Commentary |

Listen: The High Cost of Keeping Teachers

As federal visa policies shift, North Dakota schools, hospitals, and universities are bracing for consequences they can’t easily absorb. A new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications—aimed at big tech firms—could hit rural districts and tribal schools hardest, where international teachers help[...]

Sports |

Sentinels advance to AA state championship

A snowy semifinal in Minot delivered the kind of finish fans remember for years. Minot North and Central Cass traded leads all night, but the Sentinels kept their perfect season alive with a last-minute strike from quarterback Brayden Blikre to senior tight[...]

News |

Mall loop roads in Minot open to vehicle traffic

Drivers in southwest Minot are finally seeing some relief as construction season winds down. Both the north and south loop roads along 24th Avenue SW near Dakota Square Mall are now open, easing traffic around one of the city’s busiest corridors. Crews[...]

Curio |

Making a community-owned grocery store a reality

In Little Falls, Minnesota, a decade-long effort to bring fresh food back to the heart of town is finally taking shape. With downtown grocery options long gone, residents organized their own solution: the Purple Carrot Market, a community-owned co-op now backed by[...]

Curio |

On This Day | Stories of Halloween Going Sideways

Joseph A. James, an executive of a packing company at West Fargo, was arrested Thursday charged with the shooting of Eddie Oftelle, 13-year-old boy who was playing a Hallowe’en prank around James’ residence. The [...]Read More... from On This Day | Stories[...]

Curio |

On This Day | Throwing Darts at Flood Protection

The revised plan would add a large reservoir, to store up water during the season of high water, and some persons interested in the subject believe the reservoir would store so much water that [...]Read More... from On This Day | Throwing[...]

Curio |

On This Day | Can You Imagine When the Snow Melted?

The city garbage collection service provided in the residential districts six months a year was suspended Thursday. In accordance with the plan put into effect last year, the city provides a collection service from [...]Read More... from On This Day | Can[...]

Curio |

On This Day | On Campus Housing for MSU Staff

At present many of the faculty members have living quarters in Pioneer hall, formerly used as a girl’s dormitory. Accommodating the teachers in the hall has allowed the college to cut off $18,000 in [...]Read More... from On This Day | On[...]

Curio |

On This Day | Successful Season at Young Minot Country Club

The management of the Minot Country club is to be congratulated on the splendid financial showing made by that organization during the past season, as indicated by a financial report just issued ... The [...]Read More... from On This Day | Successful[...]