AVID aims to close opportunity gaps for students
BISMARCK, N.D. – AVID, a college prep class, can be found in school districts across the country, including Bismarck Schools, but some students say it’s more than a just class. Legacy High School senior Deben Barnnie says the Advancement Via Individual Determination class not only…
Vaccine passport bill immediately fails
BISMARCK, N.D. – A last minute bill proposed in the House to prohibit the state from requiring vaccine passports drew a small crowd to the State Capitol on Wednesday. With little time to pass the bill as session nears its end, lawmakers debated whether or…
Plenty of vaccine opportunities in Ward County
MINOT, N.D. – First District Health Unit reports Ward County residents should have plenty of opportunities for people not yet vaccinated for COVID-19 to get immunized in coming days. “We probably have more vaccine than what we have interest in the vaccine,” FDHU Executive Director Lisa…
Jamestown Amusement Park approved by ND House
BISMARCK, N.D. – As the legislature gets close to wrapping up, lawmakers are inserting late additions to bills in the hopes of getting them approved. The state’s Commerce Department budget is a standard bill that comes up every session. In addition to Commerce’s initiatives, House members approved…
Sanford Health to host ‘DocTalk’ webinar on joint pain
MINOT, N.D. – Almost 15 million U.S. adults live with severe joint pain—that’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sanford Health will host a free virtual discussion Thursday at 7 p.m. on treatment options and answer questions on the subject. Orthopedic surgeon…
WHS girls soccer show improvement in Tuesday loss
MINOT, N.D. – The Williston High School junior varsity one (JV1) girls soccer team played well and had a nice late push in their game on Tuesday, April 20 at home, but they could not get quite enough momentum to make a comeback. Williston lost…
Antlers stolen from Bismarck Elks Lodge elk statue
BISMARCK, N.D. – The elk statue at the Bismarck Elks Lodge is missing its antlers. According to Arlan Scholl of the Bismarck Elks Lodge, this is not the first time the antlers have been stolen. He says it has happened about a dozen times since 1966 when…
What’s All The Commotion Going On At Bismarck Airport?
BISMARCK, N.D. – If you’ve driven around the Bismarck Airport on Yegen road, you may have noticed a lot of commotion going on just inside the fence at the Lincoln Road intersection. This work actually started last spring. At first, I thought they were building…
