One of my favorite quotes is from 1966 when longtime California state senator Dick Tuck was defeated. His comment to the media was, “The...
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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2024 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease from select units in the northeastern portion of the state. Samples will be tested from deer taken from units 1, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F1, 2K1, 2K2, 2L, 3A4 and 3B2. [...]
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Today is Tuesday, October 29th. The sun will rise on the 38th day of fall, and the 303rd day of the year at 8:27 AM. We will see 10 hours 2 minutes of daylight before it sets at 6:29 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot [...]
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On this day, the stock market got knocked down for the full count, writing danced forward, and one computer said to the other. In Minot, The Ward County Independent ran it's biggest paper ever, local media wasn't afraid of calling out competitors, and election interference was afoot. [...]
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A fatal crash occurred on Highway 23 near mile marker 31, approximately 16 miles west of New Town, North Dakota, on October 28, 2024, at around 8:13 AM CT. The collision involved a 2017 Ford F-250 and a 2018 Freightliner semi-truck. Road and weather conditions were clear and dry at the time of the incident. [...]
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Minot Police responded to reports of property vandalism involving paintball impacts in a southeast Minot neighborhood on October 27, 2024, at approximately 9:26 p.m. Officers arriving at the scene identified multiple vehicles, fences, and garages marked with paint splatter, consistent with damage from a paintball gun. Through video evidence and witness statements, officers were able [...]
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Today is Monday, October 28th. The sun will rise on the 37th day of fall, and the 302nd day of the year at 8:25 AM. We will see 10 hours 6 minutes of daylight before it sets at 6:31 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot [...]
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On this day, Lady Liberty lit the beacon of freedom for the first time. A couple decades later, we celebrated by banning booze, and an Italian dictator marched. In Minot, our editor had thoughts on liars. Property taxes were a heavier burden then than now. And professional recruitment demanded creative, quality of life solutions. [...]
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A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 83 and 54th Avenue Southwest, two miles south of Minot, resulted in serious injuries for two individuals on Friday morning, October 25, 2024. The crash occurred around 8:37 AM CST under clear weather and dry road conditions. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a 2022 Jeep [...]
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Today is Sunday, October 27th. The sun will rise on the 36th day of fall, and the 301st day of the year at 8:24 AM. We will see 10 hours 8 minutes of daylight before it sets at 6:32 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot [...]
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On this day, mass transit became a symbol of New York, a crisis in Cuba ebbed, and we were still trying to slow down North Korea. In Minot, we were voting on ballot measures, again, and flood protection was expensive and would take a long time. [...]
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Officers from the Minot Police Department responded to a crash involving a cyclist and a pickup truck at the intersection of 8th St. NE and 7th Ave. NE at 5:14 p.m. on October 24. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and provided medical assistance. According to the investigation, a 14-year-old male cyclist was traveling westbound [...]
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On the morning of October 25, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., officers from the Minot Police Department were dispatched to a residence in southwest Minot in response to a reported domestic disturbance. According to the Minot Police Department, the Central Dispatch had received a call indicating an argument between a male and a female. During [...]
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Today is Saturday, October 26th. The sun will rise on the 35th day of fall, and the 300th day of the year at 8:22 AM. We will see 10 hours 12 minutes of daylight before it sets at 6:34 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot [...]
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On this day, barrels were smoking in Tombstone, New York got new news, and Arnold said he'd be back for the first time. Locally, we were still talking about the prohibition question, we had a duty at an upcoming election, and our local wheat was taking its picturesque qualities nationwide. [...]
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Today is Friday, October 25th. The sun will rise on the 34th day of fall, and the 299th day of the year at 8:21 AM. We will see 10 hours 15 minutes of daylight before it sets at 6:36 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot [...]
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This day in history was one for fighting. It mattered not when. In Minot, Joe Marsh pointed out a fly in our collective soup, a new home for the aged was breaking ground, and ice was about to be a year round business. [...]
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