Minot will give a new state law on absentee ballots its first run when it holds its mayoral race Aug. 5. “A lot of people are ...

A Maxbass man who died in a crash north of Max May 29 has been identified as Rickey Vetter, 70, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 11:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway 83.