To the southeast of Bismarck, in the town of Lincoln, a cozy café is filled with the sounds of coffee steamers, small talk, and … meowing? The Dakota Cat Café opened for business on Dec. 16, 2025. It offers visitors a place to drink coffee while getting their fill of kitty time. Ashley Kneavel is the owner and founder of the café. She was inspired to create a cat café in North Dakota after stumbling upon a coffee shop similar to her own in Phoenix, Arizona. “I'd never been

Community colleges can be a great stepping stone for students graduating high school. They can also be a pathway for parents to continue their education after high school or return to college. Bismarck State College is one of these schools, allowing parents flexibility surrounding their busy schedule. But balancing schoolwork, a job, and raising children can be a huge feat — one that three mothers, each with their own story, have taken on. Mengqi’s Story Mengqi Ni is a BS

Darline Perkins' porcupine quill work takes her to NYC Quill dreams “I would have dreams about porcupine quill work, and I didn’t know what it meant,” Darline Perkins said. Darline shared her story with a cousin who told her to talk to their grandmother who did porcupine work, so she went and told her what was happening. The grandmother offered to teach Darline, but the lessons would have to wait a year because the grandmother was in mourning. “There are strict rules about