Behavioral Health Conference: North Dakota is opening registration for the sixth annual Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Conference in Bismarck (Sept. 14-17), bringing together child welfare, suicide prevention, and behavioral health professionals for in-person and livestream sessions. Local Nonprofit Funding: Minot Area Community Foundation awarded Local Motives a $26,930 grant to launch the inaugural Levitt AMP Minot Music Series, bringing free downtown concerts to Citizens Alley. Wildfire Rules: The Dakota Prairie Grasslands updated its emergency fire closure order for National Forest System lands, tightening restrictions when counties hit High/Very High/Extreme fire danger. Election Law: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s approach allowing mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted even if they arrive later, a decision that affects states with “grace periods.” TR Library Push: Enbridge announced a $2.5 million founding gift to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, and a separate federal bill would make the library an official repository for Roosevelt artifacts. America 250 Traffic: ND DOT and State Patrol laid out a temporary Medora traffic plan for June 30-July 5, with added impacts expected July 1 during a Trump visit. Airport Update: Minot International Airport passed its annual FAA Part 139 certification inspection with no letters of correction. Supreme Court, Pipelines: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a North Dakota landowners’ eminent domain compensation dispute tied to a WBI Energy Transmission natural gas pipeline. Local Health Policy: Ray is considering an ordinance to ban kratom sales and possession after health concerns and a reported death. Public Safety: Ward County recounted a Surrey Park Board race that ended in a five-way tie, with the final outcome potentially decided at a July 6 city meeting.