1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (760+ words) JILL SCHRAMM/MDN Minot Public Library Director Josh Pikka moves a cart of audiobooks as he reshelves some titles at the library Wednesday, June 17. A committee investigating a merger of the Minot and Ward County public libraries has placed its…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (452+ words) Farmers, ranchers and all landowners should be aware of a key deadline: July 1, 2026. This date serves as the cutoff for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's electronic posting system. Electronic posting allows landowners to designate land as "posted" via…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (199+ words) Trinity Health held its Park for the Park event with classic cars, Ward County and Trinity emergency vehicles, food trucks and activities for the children Wednesday, June 17, in the hospital parking lot. One goal of the community event was to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (577+ words) The B-52 was airborne for 3 minutes and 15 seconds before it crashed, according to Air Nav Systems. The airfield remained closed Tuesday. Crews were making the crash site safe for search and recovery teams to enter, after fires flared up overnight, said…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (200+ words) Delores "Dee" (Fugere) Pinkney Sollin, 79, Bismarck, passed away on June 12, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on June 20, 2026, at 10: 30 AM at St Philip Neri Catholic Church, 401 Broadway St, Napoleon, ND. Visitation will be held…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (544+ words) Mike Rowe has been on a lonely mission. For two decades, he has been raising the alarm. Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the trades was widening to a chasm so large that…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (702+ words) JILL SCHRAMM/MDN Minot Police Chief Michael Frye presents information to the Minot City Council about the city's temporary pound operation Monday, June 15. At left is council member Lisa Olson. Two animal rescue operations submitted proposals to provide the City…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (217+ words) While we have traditionally celebrated Father's Day in June, this month has also been set aside to highlight awareness of men's struggles with mental health and depression. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports that over 6 million American men battle…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (70+ words) Allen Dissette minotdailynews. com Celebration of life for Allen "Beak" Dissette Open house on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 4-8 p. m. at Cheers Bar in Mohall. Please come and share memories of Beak! Published by The Minot Daily News, June 17, 2026. Vistas toss combined no-hitter…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (213+ words) The first case involving murder or manslaughter from Ward County was tried in Minnewaukan in January, 1887. He had been charged with the murder/manslaughter of a cowhand named William "Riley" Luffsey during an exchange of gunfire just outside of Medora…...