As North Dakota returns to pre-pandemic life, restaurants grapple with labor shortages
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — For a spring afternoon, the Dairy Queen lobby at 909 Central Ave. N. in Valley City sits inauspiciously empty. Despite the buzz of baseball games, tennis matches, track and field meets and other high school athletic events across the street at…
69 new COVID-19 cases reported in North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. – 69 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the North Dakota Department of Health on Friday. No new deaths have been reported and 1,507 people in the state have died from the illness since the pandemic began. The daily positivity rate…
Active COVID-19 cases drop in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. — Following are the North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Friday, May 21. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 69 TOTAL…
High court turns down appeal of salon owner who challenged pandemic closing order
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Minot cosmetologist who challenged Gov. Burgum’s authority to restrict business during a state of emergency. Kari Riggin operated a salon in a Minot assisted living facility and conditionally pleaded guilty to violating…
Minot names Maria Romanick as interim airport director
MINOT, N.D. – The city of Minot has chosen someone to lead Minot International Airport until they hire a permanent director. Maria Romanick will serve as interim director after Rick Feltner retires in early June. She is currently the Airport Services Coordinator, which covers many…
Beavers baseball sets eyes on 2022 after early ’21 finish
MINOT, N.D. – In the end, familiarity with its opponent did the Minot State Beavers baseball squad in. After winning two of three games to snag a series win over the University of Minnesota Crookston during the regular season’s final weekend, Minot State was rewarded…
Bismarck arrest nets a pound of meth
MISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck man was arrested Wednesday after police executing a search warrant found a pound of methamphetamine in a West Indiana Avenue apartment. Darnell Brown, 21, was charged Wednesday with a drug felony that could send him to prison for 20 years…
Week 3 of the Minot Police Department’s Citizens Academy
MINOT, N.D. – Week three of the Minot Police Department’s citizens academy shed a spotlight on crime scene investigation. Finger prints, crime scene photography, and bullet trajectory—just a few of the highlights of week three of the citizens academy. “I got to do finger prints….
North Dakota reports 1 new coronavirus-related death, slight increase in hospitalizations
MINOT, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health reported an increase in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and a new death for the second day in a row. Thirty-five people were hospitalized Thursday, up six from the day before, according to the state’s virus dashboard. A total of…
State Supreme Court Upholds Burgum’s Executive Orders Closing Businesses During Pandemic
MINOT, N.D. — In April of last year law enforcement officers cited one Kari Riggin for defying an order from Gov. Doug Burgum to shut down businesses, including those providing cosmetology services, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Riggin operated a salon located in the Somerset Court assisted living…
