First District Health Unit to discuss virus response in 7-county region
MINOT, N.D. – The First District Health Unit in Minot will be holding a news conference today regarding the local public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference will include the First District Health Unit’s Executive Director Lisa Clute, District Health Officer Dr. Casmiar…
Former Minot City Manager lands new job in Minnesota
MINOT, N.D. – Tom Barry, the former Minot City Manager who was fired in April, has been hired as the next County Administrator in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Kay Mack, the current Beltrami County Administrator who is retiring, confirmed the news with Your News Leader Friday….
North Dakota Tax Commissioner reminding residents of Renter’s Refund program
N.D. – Some North Dakotans who may need some help with living expenses in these times do have a resource in the Office of State Tax Commissioner. The Renter’s Refund program provides certain people a partial refund on rent for living quarters or mobile home…
Coaches report: Minot girls basketball HC Jason Schwarz
MINOT, N.D. – MDN: Record wise, is this where you expected your team to be at this point?JS: We weren’t quite sure where we would be at this point. We returned only two players that had extensive varsity experience from a year ago. With that…
‘This has become a little bit different than 25 years ago when I started at the PD’: Minot had most homicides in the state in 2020
MINOT, N.D. – Police are reporting an increase in the number of homicides from 2019 to 2020, and as we go into the second week of the New Year, officers are looking at ways to lower those numbers. According to the state’s crime report, there were…
City council members in Minot resume talks of a recycling program
MINOT, N.D. – The city of Minot is one step closer to starting its own recycling program. The city currently has $1 million available to put toward a new transfer facility, leaving close to $900,000 that would need to be acquired to make up the…
Passenger numbers fell 50 percent at Minot airport in 2020
MINOT, N.D. – The pandemic caused a huge reduction in the number of passengers flying through North Dakota airports in 2020. But now those numbers are starting to increase. The Director of the Minot International Airport says they finished last year down 50% from the…
Minot City Council votes to extend state of emergency indefinitely
MINOT, N.D. – The City of Minot has declared a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, indefinitely. Earlier this afternoon, City Manager Tom Barry signed a seven-day declaration that would allow funds to be released from the state and the federal government. As city manager,…
Meet the candidates: District 8 House race
MINOT, N.D. – Candidates running for the State Representative seat in District 8 will face a unique race this year. With the sudden death of David Andahl at the beginning of the month, the three remaining candidates will still be on the ballot next to…
North Dakota bill would allocate 100 whitetail tags to resident disabled vets
N.D. – Here’s a look at the status of hunting- and fishing-related bills in the North Dakota Legislature as of Thursday, Feb. 4: HB 1017: Appropriates $91,812,839 to the Game and Fish Department for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2023. House…
