A new report shows how a developing system called agrivoltaics has the potential to offer a much-needed economic option for Wisconsin farmers, while redefining solar development as a tool for prosperity rather than a threat to it. Agrivoltaics is a dual-use concept[...]
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The Importance Of Safe Deer Hunting
No deer is worth risking your life or someone else’s. Each year, firearm incidents can be prevented by following a few essential safety rules. First and foremost, always treat every firearm as if it’s loaded. Never point a gun at anything you[...]
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Turmoil at the Kennedy Center Puts Washington National Opera on Edge
The Washington National Opera is grappling with a dilemma few would have predicted: whether it can continue calling the Kennedy Center home. Since President Trump installed new leadership and declared himself chair earlier this year, ticket sales have plunged, donors have pulled[...]
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Four flights in and out of Minot canceled Wednesday
The now-over government shutdown has now grounded more than just Washington — it’s reaching airport gates in Minot. Four flights, two arrivals and two departures, were canceled Wednesday between Delta and United, as FAA staffing shortages ripple across the country. While officials[...]
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SW Manitoba poised for potentially world’s largest carbon capture facility
Carbon removal is moving from theory to test runs on the Prairies, and southwest Manitoba is squarely in the spotlight. After launching a pilot plant near Innisfail, Alberta, Montreal-based Deep Sky is now eyeing Westman for one of the world’s largest direct[...]
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Port: It’s over. Nobody wins.
The government shutdown may be ending in Washington, but for thousands of North Dakotans who buy their own health insurance, the real crisis hasn’t budged an inch. Farmers, ranchers, and small-business owners are still staring down steep premium hikes with no long-term[...]
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Football: Bottineau Braves punch their ticket to the Dakota Bowl for the first time ever
Bottineau is headed to the state championship, and the Braves say their season-long resilience is what put them there. After grinding through a demanding schedule, players and coaches credit a steady, disciplined approach — and strong community backing — for carrying them[...]
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America Joins a Global Test of Democracy – And Conservatives Are Sounding the Alarm
Across the world, the defining political struggle isn’t left versus right — it’s whether institutions can restrain leaders who demand personal loyalty over constitutional limits. In Hungary, Turkey, and El Salvador, leaders are reshaping democracies by concentrating power, weakening independent courts, and demanding[...]
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U.S. Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies
The U.S. Mint has stopped producing the penny, ending more than two centuries of continuous circulation for the country’s smallest coin. Officials say the move will save taxpayers millions, as each penny now costs nearly four cents to make. Production ceased Wednesday[...]
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‘A dying art’: With butchers disappearing, a Montana high school looks to step in
LEWISTOWN — Slaughterhouses and butchers used to be scattered throughout the United States, numbering about 10,000 in 1967. Only about 3,000 remain and about 85% of the American meatpacking industry is controlled by four companies: JBS, Tyson Foods, Cargill and Smithfield. The[...]
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2 seek position of North Dakota Supreme Court chief justice
North Dakota Supreme Court justices Lisa Fair McEvers and Jerod Tufte have announced their candidacy for chief justice after Justice Jon Jensen announced last week he will step down from the helm. The position is selected by a vote of the five[...]
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On This Day | Complaining is a Right That Can Be Taken Care Of
There is still some question whether or not it is the high cost of living or the cost of high living that everybody is complaining about—the one might be controlled under the Democratic form [...]Read More... from On This Day | Complaining[...]
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On This Day | It Took 13 Years!
Preliminary sketches for the new physical education and health building will be ready to be submitted to the college within two or three weeks,” said Minot State college president, C. C. Swain, who has [...]Read More... from On This Day | It[...]
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On This Day | It’s Time to Manage Growth Sensibly
Nearly every day for the last couple of months somebody has said to this editor… “Those editorials you have been printing about City Planning are absolutely right.” That is encouraging. But nothing has happened. [...]Read More... from On This Day | It’s[...]
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On This Day | Before the Reservoir
At the Garrison reservoir preliminary reconnaissance of the area was completed but did not include the Fort Berthold Indian lands. More than 50 sites of Indian villages have been found and the results indicate [...]Read More... from On This Day | Before[...]
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On This Day | Decoy Hunter Makes Miraculous Shot
A hunter wearing hip boots came up on the other side of the slough. He saw the decoys, thought they were ducks, got down onto his belly and crawled clear around the slough and [...]Read More... from On This Day | Decoy[...]