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High Wind Warning

Shortly after 3 p.m. Monday the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for western and central North Dakota Tuesday and much of the state Wednesday. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour with gusts to 50-60 mph are possible. The NWS warns that damaging wind could blow down trees and power […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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November 15, 2021

LSU to Honor Former Minoter

Dale Brown Court to be Unveiled at LSU A legendary basketball coach who had his beginnings in Minot will soon have his name attached to one of the top basketball facilities in the nation. The Board of Supervisors at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, by a vote of 12-3, recently approved the naming of Dale […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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November 15, 2021

High Wind Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for western and central North Dakota Tuesday and much of the state Wednesday. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour with gusts to 50-60 mph are possible. The NWS warns that damaging wind could blow down trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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November 15, 2021

Anti-Vaccine-Mandate Bill Passes

Bill provides more North Dakotans with exemption options As this week’s legislative special session came to a close, a bill limiting and regulating COVID-vaccine mandates passed both houses of the North Dakota legislature today, Friday, Nov. 12. Now it only needs the governor’s signature to become state law. What exactly HB 1511 accomplishes is fairly complicated. The language of […]

by Greg Demme

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November 12, 2021

Anti-CRT Bill Passes Legislature

CRT to be prohibited from being taught in public schools On Friday, Nov. 8, The North Dakota Senate passed a bill banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in North Dakota public schools. The passage of HB 1508, sponsored by Rep. Jim Kasper (R-Dis. 46, Fargo), occurred this morning, Friday, Nov. 8, after it had been sent […]

by Greg Demme

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November 12, 2021

Bus Crash on Interstate

Dickinson Football Team Okay A bus carrying 38 players and coaches from the Dickinson State University football team was involved in a collision at about 9:35 a.m. Friday. The two-vehicle crash occurred on I-94 near Crystal Springs. A 2006 Lincoln Navigator driving by Miguel Gascal, 64, Mesquite, NV, was eastbound when he lost control of his vehicle on an […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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November 12, 2021

Legislative Redistricting Bill Signed

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed HB 1504, the legislative redistricting bill approved this week during a special legislative session. Redistricting was on the “must do” list for legislators. A new district alignment was necessary due to population growth revealed in the 2020 census. “The historic process marked the first time since 1910 that North […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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November 12, 2021

Trinity Preparing for Vaccine Mandate

January 4 Deadline Looms Preparations have begun at Trinity Hospital in Minot for the possibility that approximately 3,000 health care workers under the Trinity umbrella could fall under a federal mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022 or lose employment. “We have not enacted a mandate. That has not started,” said Randy Schwan, Trinity Hospital […]

by Kim Fundingsland

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November 12, 2021

Serving His Country

By helping veterans WASHBURN -- With the passing of another Veterans Day honoring past and present military service members across America, people like Todd Schreiner make assisting veterans their life’s work. Schreiner is McLean County’s Veterans Service Officer (VSO). He and others in his position across North Dakota and the country are the link between […]

by Jonathan Starr

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November 12, 2021

Small Town Traditions

Veterans Day People in large cities and small towns alike paused on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month once again in 2021 to honor military veterans. It’s a special time when many Americans pay tribute to those who sacrificed – and those who continue to do so – for our […]

by Jonathan Starr

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November 12, 2021

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High Wind Warning

LSU to Honor Former Minoter

High Wind Watch

Anti-Vaccine-Mandate Bill Passes

Anti-CRT Bill Passes Legislature

Bus Crash on Interstate

Legislative Redistricting Bill Signed

Trinity Preparing for Vaccine Mandate

Serving His Country

Small Town Traditions

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