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Task Force 21 to convene nuclear triad event

Task Force 21, a military support and advocacy initiative of the Minot Area Chamber EDC, will return to the Washington, D.C., area this September to host the 15th Annual Task Force 21 Nuclear Triad Symposium. According to MACEDC information, the event will bring together senior military leaders, policymakers and national security experts for a day of strategic discussions on the state of nuclear deterrence in 2026 and the critical role Minot Air Force Base plays in securing the nation. The symposium will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, ...

Court dates set in child death case

Preliminary hearings have been set for Oct. 1 in North Central District Court in Minot for Craig Michael Kerzmann, 49, and Sarah Kerzmann, 45, who faces charges of failing to report the corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site, both Class C felonies. According to the court affidavit, on Aug. 21, the Minot Police Department was contacted by a neighbor of Craig and Sarah Kerzmann, who resided in a Minot mobile home park. The neighbor stated Sarah Kerzmann admitted while intoxicated that there was a deceased child in her closet. Sarah Kerzmann said she had given birth to ...

Sentenced imposed in ATM attempted theft

A case involving attempted theft from Minot ATM machines has resulted in a 38-day sentence for Yohandri Ortega-Jiminez, 22, no fixed address, according to North Central District Court records. Ortega-Jiminez pleaded guilty to attempted theft of $10,000-$50,000, a Class B felony. He was arrested in June in connection with a series of ATM thefts by multiple individuals in the state, believed to be part of foreign terrorist organization. In the court affidavit, Ortega-Jiminez told investigators he was recruited by the organization in Colorado and was threatened when he sought to ...

FBI seeks public’s assistance in hit-and-run death

BELCOURT – FBI Minneapolis is offering a reward as it seeks the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for a 2017 hit-and-run death in Belcourt. According to the FBI, on July 16, 2017, Jon Nicholas Patnaude was struck by a vehicle on BIA Road 10, in Belcourt. ...

Forest Service offers free entry to fourth graders

BISMARCK – The Forest Service-Dakota Prairie Grasslands encourages families, schools and communities nationwide to take part in the Every Kid Outdoors program, a national initiative that provides U.S. fourth grade students and their families free entry to more than 2,000 federal lands, waters and national parks for a year. The pass covers free entry for the eligible fourth grader, free entry for all children younger than age 16, free entry for up to three accompanying adults or everyone in one personal passenger vehicle at sites where vehicle fees apply. It is good for access to ...

Stanley receives water infrastructure loans

STANLEY – Stanley has been granted $650,000 in loans from State Revolving Fund programs for phase three of a capital improvement project that includes street reconstruction and watermain and sanitary sewer main replacements to reduce operation and maintenance costs and improve system reliability, according to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the North Dakota Public Finance Authority. The two state agencies awarded six loans to four communities in August to support critical water infrastructure. Casselton, Bowman and Grand Forks also received funding. Stanley's ...