Bottineau News Archives

“We are changing this university, we're transforming our university and we want a university that has exceptionally high standards and it's people like you that are going to help us achieve that dream.”

Several area graduating seniors picked up some big checks today. Literally. The students were collecting the first series of awards in Minot State University 's Great Plains Exceptional Scholar program. via KXMD-TV Williston

Tomorrow is homecoming day for nearly two dozen North Dakota National Guard soldiers. via KXMD-TV Williston

The North Dakota National Guard says 19 soldiers who make up the Grand Forks -based 132nd Quartermaster Company are back on U.S. soil after about a year in Iraq . via KX News

“They were proud of what they were doing and there's no doubt they were very successful”

Gov. John Hoeven and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota National Guard adjutant general, announced Monday that two Guard units serving in Iraq are returning to the states shortly. via Minot Daily News

“It can be like running. These things will go as fast as thirty or forty miles an hour if you have a wind pushing it and they create their own winds too. You will get fire tornados...and it is just nasty.”

They have become daily calls for rural fire crews across the region grassfires chewing through horribly dry pastures. via KXMD-TV Williston

Minots Thai restaurant will be opening soon. Baan Rao located near Walmart in the Joshua Plaza will feature Asian spicy foods and owners say the target date for their opening is Wednesday April 30th.. There's ... via KXMB-TV Bismarck

A preliminary hearing has been set for the Bottineau County woman accused of staging a bank robbery to cover up the fact that she had been stealing money. via KMOT-TV Minot

North Dakota Governor John Hoeven visited armed forces centers in Minot and Devils Lake with some big news today... I have some good news - your soldiers are coming home! Hoeven and Adjutant General Dave ... via ClipSyndicate

By KIM FUNDINGSLAND, Staff Writer, kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com A Souris woman is accused of embezzling money from the bank she worked at and then staging a robbery to cover up the theft. via Minot Daily News

The FBI says the bank employee who said she was knocked unconscious and robbed in Souris last month is the thief. via KMOT-TV Minot

It was an inside job. That's what the FBI is saying about the Bank robbery in Souris that happened on March 25th. via KXMB-TV Bismarck

BOB INDVIK TOLD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN A LETTER THAT HE'LL RESIGN APRIL 30TH. INDVIK RESIGNED EARLIER AS THE BOARD CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE AGENCY AFTER QUESTIONS ABOUT CALLS HE MADE WITH ... via KFYR-AM Bismarck

Budget issues are on the agenda for the state Board of Higher Education. The board is meeting today in Bottineau. via KMOT-TV Minot

The FBI is looking at other unsolved bank robberies in the state in an effort to solve the March 25th robbery in Souris. via KMOT-TV Minot

As a Marine officer, Brian Kalk handled environmental issues at the Camp Pendleton training site in southern California. via Minot Daily News