Fire destroys home, 2 vehicles in mobile home park in southeast Minot
MINOT, N.D. –Investigators said a fire destroyed a home and two vehicles, and damaged two other homes, in Wheatland Village Mobile Home Park Sunday evening. Crews were called to the area shortly before 7 p.m. for a grass and structure fire. Firefighters found two homes…
Trinity Health VP on opening vaccinations to everyone 16 and older
MINOT, N.D. – Trinity Health, on Friday, opened COVID-19 vaccination appointments to everyone age 16 and older. Randy Schwan, the Vice President of Trinity Health in Minot, joined our March 26 edition of KX Conversation to talk about it. Last we checked, more than 350,000…
ND Lawmakers pass bill to aid homeless youth
MINOT, N.D. – The pandemic reminded us all of the importance of health insurance. Now legislators in the House have passed a bill to help eliminate barriers to it for some of the most vulnerable populations. Senate Bill 2265 permits unaccompanied homeless minors to access…
First District Health Unit opening up vaccinations more amid state announcement
MINOT, N.D. – First District Health Unit will soon begin opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to everyone in the public. The public health provider began vaccinating 18-64 years of age with two or more specific high-risk health conditions in late February. Recently they said they…
UK towns and cities to make room for return of alfresco dining
MINOT, N.D. – Urban areas across Britain are preparing to turn their streets into alfresco dining rooms once again, as only two in five licensed premises have permanent space to trade outdoors when lockdown eases next month. Birmingham, Manchester and London are all preparing for temporary road…
West Fargo ends 29-year title drought, defeats Minot 65-60 in Class A championship
MINOT, N.D. – The West Fargo Packers won their first boys basketball championship since 1992 with a 65-60 win Minot on Sunday from the Bismarck Events Center. Carter Birrenkott finished with a game-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Brett Limke added 13 points…
Teddy Roosevelt portrayer gives a lesson in history
MINOT, N.D.– It was a lesson in history when Teddy Roosevelt portrayed by Joe Wiegand of Medora, spoke to members of the Minot Area Chamber Economic Development Corporation’s Military Affairs Committee. Roosevelt/Wiegand was the guest speaker for the March virtual meeting of the Military Affairs…
Local reaction to passage of COVID relief bill
MINOT, N.D. – President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill Thursday. All North Dakota residents making under $80,000 could qualify. According to census.gov, the median household income for the state in 2019 was just under $65,000 a year. Enhanced unemployment benefits were set…
