Downtown Casper’s business community sent a clear message this week: they want to keep investing in their core. Commercial property owners voted unanimously to renew the Downtown Development Authority’s special mill levy, a modest tax that fuels everything from daily amenities to[...]
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Trump administration limits some flights during shutdown as controllers show strain
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without a paycheck since Oct. 1. The cutbacks will[...]
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EPA puts coal waste regulation into North Dakota’s hands
The federal government will allow the state of North Dakota to regulate the handling of waste from coal-burning power plants. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, Gov. Kelly Armstrong, and other officials announced Wednesday that the EPA has approved the state’s coal[...]
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TheatreMidwest presents Jennifer Fawcett’s ‘Apples In Winter’ at Aleshire Theater
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State University Theatre Program is excited to announce a partnership with TheatreMidwest to present Jennifer Fawcett’s award-winning play about parenting, punishment, and pie, “Apples In Winter.” A tour-de-force undertaking for one actor, the production will play at[...]
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Minot Police moving closer to station remodel
Minot is taking its next step toward updating a key piece of city infrastructure: the police station. This week, the city council authorized the search for an architect and engineering firm, with a process designed to keep budget and scope in check[...]
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ND submits Rural Health Transformation application aimed at strengthening care in rural communities
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced that North Dakota has submitted its Rural Health Transformation Program application to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The application outlines how the state will invest more than $500 million over[...]
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North Dakota Department of Commerce Opens Applications for Innovate ND Grant Program
The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced that applications are now open for the Innovate ND grant program. Entrepreneurs across the state are encouraged to apply by Nov. 26, 2025, to be considered for this round of funding and support. Innovate ND[...]
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Roosevelt Park to begin comeback next spring
Roosevelt Park is beginning to see the outlines of its next chapter. After months of heavy construction tied to the Mouse River flood protection project, Minot Park Board members toured the site to gauge progress — and the updates were encouraging. Major[...]
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Microbakeries help put dough in home bakers’ pockets
In Horace and Fargo, a quiet baking boom is rising right out of home kitchens. What started as a pandemic-era pastime has become a cottage-food movement, powered by sourdough starters, social media, and neighbors who love a good treat. At Kenzie’s Sourdough[...]
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On This Day | Cancel the Liberal Over Tolerating a Communist Idea on Campus
Either there are some desirable points about communism which we have overlooked or there is serious question as to the desirability of Mr. Frank continuing to occupy the position which he now holds. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Cancel the[...]
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On This Day | Small Acts of Gratitude in Hard Times
A creamery man was stricken speechless by gratitude. Watching a transient trying to get a fire started over which to boil a pot of coffee one cold windy day, the creamery man supplied dry [...]Read More... from On This Day | Small[...]
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On This Day | Natural Gas on the Way to Minot
It is a general hope that natural gas will soon be piped to Minot. A survey for the extension of a pipeline from Williston has been started and Minot will no doubt be supplied [...]Read More... from On This Day | Natural[...]
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On This Day | Dangerous Days
Adam Klein, a driver for a Bismarck bakery, was severely burned in the face Thursday evening while filling the radiator of a truck with alcohol. He is in a Bismarck hospital, undergoing treatment. Klein [...]Read More... from On This Day | Dangerous[...]
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On This Day | Building the Dam!
Pleasant: The beavers are busy building a dam near the Mary Hayes home. The dam is between 2 and 3 feet high. This dam is about two miles down the river from the dam [...]Read More... from On This Day | Building[...]
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Minot area transit primed to coordinate
Minot may be closer than ever to a more connected future in public transit — not by building something new, but by better linking what already exists. At a regional meeting this week, local and state leaders discussed ways to coordinate existing[...]
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Iowa doesn’t have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state’s abortion law contributing to the problem?
For Dr. Jonna Quinn, practicing medicine in her home state of Iowa once felt like a dream realized. But when hospital restrictions and new abortion laws began colliding with her oath to provide care, that dream unraveled. She joined a quiet exodus[...]