Park manager and ranger to retire after 38 years with North Dakota Parks and Recreation
N.D. – Monday is a big day for one of the many people who keep our state parks safe. Dan Schelske is retiring. He’s been the park manager at Fort Lincoln for almost 17 years and spent 38 years combined as a ranger for the…
Minot arrest leads to drug bust
MINOT, N.D. – A Minot man was arrested on Sunday after police noticed him driving a vehicle without license plates and realized he had a warrant out for his arrest. According to a press release, a Minot Police officer observed Joshua Brydon, 41, driving a…
Check it Out with Pam Carswell at the Minot Public Library
MINOT, N.D. – If there’s one place we like to promote, it’s the public library. In today’s Check it Out, we’re talking with Pam Carswell, teen librarian with the Minot Library, Hi Pam! What’s happening at the Library in March? Hours have changed? Teen programs…
How Johnson & Johnson vaccine is created using fetal cell lines
MINOT, N.D. – The Johnson & Johnson vaccine passed FDA vaccine standards, and distribution across the United States is underway, including here in North Dakota. For some this is seen as progress in the fight against COVID-19. But the vaccine has stirred controversy with some Catholics, not…
Class A State Basketball: Minot boys and Century girls advance to state title game
MINOT, N.D. – The Class A state championships are officially set after the semifinals played out at the Bismarck Events Center on Saturday. On the girl’s side, Century will be playing in its fifth state title game in its last six state tournament appearances. They’ll…
Citizen of the Year makes her donation official
MINOT, N.D. – Minot’s Citizen of the Year made her $1,000 donation official this week. Vickie Phippins was named the 2021 Citizen of the Year as part of a video contest for Mayor Shaun Sipma’s 2021 State of the City presentation. The top prize for…
Port: Luke Simons, finally, does the decent thing
MINOT, N.D. — After a week of bluster and much conspiracy-mongering, disgraced former lawmaker Luke Simons has announced that he won’t be taking his expulsion from the North Dakota House of Representatives to court. The expulsion was approved by lawmakers last week after I obtained a file…
0 deaths, 34 new COVID-19 cases in ND; active cases statewide are 639
N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health Sunday morning confirmed 34 new cases of COVID-19 in the state during testing on March 13, bringing the total positives since testing began to 100,976. The number of currently active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at…
