Minot Area Community Foundation gives $250,000 grant to zoo
MINOT, N.D. – Roosevelt Park Zoo is steps closer to a new Amur leopard habitat. On Thursday, the zoo received a $250,000 grant from the Minot Area Community Foundation. Foundation President Jason Zimmerman made the presentation to Ron Merritt, Minot Parks executive director. The grant…
Two-vehicle crash Saturday night in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – Two vehicles were involved in a crash Saturday night at the intersection of 16th Street and 20th Avenue SW, Minot Police confirmed. Police said they were notified shortly before 10 p.m. of the crash. They said occupants were transported to the hospital…
North Dakota Airports get much needed financial boost from COVID relief
MINOT, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending COVID-19 relief funding to 15 airports across North Dakota. The funding comes from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Act that was signed by former president Donald Trump last March. Minot International Airport received more than $1.5…
Minot Vet Center celebrates Vietnam veterans
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot Vet Center is getting back to a new normal by inviting the public to the ninth annual Vietnam Veterans Celebration. The event will take place this Monday, March 29 at the Grand Hotel in Minot. The event will go from 5:00-7:00…
College sports: Minot State baseball splits road series, UMary tennis falls at home
MINOT, N.D. – Saturday afternoon college athletics took center stage in the midst of their spring seasons. Minot State baseball went on the road for a double header against Augustana. The Vikings took game one 4-0 behind a perfect game from pitcher Tanner Brown. Brown…
Recreational pot bill fails in North Dakota Senate
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Senate has soundly rejected a bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana. Supporters say the bill was designed to head off a potential initiated Constitutional measure, which would be more wide open than what the bill would have allowed….
Saving the Amur Leopard in Minot
MINOT, N.D. – The Roosevelt Park Zoo is closer to a new Amur Leopard Exhibit thanks to a quarter-million-dollar donation from the Minot Area Community Foundation. The Amur Leopard is an endangered species and the last of three big cat exhibits planned for the centennial…
Trial set for Minot man accused of raping two minors
BISMARCK, N.D. – A two-day jury trial is scheduled in June for a 26-year-old accused of raping two minors and having inappropriate videos of them. Micah Mills is charged with two counts of gross sexual imposition, two counts of corruption of a minor and possession…
