ND man charged with courthouse bomb threat, shooting stepdaughter in leg
MINOT, N.D. — A 28-year-old Minot man is accused of not only making a bomb threat to the Ward County courthouse on May 25 that resulted in an evacuation, but he is also being held on a charge he shot his 5-year-old stepdaughter with a…
Remote access to North Dakota court docs unlikely to return, judge says
N.D. – For the first week in 2020, North Dakota court records could be accessed for free with the click of a mouse from any computer in the world. State Supreme Court Justice Jon Jensen shut down access Jan. 7, 2020, after media reports revealed millions of documents potentially contained…
Residence Life at Minot State making changes amid COVID-19
MINOT, N.D. – “That first class when you’re all scared and nervous trying to figure out what you — who you’re gonna sit next to, maybe you recognize someone who just lives down the hall from you saw moving in,” MSU Residence Life Coordinator Abby…
Magi tennis sweeps Century, captures 9-0 victory
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot High School tennis team showed resilience in a convincing 9-0 win over Bismarck Century on Thursday afternoon at Hammond Park. With the victory, Minot moved to 3-1, while Century dropped to 1-1. Minot junior Zach Diehl set the tone with…
Victim dies following Thursday accidental shooting in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Minot Police say the female victim from the accidental shooting that took place in Northwest Minot Thursday evening died Saturday at Trinity Hospital. Police identified the victim as 37-year-old Connie Rod of Minot. The case is still under investigation.
Suspect arrested following investigation into explosives in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Minot police arrested a 19-year-old man Thursday afternoon following an investigation into a report of homemade explosives. Police responded a little after 2:00 p.m. Thursday to a southeast Minot residence. Investigators said they identified Matthew Lahtonen as the person responsible for making…
Update from City of Minot on positive COVID cases at work site
MINOT, N.D. – The city has identified the site where the 10 COVID-19 positive contractors were working. Interim City Manager David Lakefield said they were working on the water treatment plant expansion project. Now all 10 are being isolated, and the facility is closed until…
Five unanswered goals powers second-ranked North Dakota past Omaha, 6-2
N.D. – If Friday’s opener with Omaha is any indication of what’s to come, the final month of the regular season will be action-packed. North Dakota and the Mavs began a stretch where the teams will meet six times over UND’s final eight games and…
First District Health Unit gives update on vaccination process in Ward County
MINOT, N.D. – At Monday night’s Minot City Council meeting, First District Health Unit gave an update on where they are with the vaccination process. Nine percent of the population in Ward County has received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A little more…
Minot hopes to build second high school
MINOT, N.D. – Minot Public Schools announced today at a special meeting they’ve purchased land to build a second high school. They’ve been working since October with Cognizant on north hill. 115,000 square feet of open construction would be similar to Ramstad Middle School and…
