North Dakota reports 1 new coronavirus-related death, slight increase in hospitalizations
MINOT, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health reported an increase in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and a new death for the second day in a row. Thirty-five people were hospitalized Thursday, up six from the day before, according to the state’s virus dashboard. A total of…
State Supreme Court Upholds Burgum’s Executive Orders Closing Businesses During Pandemic
MINOT, N.D. — In April of last year law enforcement officers cited one Kari Riggin for defying an order from Gov. Doug Burgum to shut down businesses, including those providing cosmetology services, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Riggin operated a salon located in the Somerset Court assisted living…
North Dakota justices rule against hairstylist who defied governor’s pandemic emergency orders
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Supreme Court sided unanimously with the state Thursday, May 20, in a test of Gov. Doug Burgum’s authority to temporarily restrict businesses as a public health measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case stems from a dispute over the…
North Dakota lawmakers suggest ammo plant could combat national shortage
N.D. — North Dakota lawmakers will look into the practicality of establishing a privately owned gun ammunition manufacturing plant in the state, but the idea is a long way from becoming reality. An ongoing national ammunition shortage has frustrated North Dakota hunters, and a local…
Will the checks from the government ever stop?
MINOT, N.D. — I love to work. I got my first job in the fourth grade, delivering copies of the Minot Daily News at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, to about 100 or so subscribers. I also had to make monthly collections…
Cops Have Better Things to Do Than Enforce the Inane Strictures of the Smoking Stasi
MINOT, N.D. — Brace yourselves, dear readers, for a stunning revelation comes our way. “Only two of 35 vape shops in North Dakota fully complied with the state’s smoke-free law, according to the findings of a study recently published by North Dakota State University,” Michelle Griffith…
Woman who survived bitter cold nights in park testifies in Lone Fight trial
BISMARCK, N.D. – The ordeal endured by a Mandaree woman who spent two frigid January nights outdoors in Theodore Roosevelt National Park after a vehicle chase is not over, as she faces the amputation of a foot because of frostbite damage. Gabriella Perez-Goodbird, 20, was…
North Dakota reports 2 COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations rise
BISMARCK, N.D. — Following are the North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Wednesday, May 19. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 119 TOTAL…
