MSU men take down Bemidji St. 91-82
MINOT, N.D. – On Friday night, the Minot State men’s basketball team (5-4, 3-2) protected its home court with a nine-point victory over its namesake from Bemidji State. The first half started out as a closely contested affair as neither team was able to pull…
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…
Rodgers charged with murder in teen’s drug overdose death
MINOT, N.D. – Police did not release the name of the girl who died and court records in the case have been sealed but, according to statements made in court by Ward County Assistant State’s Attorney Tiffany Sorgen on Monday, Rodgers allegedly rented the room…
Bill eliminating seat belt requirement fails in North Dakota House
MINOT, N.D. – After a vote on Tuesday, click it or ticket looks like it will continue to be the law in North Dakota for adults. North Dakota’s House of Representatives voted against eliminating seat belt requirements for anyone over 18 years old. That vote…
Biden has hurt North Dakota’s economy worse than COVID
N.D. – Congratulations, President Biden. Not really. In my opinion you have done more to ruin the economy of North Dakota than the COVID-19 pandemic. By shutting down the Keystone XL Pipeline (continuing the policy of Obama) not only did you kill the oil worker…
Business Beat: Collector shares passion for vintage items through rentals
A Minot woman with a love for collecting is sharing her passion with others. Sara Danielson has been collecting vintage furniture and other items for years. Over the pandemic, she decided to open Rae Creates Rentals, a business where people could use the items for special…
Minot Curling Club recruiting with ‘Learn to Curl’
MINOT, N.D. – Minot’s Curling season started late this year, and numbers are down. Stones started sliding in early January, a few months later than usual. “It was pretty rusty coming in. The first few slides were pretty, pretty rusty,” said Laura Pikka, Minot. An…
Minot-area community leaders to hold weekly press conferences on COVID-19 response
MINOT, N.D. – Community leaders from the Minot area will begin holding weekly press conferences to update the public on the local response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The press conferences, which begin Tuesday afternoon, will include representatives from Minot, Ward County, Minot Public Schools,…
Update to apprehension of airmen in Minot following dorm inspection
MINOT, N.D. – Your News Leader is learning more Tuesday night about a dorm inspection on Minot Air Force Base this past weekend that led to the apprehension of airmen. Base public affairs released the following statement: “Team Minot held an unannounced health and welfare…
Ignoring the present doesn’t change the necessity of oil
MINOT, N.D. — Whenever I read some new screed against oil – and there’s a lot of them right now as left-wingers rally around the supposedly moderate Joe Biden administration’s executive action assault on the domestic oil and gas industry — I imagine the author finishing their piece, submitting…
