Restaurants, bars to resume normal hours per governor
MINOT, N.D. – North Dakota restaurants and bars that have been operating under reduced hours due to COVID-19 restrictions have had some normalcy return. Governor Doug Burgum has signed an amended executive order changing hours of operation. A previous executive order, issued Nov. 16, closed…
Minot State University keeping its food pantry full for those on campus during break
MINOT, N.D. – In 2019, the Association of American Colleges and Universities conducted a survey which found that 24 percent of students at four-year institutions faced food insecurity. Meaning, they don’t have consistent access to enough food. At Minot State University, a food pantry sponsored…
Minot Indoor Cup kicking off in January
MINOT, N.D. – From Jan. 8-10, 2021, the Magic City Legends plan to host the Minot Indoor Cup, a soccer tournament featuring up to 65 teams, with 45 of those teams coming from outside of the Minot area. The three-day event is scheduled to be…
North Dakota sees increase in cybersecurity attacks with COVID-19 pandemic
N.D. – As the prevalence of COVID-19 increased across North Dakota throughout the pandemic, so did the number of cybersecurity attacks against the state’s computer systems. Since March, the North Dakota Department of Information Technology estimates that the state has experienced about 237 million cybersecurity…
Minot man suspected of killing his roommate
MINOT, N.D. — A Minot man was arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate who was found dead this week. The man, Shawnee Lynn Krall, 28, is being held in the Ward County Jail awaiting his initial court appearance. Krall had not been formally charged…
North Dakota voters, experts weigh in on Electoral College
MINOT, N.D. – With the 2020 election year behind us, many are breathing a sigh of relief, however for some, the election has brought up a new debate: is the electoral college still a representational way of counting votes? Established in Article II of the…
COVID cases drop significantly at Trinity Homes in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Some good news on the COVID front for Trinity Homes, the long-term care facility in Minot. Following an outbreak of cases among residents and employees in early November, the numbers have come down drastically. The facility has seen a remarkable downward trend in…
Minot State University looking at tuition rates
MINOT, N.D. – The upcoming spring semester for Minot State University begins Jan. 12. Tuition rates usually do not change between fall and spring semesters and again did not this year. University officials said they had to change their rates for the entire academic year, in…
