Local reaction to passage of COVID relief bill
MINOT, N.D. – President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill Thursday. All North Dakota residents making under $80,000 could qualify. According to census.gov, the median household income for the state in 2019 was just under $65,000 a year. Enhanced unemployment benefits were set…
Bicyclist injured in collision on Saturday
A 33-year-old Minot man riding a bcycle was struck and injured at 7:03 p.m. Saturday by a 15-year-old boy who was driving a vehicle that had just proceeded through the intersection at 27th Street NW and 4th Avenue NW. Minot police said the bicyclist, Mark…
Restaurant Will Ban Any Customer Smelling Of Weed
MINOT, N.D. – A restaurant has divided opinion for introducing a rule that will ban any customer from eating if they smell of weed. Despite weed being legal in Michigan for people over the age of 21, steakhouse Caucus Club in Detroit doesn’t want people…
Successor named to expelled North Dakota lawmaker’s seat
N.D. — A replacement representative for the seat of a North Dakota lawmaker expelled has been named. District 36 Republicans’ executive committee on Thursday night unanimously appointed Dori Hauck, of rural Richardton, the Bismarck Tribune reported. She is a rancher, writer and music teacher, and…
Police looking for “armed and dangerous” suspect in Minot stabbing case
MINOT, N.D. – Police are looking for a Minot man involved in a stabbing incident in southwest Minot around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The victim, an unknown man, was transported to the hospital. Minot Police are asking for assistance in locating the suspect, 39-year-old Jarreau Seaphus….
Shed fire damages two homes in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – A fire that started in a shed on Tuesday evening damaged two homes in Minot. The Minot Fire Department says they were called to a home on 10th Street NE around 8 p.m. for a shed fire, and upon arrival, saw the…
Our adulation of political figures reaches crisis level
MINOT, N.D. — During a recent trip to Barnes & Noble bookstore, on the hunt for books in the children’s section, I couldn’t help but notice a surprising number of colorful works about former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The funny thing about children’s…
Minot Area Council of the Arts continues to fund projects
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot Area Council of the Arts is giving local artists and projects another opportunity to fund their work. After providing 17 grants worth $500 to help members recover from pandemic impacts they will be expanding the applicants eligible in round two….
West Fargo holds off Minot, Bismarck Century defeats Fargo Davies in Class A titles
MINOT, N.D. – Bismarck Century girls and West Fargo boys clinched state titles in the Class A basketball championships Sunday. West Fargo defeated Minot 65-60 in a nail-biting Class A boys basketball tournament final to win its first state title since 1992. Minot erased a…
Minot teen survives MIS-C, a complication of COVID-19
MINOT, N.D. – A family’s battle with the coronavirus was scarier and much longer than they could’ve imagined. Their son experienced complications and was diagnosed with a rare disease, MIS-C, or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children. 15-year-old Kaden Philion tested positive for the coronavirus the…
