MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — During a White House speech to the nation on December 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced that about 1.45 million U.S. service members will receive a one-time, tax-free payment of $1,776 ahead of Christmas. The[...]
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Public weighs in on proposed energy storage facility in Burke County
A proposal now before Burke County commissioners could bring a major piece of energy infrastructure just outside Columbus. A company tied to a nearby wind farm wants to build a large battery storage facility designed to hold power until it’s needed most,[...]
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On This Day | Local Leadership in League of Nations
Dear Mr. Colcord:— It is a long time since I first thought of writing to you and endeavoring to tell you and your readers, if you think they would be interested, of my experiences with, and view point of, the League of[...]
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On This Day | A Splendid New Attraction for Minot
The splendid new animal house has been completed in Riverside Park and it was opened to the public Sunday at 2 o’clock. It will be opened each day from 9 until 5 o’clock and on Tuesday and Sunday evenings from 7 to[...]
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On This Day | A Curious Piece of Naval History
Photograph of the new U. S. submarine S-48 standing on her bow near Bridgeport, Conn., with rescue tug standing by. The submarine sank during a trial trip and her crew, shifting ballast until she stood on end, escaped through the torpedo tubes.[...]
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On This Day | A Christmas Message
And so we say, may we all continue to display this unselfish spirit during the year to come — the spirit first shown by our Saviour, more than two thousand years ago. [...]Read More... from On This Day | A Christmas Message
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North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers’ names
A landmark North Dakota law approved this year accidentally lumped in two fake names in a list of critical minerals that appear to be inspired by coal company lawyers who worked on the bill. The inclusion of fictional substances is being called[...]
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Our built environment is exacerbating the loneliness crisis
Nearly half of American adults say they sometimes or always feel alone. One contributor you might not expect: zoning laws. Post-war land use planning spread everything apart—work here, school there, shopping somewhere else—then built roads that make it dangerous to do anything[...]
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Brainerd-area arboretum debuts new forest skating trail
A winding path through snowy Minnesota woods, except you’re not hiking or cross-country skiing—you’re ice skating. That’s what the Northland Arboretum in Baxter just built: a half-mile trail of ice curving through pine trees, believed to be the first forest skating trail[...]
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Some towns and counties are concerned about how North Dakota’s property tax cap will affect future budgets
North Dakota’s new 3% cap on local property tax increases sounds like straightforward relief for homeowners—and that’s how Governor Kelly Armstrong sold it. But for smaller cities like Cavalier and Devils Lake, the math looks different. Three percent of a small budget[...]
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Shaw: A huge step backwards
In the early 1990s, North Dakota was the only state in the country without a single measles case. Today, it has the highest measles rate in the nation. That’s the backdrop for the latest blow: a federal panel, stacked with appointees from[...]
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Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
Cognitive dissonance might be psychology’s most ubiquitous concept—the idea that when our beliefs clash with reality, we’ll twist our thinking to resolve the discomfort. Leon Festinger developed the theory in the 1950s, partly by infiltrating a doomsday cult called the Seekers. But[...]
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America Is Better Than ‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’
magine walking out of a grocery store into flashing police lights. Two suspects are kneeling with their hands up, visibly unarmed. Someone nearby says a drug sale may have taken place. Yet, despite the lack of threat, an officer suddenly shoots and[...]
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Manitoba Releases Report to Strengthen Local Journalism
Local news doesn’t just happen. It takes reporters showing up to school board meetings, covering the court docket, asking the questions no one else will. Across North America, that infrastructure is fraying—and some governments are finally asking what it would take to[...]
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When it comes to a community, ‘just say no’ doesn’t work
There’s a pattern playing out across resource-rich communities: towns that once said yes to libraries, rec leagues, and big ideas are now governed by people who inherited what others built—and mistake it for something that just exists. They shout no to diversification,[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Norfolk pine — A tropical Christmas tree
Despite my best intentions, I am always stressed by this point in the holiday season. As a mom, I feel the societal pressure to transform into Martha Stewart to create the ultimate holiday for my family. The only problem is that I[...]