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Two candidates are on the ballot for the Ward County Commission primary and at least five citizens have launched write-in campaigns.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The teen suffered a tire blowout causing him to side skid into a ditch where the vehicle rolled across the service road. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

A Minot man who was sentenced last week to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges from a high-speed pursuit in McLean County was sentenced Monday to an

Three candidates are running for two open spots in the Minot Park Board election.

The murder trial for the woman accused of killing Anita Knutson in 2007 could be moved to a new venue in light of an analysis of prospective juror questionnaire

Ron Merritt has announced his campaign as a write-in candidate for the Ward County Commission. Merritt, former executive director of the Minot Park District,

Planners who will be researching the Minot region over the next several months to identify the most suitable sites for large-scale animal agriculture met with l

Daniel Breijo, charged with murder in the Dec. 24 shooting death of Nicholas Van Pelt in Minot, is asking the courts to close off his June preliminary hearing to the public.

Arguments were presented to close the preliminary hearing in the proceedings of a fatal Christmas Eve shooting in North Central District Court on Friday. The