Virus deaths, hospitalizations unchanged in North Dakota
N.D. — North Dakota health officials confirmed Sunday that deaths and hospitalizations due to complications from the coronavirus remained unchanged in the last day. The update showed 67 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,495 processed tests, for a positivity rate of 3.11%. The number of…
Vitalant making push for blood donations amid COVID-19
MINOT, N.D. – Vitalant is holding its Kick COVID-19 to the Curb Blood Drive Monday through Wednesday this week. The drive kicked off Monday at the Grand Hotel in Minot. Donor Recruiter Teresa Johnson said she is seeing traditional blood needs returning with state reopenings…
United Community Bank Athlete of the Week: Jaxon Feller
MINOT, N.D. – Jaxon Feller said he’s fallen in love with the grind of becoming a standout football star. “This is what it takes to be a dominant athlete in high school football. All around, how to be dominant in sports: you just have to…
Volunteers plant educational garden featuring Native traditions
MINOT, N.D. – Volunteers were planting seeds following a traditional drum and prayer ceremony at a new community garden next to Minot State University Friday. An educational, community garden focusing on native plants is the project of the nonprofit, dreamBIG Green Schools’ Red and Green…
Minot Police Department phone outages affecting city’s 9-1-1 system
MINOT, N.D. – The Minot Police Department this afternoon is telling area residents that phone outages at the department are affecting the 9-1-1 system as well as the administrative phone lines. The biggest concern is for 9-1-1 calls made by cellphone: Right now, the dispatchers…
‘Blu on Broadway’ bringing more than affordable housing to Minot
MINOT, N.D. – New construction is officially on its way to Broadway in Minot. Contractors and city officials broke ground Tuesday on the Blu on Broadway housing project. It’s a low-to-moderate-income housing project that will add more than 40 apartment units to South Broadway. The city is…
North Dakota Parks and Recreation surveying public for state parks ideas
N.D. – North Dakota’s State Parks and Recreation department is working to bring more people outdoors in 2021. Staff are running a pair of surveys to find out what people want to see at our state parks. You can find it on their website. One…
Protocols for physical therapy during era of COVID-19
MINOT, N.D. – Trinity Health physical therapists are working through unprecedented territory to treat patients through the COVID-19 pandemic. Trinity Health Pediatric Therapist Nancy Gasmann said she misses being able to treat patients in-person. “It is nice to be able to have that capability to…
