Minot AFB contributed $622.3 million to local economy in FY 2020
MINOT, N.D. – Minot Air Force Base contributed $622.3 million to the local area economy in fiscal year 2020. The base’s annual economic impact report was released today at the Minot Area Chamber EDC’s Military Affairs Committee. Watch Friday’s edition – print and online –…
Minot food vendor honors frontline workers with free lunch
MINOT, N.D. – A Minot food vendor stepped in Wednesday afternoon to support local healthcare workers with a free meal. ER Nurse Shandel Grogan said some days it’s hard to leave work for a lunch break. “We think we’re going to have time to eat,…
Districts 11, 12 to hold girls basketball tournaments one location
MINOT, N.D. – District 11 and 12 athletic directors decided to hold their girls basketball tournaments in one central location. This comes after fall tournaments saw higher seeds hosting out of precaution due to COVID-19. The District 11 Tournament will take place in Rugby, with…
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…
Mouse River Players postpones ‘Blithe Spirit,’ ticket sales due to COVID-19 concerns
MINOT, N.D. – The Mouse River Players, Minot, is postponing its current production of “Blithe Spirit” and has temporarily suspended ticket sales for the remainder of the season. The Mouse River Players board of directors said, for now, the current production will be delayed at…
Minot Police Chief says they’re prepared in case any protests become violent
MINOT, N.D. – With just a week away from the presidential inauguration, the FBI is warning of armed protests at Capitol buildings — including here in North Dakota. Minot Police Chief John Klug says he hasn’t heard of any credible threat to the Minot community….
Minot leaders discuss flood protection, CTE center funding with lawmakers
MINOT, N.D. – Minot leadership recently weighed in on a bill at the legislative session relating to additional bonding for the Mouse River Flood Protection plan and the Career Technology Education Center Project. On Monday, Mayor Shaun Sipma testified in favor of House Bill 1431….
North Dakota House rejects ban on employers mandating vaccines
N.D. – A bill that would have forbidden employers from requiring their workers to get vaccines was defeated Thursday, Feb. 4, by the North Dakota House of Representatives. House Bill 1301 also would have given business owners protection against lawsuits from employees who come down with…
MHS takes first at Minot Invite
MINOT, N.D. – The Magi paced the four-team field with an overall score of 691. Meanwhile, second place Bismarck Legacy notched a score of 356. Bismarck High (342) and Mandan (308) placed third and fourth respectively.Minot produced winners in 11 of 12 total events, including…
Requests for lower bond, relocation denied in Minot murder case
MINOT, N.D. – A Minot man facing a AA-felony murder charge in the shooting death of a woman in May is headed for trial later this year. Minot police said they arrested 42-year-old Erik Rod in the death of 37-year-old Connie Rod. It was initially treated…
