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    August 17, 2018
    Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, from North Dakota, reacts Sept. 10, 2017, after she was crowned at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Thomas P. Costello / Asbury Park Press via USA Today Network
    North Dakota's Cara Mund, current Miss America, blasts pageant organization in letter
    FARGO — The first North Dakotan crowned Miss America, Cara Mund, is striking out at the Miss America Organization in a letter circulating online...
    community/peopleAugust 17, 2018 - 12:52pm
    August 13, 2018
    Volunteer firefighters gather for a photo at the Larimore Volunteer Fire Dept. North Dakota voters will decide in November on a license-plate program for volunteer emergency responders. Forum News Service file photo
    Measure seeking personalized vehicle plates for volunteer responders approved for North Dakota ballot
    BISMARCK — A retired farmer from Max, N.D., hopes voters will send a "thank-you note" to volunteer emergency responders by passing his...
    community/peopleAugust 13, 2018 - 4:40pm
    August 9, 2018
    It's a massive show of motorcycles on Main Street in Sturgis on Thursday, Aug. 9. Attendance has been increasing from last year every day this year. Submitted photo
    Sturgis rally attendance up 5.1 percent as numbers increase
    STURGIS, S.D.— The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota had its biggest day of the nine-day event on Wednesday,...
    community/eventsAugust 9, 2018 - 5:41pm
    August 8, 2018
    Arianna Walch, 5, is pushed in her new swing by her brother, Ayden, Tuesday in Jamestown. Arianna received a Make-A-Wish playground in her backyard, complete with artificial turf from a former NDSU Bison field. John M. Steiner / The Sunplay button
    5-year-old North Dakota girl with rare genetic disease gets her wish
    A 5-year-old Jamestown girl who is fighting Batten disease got a big surprise Tuesday, August 7, with a visit from the Make-A-Wish Foundation....
    community/peopleAugust 8, 2018 - 8:14am
    August 6, 2018
    John Bartholomay talks about his time in the service while reminiscing from his north Fargo apartment. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Big Leonard, N.D., family was 'USA all the way!'
    FARGO—The family of Gustave August Bartholomay was a big brood in the Sheldon, N.D., area in the first half of the 20th century. Between...
    community/historyAugust 6, 2018 - 8:00am
    August 4, 2018
    Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrin Jakobsdottir, right, and N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum, left, practice a rope trick as "Cowboy Logic" author Ryan Taylor offers instruction during the Prime Minister's visit to Mountain, ND, Saturday to help the Icelandic community celebrate their heritage at the 119th annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration. Eric Hylden / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Iceland’s prime minister helps celebrate cultural heritage as part of August the Deuce events in Mountain, N.D
    MOUNTAIN, N.D.—From the back seat of a red convertible, Her Excellency Katrin Jakobsdottir, prime minister of Iceland, waved to hundreds of...
    community/eventsAugust 4, 2018 - 8:25pm
    August 2, 2018
    Photo courtesy of Wikimeida Commons.
    Grocery store worker lets an autistic teen stock shelves, causing a 'miracle in action'
    Sid Edwards and his 17-year-old son Jack Ryan Edwards were walking through the dairy aisle at their local supermarket in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,...
    community/peopleAugust 2, 2018 - 2:30pm
    August 1, 2018
    Iceland Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir
    Why the prime minister of Iceland is scheduled to visit a rural North Dakota town, population 92
    MOUNTAIN, N.D.—The prime minister of Iceland will attend the 119th Annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration in Mountain this weekend, according...
    community/eventsAugust 1, 2018 - 3:31pm
    July 30, 2018
    North Dakota State Fair attendance up; concert headliners announced for 2019
    MINOT, N.D. -- Attendance at the North Dakota State Fair totaled 318,248 over nine days, an increase of 19,171 from 2017. "We were blessed with...
    community/eventsJuly 30, 2018 - 4:54pm
    July 29, 2018
    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the "Diamond pass and review" at Travis AFB, California on July 30, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Richard Rose Jr.)
    Thunderbirds to appear in Fargo in 2019
    FARGO—Can't wait two years for another Fargo AirSho? Don't worry, you won't have to. AirSho officials confirmed Sunday, July 29, that the...
    community/eventsJuly 29, 2018 - 6:47pm
    July 28, 2018
    North Dakota State Fair’s Food and Needlework superintendent steps down after 20 years
    MINOT, N.D. — For 20 years, Fern Laudenschlager has been coordinating the open class food and needlework exhibits at the North Dakota State Fair. But this is her last year as she stepped down following the recent nine-day run of the fair in Minot, handing the Food and Needlework...
    community/eventsJuly 28, 2018 - 3:13pm
    July 26, 2018
    North Dakota State Fair attendance remains solid
    MINOT, N.D. -- Attendance at the North Dakota State Fair through Wednesday was running slightly behind a year ago, with the fair averaging nearly...
    community/eventsJuly 26, 2018 - 5:28pm
    Amelia Earhart in 1928. Photo from the Library of Congress
    Dozens heard Amelia Earhart's final, chilling pleas for help, researchers say
    Amelia Earhart waded into the Pacific Ocean and climbed into her downed and disabled Lockheed Electra. She started the engine, turned on the...
    community/historyJuly 26, 2018 - 8:44am
    July 25, 2018
    Gov. Doug Burgum
    Gov. Burgum, mayor and candidate to parachute jump with Navy team
    FARGO — Running for public office is a leap of faith. There's a certain gravity to the decision. But this weekend, three local and state...
    community/eventsJuly 25, 2018 - 11:10am
    July 22, 2018
    Bob and Patricia Krussell of Dellwood stand next to their son-in-law, Steve Berger, left, on the night he asked for the hand of their daughter, Joanna Berger, in marriage during the summer of 2000. Steve Berger was shot and killed at a country concert in Las Vegas October 1, 2017. Courtesy of Bob and Patricia Krussell
    Couple adopts grandchildren after Las Vegas shooting tragedy
    ST. PAUL—Bob and Patricia Krussell from Dellwood pulled their chairs out from a table near the pool area at the White Bear Country Inn...
    community/peopleJuly 22, 2018 - 7:08am
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