State money allows bigger plans for Magic City Discovery Center
MINOT, N.D. – A last-minute legislative appropriation of $5.9 million will give Magic City Discovery Center visitors more to enjoy when the children’s museum/science center opens, which could happen by the end of 2022. The appropriation was tucked into the funding bill of the Office…
U.S. Senators tour Minot AFB to review modernization
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – A group of U.S. Senators joined some high-ranking Air Force officials in getting a firsthand look at the modernization efforts on Minot Air Force Base. The officials checked out both legs of the nuclear triad that are housed at…
One Brand logo monument installed in downtown Minot
MINOT, N.D. – A monument featuring Minot’s new One Brand logo now stands at the downtown intersection of Main Street and Central Avenue. The $28,000 art piece was installed Thursday, near the Taube Art Museum, as part of a $300,000 MAGIC Fund grant project to…
North Dakota lawmaker Scott Louser pleads not guilty to drunken driving
BISMARCK, N.D. — A top Republican legislator accused of weaving across the center line several times after a night out in Bismarck has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving. House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Louser, R-Minot, entered the plea on Wednesday, according to court documents, the…
Give me your vaccination selfies, loud and proud
MINOT, N.D. — Have you ever run into one of those people who will go to great lengths to tell you that they’re not anti-gay, they just don’t understand why gay people have to shove their gayness in your face? They’re fine with the LGBTQ+…
Trinity Health resumes administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine
MINOT, N.D. – Trinity Health said Friday they have resumed administering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Earlier this month the CDC recommended healthcare providers pause giving it out due to a handful of patients developing blood clots after receiving it. Since then the CDC has cleared it for…
Is pandemic stress causing teachers to leave the profession?
BISMARCK, N.D. – Stress from the COVID-19 Pandemic is causing many teachers across the country to either consider leaving the profession or even retire early. However, that isn’t the case in Bismarck schools. Twenty teachers are retiring this year, which is a pretty average number…
COVID-19 State of Emergency is lifted in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – The COVID-19 state of emergency was lifted on April 30. Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., made the announcement on April 21 to end the emergency declaration and all of the executive orders that come with it. North Dakota had one of the shortest…
North Dakota reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths
BISMARCK, N.D. — Following are the North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Saturday, May 1. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 168 TOTAL…
Ceremony marks 25th anniversary of effort to save historic district’s elms
MINOT, N.D. – Local preservationists, neighbors and a few dozen school children on Friday commemorated the 25th anniversary of a movement to save elm trees in Bismarck’s Cathedral Area Historic District. More than 120 elm trees were targeted for removal in order to widen Washington…
