2021 Minot budget approved
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot City Council approved on second reading the 2021 budget at Monday night’s meeting. The budget comes in at $143.5 million, which is more than 45% less than the 2020 budget. The city’s Finance Director indicated the drop from year-to-year was…
Proposal would give money to North Dakota coal plants by taxing wind power
N.D. – A North Dakota lawmaker wants to impose a new tax on wind farms and give the money to coal-fired power plants in the form of grants. Rep. Dave Nehring, R-Bismarck, presented the proposal Tuesday to the House Finance and Taxation Committee, saying it’s…
Ward County Historical Society moves the late Ervin Erickson’s pianos to Minot
MINOT, N.D. – A Bismarck piano man’s legacy and dream of establishing a piano museum has been rescued by the Ward County Historical Society after his death last June. Ervin Erickson could never bear to see a piano – especially a player piano – sent…
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…
Minot State University’s baseball team out on the diamond a little early — thanks to warm weather
MINOT, N.D. – Everyone seems to be taking advantage of this warm weather, including the Minot State Beavers baseball team. They’re out on the diamond at Corbett Field to get in some early practice that they normally wouldn’t. They usually don’t get outside until early…
Bringing a ‘taste of home’ to Minot AFB airmen
MINOT, N.D. – It’s a time of joy and a time for giving. Organizers of the annual Airmen Cookie Drive at Minot Air Force Base are getting ready for this year’s event when hundreds of homebaked cookies are collected in the Minot community and then…
Suspect charged in death of missing Minot woman held on $2 million bond
MINOT, N.D. – Minot Police said they found the body of a 29-year-old woman who went missing earlier this week and a roommate of hers is now in custody on a murder charge. Police said 28-year-old Shawnee Krall is being held on a AA-felony charge in…
NDDOT receives additional funding for roads
MINOT, N.D. – North Dakota is receiving funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s annual August redistribution. The state will receive more than $34 million. This funding is an additional amount from funds that were allocated but not used. The North Dakota Department of Transportation has received more…
North Dakota State Picked To Repeat In Spring Season; NDSU Aims for 10th-Straight Missouri Valley Football Crown
N.D. – North Dakota State has been tabbed as the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason favorite in a poll conducted by league coaches. NDSU has been picked first in the pre-season poll for nine-straight seasons. After winning its lone game in the fall, NDSU has won…
Creative Economy Summit moves online
MINOT, N.D. – The Creative Economy Summit started in 2019 to help connect businesses and artists in North Dakota. Arvin K. Davis, Jr. is an artist in Minot who has worked with the Souris Basin Creative Economic Summit in the past. His work is being…
