WATFORD CITY – First International Bank & Trust (FIBT), a full-service, independent community bank, announced Thursday a leadership transition and significant milestone in its 115-year history. Effective Jan. 1, S. Peter Stenehjem will succeed his father, Stephen Stenehjem, as chief ...

The North Dakota Attorney General’s Office said this week it is working to shut down a scam operation posing as a Minot business. Platinum Bay Motors had been using the address of a legitimate Minot business to scam customers around the country, according to the Attorney General’s ...

BISMARCK – More than 500 North Dakota Farmers Union members participated in the organization’s 98th annual state convention Dec. 13-14 in Bismarck, where Mark Watne of Velva was elected to a 12th term as president. Speakers included National Farmers Union President Rob Larew, U.S. Sen. ...

BISMARCK – Basin Electric Power Cooperative has announced the energization of a new transmission line in western North Dakota on Dec. 17. The Roundup-to-Kummer Ridge transmission line includes 33 miles of new 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the existing Roundup substation ...

The Minot Fire Department responded to an electrical fire in northeast Minot Wednesday. At 12:18 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to 509 7th St. NE., where the sole resident and pet were outside of the structure. Firefighters were met with heavy smoke in the basement from an unknown source. ...

The Minot Area Community Foundation has announced more than $160,000 in grants will be distributed to local organizations by the end of the year. These funds, sourced through donor-advised distributions, will support a variety of important community initiatives. Some recipients of these ...