Lawmakers say North Dakota higher-ed leaders need to find flexibility on capital projects list
N.D. — Lawmakers in Bismarck this week raised concern with North Dakota University System leaders about their hesitancy to break away from the university system’s capital projects list, potentially leaving new opportunities, like a University of North Dakota partnership with the U.S. Space Force, out…
MACA announces second round of resiliency grants
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot Area Council of the Arts (MACA) announced this week that another round of resiliencygrants to support area artists and arts programs will be available. The latest round of grants will be open to new members as well as existing members….
Minot committee drafts new zoning ordinances
MINOT, N.D. – The update was a two-year project that rewrote many of the current zoning ordinances and packaged them in a more user-friendly manual. The ordinance is generous with graphics, giving users a visual representation of zoning standards and the steps involved in processes…
First District Health Unit to update public on COVID-19 response Wednesday
MINOT, N.D. – First District Health Unit will hold a press conference Wednesday to address the progress in the fight against COVID-19. The press conference is at noon in the Minot City Council chambers. Doctors from both First District and Trinity Health will speak, and…
Region champs crowned ahead of next week’s Class B boys tourney in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Thursday night’s boys basketball action saw eight region champions crowned with each receiving a spot in next week’s Class B State Tournament at the Minot State Dome. Region 1: No. 2 Kindred def. No. 4 Oak Grove, 65-51. Region 2: No. 3…
North Central North Dakota schools learn from past year, move forward
MINOT, N.D. – Last March, students were preparing for a normal spring break, excited to have time off school and be with friends and family. However, that week for many across the country was far from ordinary. No one expected the news to break that…
Minot Fire Department responds to clothing dryer fire
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot Fire Department responded to a clothes dryer at a Southeast Minot home Thursday evening. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find smoke coming from the basement. They were able to quickly enter and extinguish the fire. Fire damage was limited…
Woman diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease creates project to raise awareness
MINOT, N.D. – More than 10 million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s, an incurable disease. A Minot woman is opening up about her diagnosis of early-onset Parkinson’s. “They hear Parkinson’s and they think hand tremors and Michael J. Fox. That’s all I thought of Parkinson’s…
Reflecting on COVID’s impact during Athletic Training Month
MINOT, N.D. – March is Athletic Training Month, and it’s a time that Trinity Sports Medicine’s Robyn Gust has been able to reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has given more responsibilities to these health workers to keep athletes competing. “Every person in the sports world…
B-52 ‘resurrected’ after more than a decade in the ‘Boneyard’
MINOT, N.D. – A once-retired B-52 is back in business. The strategic bomber nicknamed “Wise Guy” has been “resurrected” out of the Air Force “Boneyard” for service in Minot. Wise Guy is landing at Minot after two years in maintenance to get back into service….
