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Quentin Jelsing of Rugby had just turned 18 when he decided to enlist to fight in World War II. His son, Terry Jelsing, said “right after graduation, the war was on.” Terry Jelsing spoke at the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit in the Rugby Public Library, telling his ...

BISMARCK – A North Dakota House bill that would name a bridge in Bottineau for Navy veteran Carl Woods passed the state House of Representatives 93-0 this week and now moves on to the state Senate. Lt. Cmdr. Woods died Sept. 28, 1965, when the plane he was piloting went down in North ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – The plains of North Dakota stretch out in a vast expanse of rolling hills interrupted only by the occasional cluster of trees, covered in snow and ice or grass swaying in the wind, depending on the time of year. Though seemingly bare, this land is rooted in a vital role ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – 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 ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Sharp, 5th Bomb Wing command chief, hosted their first all-calls of 2025 at Minot Air Force Base on Jan. 14-15. The command team used this opportunity to communicate their ...