Smart Restart to be suspended, masks off outside
FARGO, N.D. — In a board room crowded with concerned parents, the Fargo School Board voted to suspend the district’s Smart Restart Plan starting June 7, and to end mask usage by elementary students while in the playground and for middle and high schoolers while…
North Dakota passes 1,500 total COVID-19 deaths
BISMARCK, N.D. — Following are the North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Tuesday, May 11. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 128 TOTAL…
North Dakota using fewer COVID-19 vaccines than before
BISMARCK, N.D. – President Joe Biden has set a goal to have 70 percent of American adults vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4. But, North Dakota Immunization Director Molly Howell says it will be difficult to get 70 percent of North Dakotans vaccinated, and it…
‘Cookout with the Crew’ event honors medical transport professionals
MINOT, N.D. – Staff at Trinity Health are inviting the public to join with them in honoring medical transport professionals for more than 20 years of service at their “Cookout with the Crew” picnic event. The event will be on Tues., May 18 from 4…
Free meal sites announced for Bismarck youth this summer
BISMARCK, N.D. – The free summer meal program for kids 18 and under is returning to Bismarck. The USDA has granted several waiver extensions that will carry through to the 2021-2022 school year, including free meals for all students until June 30, 2022. The meals…
Tauros fall to Bobcats at Maysa on Saturday 6-3
MINOT, N.D. 0 Following Friday’s 4-3 overtime defeat to Bismarck which clinched a playoff berth for Minot, the Minotauros dropped their second game in as many days to the visiting Bobcats by a final tally of 6-3. Bismarck drew first blood in the first period…
Majettes remain undefeated, beat WF Sheyenne 5-2
MINOT, N.D. – In a non-conference affair on Saturday, the Minot Majettes went to 12-0 on the season as they beat West Fargo Sheyenne in Bismarck by a final score of 5-2. In singles play, the Magi took three of the four matchups. At the…
Fire damages Fargo apartment building
FARGO, N.D. – Fire damaged a portion of a two story rowhouse apartment building Monday in north Fargo. The fire at 307 7th Ave. N. was reported shortly before 6 a.m. A second alarm was called because it’s a multi-unit building. Crews were able to…
Investigators calling on public’s help after fridge dumped in rural Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Conservation Service Officers (CSO) in Grand Forks are calling on the public’s help after polluters dumped a fridge full of rotting food on Volcanic Creek Road. CSO Mark Walkosky contacted The Gazette after he attended the dumpsite Wednesday, May 5. The…
ADM to build soybean crush plant and refinery at Spiritwood, North Dakota
N.D. – ADM has announced plans to build North Dakota’s first crush plant and refinery, completely dedicated to soybeans. The US$350 million facility will be located west of Fargo, at Spiritwood — approximately 290 km (175 miles) from the Canada-U.S. border. It is slated to…
