Panel recommends proposed North Dakota mask mandate ban be rejected
MINOT, N.D. – North Dakota’s Senate is set to vote on a bill to ban state and local mask mandates after a panel of senators recommended it be rejected. The Senate Political Subdivisions Committee on Thursday gave a 6-1 “do not pass” recommendation on House Bill…
Please, NDSU, Spare Us the Histrionics About Academic Freedom
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota State University is an institution that balked at raising a couple of million dollars to rebuild a science building that habitually caught fire and had no running water but had no problem raising tens of millions of dollars for a new football practice facility….
Surrey city leaders, citizens spar over handling of City Administrator position
SURREY, N.D. – Tensions ran high during a special City Council meeting Wednesday in Surrey, in the wake of Mayor Chuck Tollefson placing City Administrator Diane Fugere on administrative leave. A special meeting was called Wednesday to fire Fugere, but one of the council members…
76 new Covid cases, no deaths reported in North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health is confirming 76 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths reported in the state. In total, 1,466 deaths have been linked to COVID-19 in the state. In Cass County alone, there are currently 44 new cases….
North Dakota’s active COVID-19 cases up over 60% in last week, outbreak concentrated in Fargo area
BISMARCK, N.D.— Following are the North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Thursday, April 1. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 208 TOTAL ACTIVE…
Beavers sweep Tuesday doubleheader
MINOT, N.D. – There was not a lot that came easy for Minot State during its trip to Wayne, Nebraska, but the Beavers’ baseball team outlasted the Wayne State Wildcats in both ends of a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader by 15-14 and 15-6 final scores. Minot…
Federal program could pay for a quarter of Ward County student lunches
MINOT, N.D. – According to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 29% of Ward County students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Those students could be getting pandemic food assistance if they have been participating in distance learning thanks to a new federal program….
Very strong winds fan flames of fires across state
MINOT, N.D. – Very strong winds and very dry conditions create ideal conditions for wildfires. Minot and other places in North Dakota experienced both Monday evening. About 8:50 p.m. crews from three of Minot’s four fire stations responded to a fire south of the Minot…
