note: This commentary has language not worthy of a Sunday or any Sunday places. You’ve been alerted. In May of 2020, at the height of our COVID isolation, I went deeper in. I walked into the North Dakota Badlands with a[...]
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Meanwhile Black Butte
Sting–All These Years “Set Them Free” meanwhile Black Butte stands like the testimonyto the sacred space of this cosmos, this creationand I kneel in the stubble praying the blessings of the Beatitudes like they are roads of mercy out here:cold, cloud brushed sky, and[...]