Midgets’ hockey penalties force loss to Minot
MINOT, N.D. – The Midgets were eager to start the new year off with a victory, but due to some heavy penalties left the road rink of Minot High with how almost everyone described the year 2020 — a loss. Dickinson (1-2) suffered eight penalties…
North Dakota Senators weigh in on Electoral College
N.D. – President Donald Trump headed to Georgia Monday night for a campaign rally for two Republican Senators in a runoff election on Tuesday. At the same time, he’s calling on Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden, whipping up support ahead…
New Minot City Manager speaks at first council meeting
MINOT, N.D. – Minot’s new City Manager Harold Stewart II spoke at his first City Council meeting Monday night. The city hired Stewart in November out of a pool of 50 applicants. Stewart said he has already begun meeting with department heads, city employees, and…
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…
