Jelly Roll will be returning to the N.D. State Fair in 2025. The Nashville singer/songwriter who sold out a performance at the 2023 Fair will be back Sunday, July 20th an the NDSF Grandstand. GRAMMY®-nominated artist Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) has emerged as one...
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A temporal, temperature-dependent work of art is being revealed on the grounds of the State Heritage Center. It’s the result of the tedious and time-sensitive work of Team North Dakota Snow Sculpting. If you’re interested in learning more, KX News has the full story that includes video. Why does it matter in Minot? Well, maybe [...]
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Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, is making waves this week as he signs an ethics agreement to divest from oil and gas interests he holds in Western North Dakota. It’s an action he notably avoided during his gubernatorial term, where as Chair of the Industrial Commission, he had regulatory oversight over them. [...]
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When you move to a rural town, living car-free seems like a noble goal—less carbon, fewer costs, more reliance on public transit. But in practice, it’s a logistical maze. Buses often run infrequently, ride-sharing is spotty and expensive, and cycling can feel perilous. The challenge isn’t just personal; it exposes deeper inequities. For those without [...]
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“Take small scoops, and lift with your legs – not your back,” I said to myself. I was clearing an unexpected snowfall and high winds that led to drifting. The city snow plow had dropped a very generous amount of snow at the end of my driveway. I needed to be somewhere in an hour. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: NDSU Extension ServiceNorth Dakota lawmakers have decisively dismissed a proposal to reinstate the old Sunday closure law for retail stores. House Bill 1150, introduced by Rep. Jeff Hoverson of Minot’s District 3, aimed to bring back a mandate that banned shopping from midnight to noon on Sundays—a throwback to a rule eliminated in 2019. With an overwhelming [...]
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Nebraska’s lawmakers are taking a swing at modernizing state regulations with a policy package they’ve dubbed “GOAT”—Government Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency. This multi-step plan aims to trim bureaucratic fat, keeping pace with, and even mirroring, similar national and state efforts. Led by former State Sen. Laura Ebke and a cohort of dedicated officials, these proposed [...]
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The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can conduct charitable gambling. Senators debated changes made by the Senate Judiciary Committee in Senate Bill 2035, which pulled the words tourism and economic development from the definition of public-spirited organizations, one category of groups allowed to conduct gambling. It also eliminates adult amateur [...]
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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – For the past 37 years the Transporter Erector (TE) has been a fundamental piece of equipment for operational readiness of the Minuteman III (MMIII) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system. These vital pieces of equipment are responsible for transporting MMIII across vast distances, utilizing public roads to reach strategic locations, [...]
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A single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 2, approximately four miles west of Ray, North Dakota, resulted in the death of a 54-year-old man from Minot early Thursday morning. The crash occurred at 7:11 AM on January 16, 2025. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 1998 Jeep Wrangler westbound when [...]
Read & ShareOn this day in 1893, the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by a group of American and European businessmen, leading to the eventual annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898. On this day in 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by issuing protective passports and providing [...]
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Gold was found in the gizzard of a goose that was raised in Cavalier county. While preparing the bird for their Christmas dinner, Mrs. John R. Goggons found the inner tube of the gizzard [...]
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For the second successive year a student of the University of North Dakota was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship as William Franta of Lidgerwood, University engineering graduate won one of four places awarded to the [...]
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And another thing if Minot folks prove loyal to these manufacturers of home products, refusing to buy anything from out of town that can be manufactured or processed here at home, several scores more [...]
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There is very good evidence that he is not a friend of the poor. It is only those higher up who can see virtues in Hitler. Or those who have come under the influence [...]
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The "spiking" of beer in Minot beer parlors must stop immediately, it was declared at a meeting of the safety and licensing committees of the city at the city hall Tuesday evening. [...]
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In Bismarck, a new debate centers on the ringing and pinging interruptions that cellphones bring into classrooms. Representative Jim Jonas has pitched a bill to limit student cellphone use, aiming for better focus and mental health. While some educators see the merit, arguing for local control, the proposal faces mixed reviews. Exemptions are being discussed, [...]
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