Twin Buttes Powwow in North Dakota celebrates every child as a champion

Sarai Coffey leads the Twin Buttes Powwow’s youth night grand entry, June 12. (Photo by Angela Gillette) This story was filed on July 2, 2025 My son felt discouraged when it came to dancing at powwows as a 5 year old. He was shy, and all he saw was some of …

More North Island Royals sign to play baseball in U.S.

More North Island Royals have made commitments to play collegiate ball in the United States. Pitcher and centre fielder Corby Nohr will be joining his brother Rylan to be a Teton at Williston State College in North Dakota next school season. The Campbell …

Leasa Lynnette Davis, 61, North Platte

Leasa Lynnette Davis, age 61, of North Platte, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025, at Great Plains Health. Leasa was born Sept. 3, 1963, in North Platte to Christopher Charley and Myra “Misty” Corinne (Moore) Hayes. Leasa graduated from North Platte High …

A century of patriotism on display at one South Dakota schoolhouse

GEDDES, S.D. — For settlers across the Great Plains, patriotism was an important part of their heritage. They were proud to be Americans, and one schoolhouse in Geddes, in southern South Dakota, has been displaying that pride for well over 100 years. The …

Coldplay unlocks major achievement following Chris Martin, Dakota Johnson split

Coldplay has achieved another major milestone in their career. The globally acclaimed British rock band has release ten studio albums namely Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), X&Y (2005), Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ( …

179 tackle the Allegheny-100 Challenge on the North Country Trail

Photo by Donna Bailey Nine time 100-mile finisher, Brian Smith, says the A-100 is the “hardest, funnest” event he participates in!. The A-100 offers hikers the opportunity to push their limits by selecting distances of 100, 75, 50, or 25 miles to complete …

McFeely: Forum Communications makes bid for South Dakota high school state tournaments TV contract

FARGO — Forum Communications Co. is trying to make an even bigger media imprint in South Dakota. The Fargo-based company — whose flagship properties are The Forum, WDAY-TV and the InForum.com website — made a bid in May to televise the South Dakota high …

US measles cases hit highest number in 33 years, CDC data shows

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday. There have been 1,288 confirmed measles cases across 38 states nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease …

A dozen children, adults, hurt in a I-29 rollover crash north of Grandin

GRANDIN, N.D. — A dozen children and adults were injured in a rollover crash just north of Grandin, N.D., on Thursday, July 3. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol. A 34-year-old man from …

A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people dead