Minot murder suspect headed for trial in May
MINOT, N.D. – The courts have scheduled a jury trial for late May for a 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in Minot last May. Prosecutors charged 23-year-old Damion Colvin with murder in the death of 21-year-old Jordan Parisien. Colvin appeared in court…
North Dakota’s evergreens are struggling
N.D. – The past year has not been kind to area evergreen trees. Dead, dying and damaged conifers have become all too common across North Dakota. Because the problem is widespread and dramatic, North Dakota State University Extension Forester Joe Zeleznik prepared an analysis of…
North Dakota trade groups sue Federal Reserve over debit card fees
N.D. — Two North Dakota trade groups have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Federal Reserve Board claiming the agency failed to follow a 2010 Congressional directive to make sure debit card processing fees were kept at reasonable levels. The suit filed…
Somehow, we’ve been claimed by North Dakota
N.D. – As a woman whose heart has been planted solid here in the buttes and prairies of North Dakota, but whose feet and mind have wandered with music and education and the winding road for years, I have often found myself on the other…
Major issues emerged during North Dakota’s 2021 legislative session. Here’s a rundown
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota lawmakers are heading home after nearly four months of work at the state Capitol in Bismarck. Both chambers of the Republican-dominated Legislature ended their biennial regular session just after midnight on Friday, April 30, but the effects of the more…
Two wildfires rage in southwestern North Dakota
N.D. – Firefighters worked through the night battling a wildfire north of Wannagan Campground on the Little Missouri National Grassland. The fire is estimated at 4000 acres and is burning in the rugged North Dakota Badlands. Local, State, and Federal resources are on scene and…
State money allows bigger plans for Magic City Discovery Center
MINOT, N.D. – A last-minute legislative appropriation of $5.9 million will give Magic City Discovery Center visitors more to enjoy when the children’s museum/science center opens, which could happen by the end of 2022. The appropriation was tucked into the funding bill of the Office…
U.S. Senators tour Minot AFB to review modernization
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – A group of U.S. Senators joined some high-ranking Air Force officials in getting a firsthand look at the modernization efforts on Minot Air Force Base. The officials checked out both legs of the nuclear triad that are housed at…
