Minot names Maria Romanick as interim airport director
MINOT, N.D. – The city of Minot has chosen someone to lead Minot International Airport until they hire a permanent director. Maria Romanick will serve as interim director after Rick Feltner retires in early June. She is currently the Airport Services Coordinator, which covers many…
Beavers baseball sets eyes on 2022 after early ’21 finish
MINOT, N.D. – In the end, familiarity with its opponent did the Minot State Beavers baseball squad in. After winning two of three games to snag a series win over the University of Minnesota Crookston during the regular season’s final weekend, Minot State was rewarded…
Bismarck arrest nets a pound of meth
MISMARCK, N.D. – A Bismarck man was arrested Wednesday after police executing a search warrant found a pound of methamphetamine in a West Indiana Avenue apartment. Darnell Brown, 21, was charged Wednesday with a drug felony that could send him to prison for 20 years…
Week 3 of the Minot Police Department’s Citizens Academy
MINOT, N.D. – Week three of the Minot Police Department’s citizens academy shed a spotlight on crime scene investigation. Finger prints, crime scene photography, and bullet trajectory—just a few of the highlights of week three of the citizens academy. “I got to do finger prints….
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…
