Contractors working on city project in Minot test positive for COVID-19
MINOT, N.D. – Ten contract employees working on a construction project in Minot recently tested positive for COVID-19. The crew members have been isolated since their positive tests and have not returned to the worksite, according to Interim City Manager David Lakefield. Lakefield also said…
Community leaders discuss ways to improve issues in the community
MINOT, N.D. – Many people in cities across the nation are asking for police reform. Directly following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis..conversations are sparking up about how to change issues like racial profiling and community relationships with the…
Dickinson competes with state’s best at meet in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Dickinson’s swim team competed against some of the best in the state on Friday in Minot, and they held their own. The Midgets were joined by Minot and Century who are traditionally strong programs, and they finished behind them with 163 points….
County Commissioners stand behind mail in voting
MINOT, N.D. – The primary elections are less than two weeks away, but Wednesday the Ward County Commissioners discussed a possible 11th-hour change to the format for voting which would have included in-person voting. Voters in Ward County will have to take some additional steps…
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…
