The wife of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will help lead a national initiative to further prioritize addiction treatment and recovery. Kathryn Burgum and husband Doug Burgum, now U.S. Secretary of the Interior,

Maggie Spellman is the owner of House Inspiration, a peer-based transitional recovery home strictly for women found near Keo Way and University Avenue. Spellman says she was once an intravenous methamphetamine user and homeless for six years.

Emmalee Hortin, a doula, recalled one of her clients delivering that message to hospital staff. Doctors were operating on the woman to clear tissue after a miscarriage. But despite her patient’s pleas,

Recovering from addiction is hard, and doing it alone can feel impossible, but Never Alone Recovery, an organization helping those suffering through addiction, held its Freedom Fest 2026 event to change that.

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