Mask mandate lifted for city workers; department directors to determine protocol
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck City Commissioners removed the mask mandate for city employees tonight while extending some parts of the COVID-19 State of Emergency to May 20. They did not want to eliminate all areas linked to the State of Emergency declaration like the COVID-19…
Demary honored at Corbett Field
MINOT, N.D. – On Saturday, former Minot State Beaver baseball player Justin Demary was honored with a pregame ceremony. Demary, who passed away on Feb. 22 at the age of 25, had previously worked as a strength and conditioning coach in the Boston Red Sox…
Name released in fatal train crash
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck police have identified 21-year-old Tanner Hushka of Bismarck as the man killed in a train crash that occurred around midnight Sunday. Police say Hushka went around the train arm barricade and was hit by the train. Police say witnesses confirmed he…
Weekend crashes leave 2 dead at railroad crossings in North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. — Two people were killed in separate crashes at railroad crossings over the weekend in North Dakota, prompting law enforcement officials to urge caution around trains and crossings. One of the two crashes happened at about 9:50 p.m. Sunday, April 25, in Minot….
ND & MN accidents pile up over the weekend
MINOT, N.D. – A Sunday night motorcycle crash in Minot has left the driver of the bike injured and a passenger dead. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the motorcycle approached a rail crossing where the lighted arms were down. Both the driver and passenger…
Woman dies after hitting head on railroad crossing arm
MINOT, N.D. – One woman is dead and one man has charges pending following a motorcycle crash in Minot. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says on Sunday, April 25 around 10 p.m., 42-year-old Harry Hughes Jr. of Minot was going down Valley Street on his…
North Dakota Designated as a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum signed a proclamation designating North Dakota as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State,” reinforcing the state’s support for the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Burgum signed the proclamation during a ceremonial signing with legislators for several bills approved this session to…
North Dakota Legislature nears end of days; major bills remain
N.D. – Rep. Pamela Anderson, D-Fargo, left, and Rep. LaurieBeth Hager, D-Fargo, pass the time in the House chamber on Thursday working on a puzzle. “I think we will get this done by the end of the session,” Anderson said of the 372-piece wooden jigsaw…
North Dakota’s State Veterinarian set to retire
N.D. – The longtime state veterinarian and director of the Animal Health Division of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Dr. Susan Keller, is retiring effective June 30, 2021. “Dr. Keller’s absence will definitely be felt both in the department and throughout the agriculture and…
North Dakota House Passes Voting Time Limit Bill
N.D. — The North Dakota House is advancing a bill that would put a time limit on voting in person at the end of Election Day. The state House passed a bill Friday that changes aspects of the election code. The most significant change gives…
