Minot Area Council of the Arts allocates $15,000 from grant to support local artists
MINOT, N.D. – With art shows, galleries, and events being done virtually or canceled altogether, artists have been heavily impacted by the pandemic. That’s why a Minot non profit is using funds it received from a regional grant to provide support for its members. The…
North Dakota Parks and Recreation surveying public for state parks ideas
MINOT, N.D. – North Dakota’s State Parks and Recreation department is working to bring more people outdoors in 2021. Staff are running a pair of surveys to find out what people want to see at our state parks. You can find it on their website….
Minot leaders discuss pandemic impact on budget
MINOT, N.D. – Ahead of Tuesday night’s State of the City Address, city leaders took a look back on the 2021 budget. According to a report submitted by the city finance director, preliminary numbers indicate that sales tax collections finished the year a little over…
Hoeven, Cramer, Armstrong are wrong to oppose Trump’s impeachment and removal from office
N.D. — Congressman Kelly Armstrong has already voted against impeachment in the U.S. House of Representatives. In his floor speech, Armstrong referred to, but did not articulate, “serious constitutional questions about these articles.” In previous statements about impeachment, Armstrong has argued that impeaching disgraced President Donald Trump a second…
How Minot became the COVID-19 capital of North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. — From his desk at Trinity Health in Minot, Dr. Casmiar Nwaigwe sat at the center of one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the world. Like most North Dakota cities, Minot passed through the spring and summer of the pandemic largely unconcerned…
Equinor well leaks 500 barrels of oil in North Dakota
N.D. – About 500 barrels of oil leaked from Equinor Energy LP’s well in North Dakota due to a valve failure, The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division said on Wednesday. The leak occurred about 2 miles east of Williston, North Dakota, the heart of…
Emails show North Dakota attorney general was advised Texas election lawsuit likely would fail
N.D. – Emails indicate North Dakota’s attorney general advocated for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Texas’ lawsuit over the presidential election despite an expectation among some of his top officials that it wouldn’t succeed. The state’s deputy solicitor general told Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem he thought…
North Dakota sends dozens more National Guard members to DC
MINOT, N.D.— North Dakota is sending additional soldiers to the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. About 130 soldiers from the 816th Military Police Company will join 20 North Dakota guard members who were previously scheduled to attend before the Jan. 6 riot happened at the…
Catholics fighting bill requiring priests report child abuse
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota currently has what is commonly referred to as a “mandatory reporting” law. It’s encapsulated in section 50-25.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code and, put in simple terms, it lays out a list of occupations that must report any evidence…
Busy day of WDA wrestling ends with Century on top
MINOT, N.D. – More than half of the WDA hit the mat Saturday for duals and triangulars across the state. Check out the highlights here! WDA Scores: Century 55, Dickinson 21 Century 51, Minot 23 Dickinson 45, Minot 22 Williston 54, Mandan 25 St. Mary’s,…
