Good morning, Minot.

4 Bears Casino and Lodge will open its new seven-story hotel tower on Friday, Sept.

4 — the private ceremony will feature a prayer, drum group, remarks from MHA Nation tribal council and 4 Bears leadership, and singer John Waite will perform in the Grand Ballroom that evening.

North Dakota writer Larry Woiwode, born in Carrington in 1941, published his first work at the University of Illinois and later taught writing at SUNY, earning honors such as the Award of Merit Medal in 1995 & serving as the state poet laureate until his death in 2022 in Bismarck.

Local farmers are busy at harvest time as they drive their crops to nearby grain elevators where the produce will be stored and later sold.

North Dakota utility customers will see higher electric bills next month after the PSC approved the increase in MDU electric rates.

State regulators expect the change to affect overall energy costs.

Donny Schatz will return to Nodak Speedway on Sunday, bringing his family racing legacy back to Minot.

His mother Diane, who helped start his racing dreams, said local teams & fans look forward to the event after an eight-year break.