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…
Join in the conversation at 2 p.m. as conservative Rob Port debates a liberal media personality in first episode of ‘Plain Talk Live’
MINOT, N.D. — Today’s the first episode of a new project. Plain Talk Live will be a live stream of discussions with people I know who are smart and interesting and don’t often agree with me. That will happen on a regular schedule, every Wednesday…
North Dakota’s Republicans Need to Begin a Campaign for Vaccination
N.D. — Yesterday, we learned from a U.S. Census survey that North Dakota is quickly becoming a national leader in skepticism of the COVID-19 vaccines. According to an analysis by Axios, only Wyoming (26.8%) and Mississippi (24.3%) have lower percentages of unvaccinated citizens saying they won’t get…
Zoo ‘I Spy’ event replaces Easter egg hunt
MINOT, N.D. – “We have poster board eggs – 3 feet high – that will be placed in the various habitats,” said Jennifer Kleen, executive director of the Greater Minot Zoological Society. She said a participant can “find all 12 or tell us a certain spot (or…
Quilt guild members make placemats for MCA’s Meals on Wheels program recipients
MINOT, N.D. – “We had seen on Facebook where other groups had made placemats for nursing home residents, shut-ins, etc. and thought it would be a nice thing to do in light of so many people being quarantined in their homes for so long with…
Man Pleads Guilty To 2019 Food Truck Owner Slaying
FARGO, N.D. — One of the men involved in the murder of Fargo food truck owner Jay Halvorson has changed his plea to guilty. A judge sentenced Charles Harris III to 30 years in prison with credit for already serving nearly two years. He’ll be…
