All residents of Minot’s Parkview Mobile Home Park have now been relocated to clear the way for future flood protection construction, city officials confirmed Monday—but frustration over delayed communication with impacted property owners surfaced during the City Council meeting. Councilman Mike Blessum pressed consultants for answers, citing broken timelines and inadequate outreach, while CDM Smith acknowledged missteps in the acquisition process and pledged better coordination moving forward.
Three men are now facing felony charges in connection with recent fentanyl-related overdoses in Minot, including one death. Travis Fletcher Kruczek is accused of delivering the drugs and attempting to destroy evidence, while Lynn Jerauld and Justin Rostad are charged as accomplices. All three face potential prison sentences of up to 20 years if convicted.
Attorney General Drew Wrigley says thousands more pages of evidence are set to be released in the Ray Holmberg case, including explicit material seized from the former senator’s phone. Holmberg, sentenced to 10 years in prison for traveling to engage in sex with minors, was part of what Wrigley calls a global system of abuse — and the public, he says, has the right to see the full scope of the case.
More than 180 unvaccinated students in Williston are under a 21-day quarantine after measles exposure across three schools, as North Dakota health officials confirm nine cases in Williams County — marking a community-wide outbreak. With vaccination rates below the threshold to prevent spread, clinics are ramping up efforts and urging residents to get immunized.
After years of staffing struggles, the city of Garrison is dissolving its local police department and turning law enforcement duties over to the McLean County Sheriff’s Office. City leaders say maintaining 24/7 coverage with just two officers had become unsustainable.
President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Nicholas Chase, a longtime federal prosecutor and current state district judge in Fargo, to serve as the next U.S. attorney for North Dakota. Backed by Senators Hoeven and Cramer, Chase would succeed Biden-era appointee Mac Schneider if confirmed.
In a rare bipartisan win, the North Dakota Legislature passed two key health care reforms this session—cracking down on insurer prior authorization delays and banning the use of “copay accumulator” tactics that often left patients paying twice. While advocates applaud the changes, they also highlight missed opportunities on issues like breast cancer screenings and biomarker testing that could further ease costs and improve care.
