First District adjusting COVID testing hours amid lower demand, vaccine rollout
MINOT, N.D. – Leadership with First District Health Unit said their COVID-19 testing hours will change starting Wednesday. The new hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Executive Officer Lisa Clute said demand for testing is down from its peak of 130 to 150…
Arson isn’t suspected in Minot downtown apartment fire
MINOT, N.D. — Arson is not suspected in a downtown Minot apartment building fire last week that left more than 30 people displaced. Minot Fire Marshal Dean Lenertz said Monday, March 2, that the cause is “undetermined,” although they were still processing a lot of…
Northwest International Festival of Music choirs go virtual
MINOT, N.D. – The Northwest International Festival of Music looked quite a bit different this year. Emerson Eads, director of Choral Activities at Minot State University, said band was done in person, but the choir was forced to make three virtual choirs: Nova (young singers),…
Minot focusing on finishing games early in the season
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot Boys hockey team is having early success with five straight wins to start the season. The Magicians won the west regular season title last season, but fell short of the region championship game. Co-Head Coach John Grubb says this year…
Vaccine rollout is on schedule in North Dakota
N.D. – As more people get their COVID-19 vaccine, it may seem like the state isn’t rolling them out quick enough. But the Immunization Director with the North Dakota Department of Health says the Peace Garden State is right on schedule. Molly Howell says they…
Shoplifter caught in Minot with help of social media and the community
MINOT, N.D. – Business owners can rest a little easier now that a shoplifting suspect has been caught. Recently, we reported that close to $300 of merchandise was stolen from Nature’s Nook Children’s Toys and Books, and Main Street Books in Minot. After posting on social media…
Rep. Armstrong announces opposition to congressional effort to overturn election results
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota’s two senators are so far non-committal on the efforts in Congress to overturn the results of the presidential election, but our state’s at-large member of the House of Representatives has just taken a decisive stand. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, joining several other House…
City of Minot extends rapid COVID-19 testing, sees high demand from public
MINOT, N.D. – After seeing a high demand, the city of Minot is ramping up testing. The city will extend its COVID-19 rapid BinaxNOW screening for at least another week. The public information officer says they will be adjusting the hours to better fit the…
Economic developer Jonathan Rosenthal sets sights on Minot’s downtown
MINOT, N.D. – The City of Minot’s economic development specialist defines the mission of his newly created position as making Minot more diverse, stable and economically resilient. Jonathan Rosenthal has been on the job since September in the office of Community and Economic Development. Tasked…
First responders honor Minot healthcare workers for 2020 efforts
MINOT, N.D. – First responders decided to ring in the new year with a show of appreciation for all the hard work done by frontline healthcare workers, as they battled the COVID-19 pandemic for much of this past year. Seven emergency agencies from around the…
