City announces CDBG grant availability
The City of Minot has announced the availability of federal Community Development Block Grants dollars to support projects aimed at improving housing for primarily low-and moderate-income individuals in the community. Funding awards are available to nonprofit entities, for-profit entities, community-based development organizations, community development financial institutions, faith-based organizations, an institute of higher learning if carrying out CDBG activities, developers and contractors. Awards may be granted up to the maximum available program amount to include the remaining ...
Getting To Know: CASO director has drive to help others
Jolene Haffner may be the executive director of Come Alongside Others (CASO) now, but she wasn’t always. Matter of fact, she wasn’t always a North Dakotan. She was born in a small suburb south of Minneapolis. When she was in junior high she moved to Bismarck. Not too long after, her ...
School District evaluates student needs
Post COVID-19 pandemic, North Dakota is progressing better in academics than other U.S. states, according to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (DPI). However, testing scores collected by the state show children are still below pre-pandemic levels. Local teachers and district administrative staff are implementing new ways to address issues, such as the rise in absenteeism, while adapting to student needs to shape the future of the United States. “I think one thing that we always have is that the mark is always changing,” Dr. Scott Faul, superintendent for the Minot ...
Two killed, one injured in shooting
FORT BERTHOLD – Two people were pronounced deceased and a third transported to Minot for medical treatment following a shooting Friday, Sept. 25, on the Fort Berthold Reservation, according to the Three Affiliated Tribes Law Enforcement Services. Law enforcement responded to the medical call involving three individuals were were shot at about 9:56 p.m. Four suspects were identified and apprehended with the assistance of the tribal agency’s law enforcement partners from the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Office, McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, New Town City Police Department, ...
ND issues order against AI company
BISMARCK – Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced Friday, Sept. 25, his office has issued a stop order to Shayan Mashatian and his companies, Silverberry Group, LLC and WoundScribe AI Corp. The companies were soliciting investments without properly registering their company in accordance with North Dakota Century Code, according to Godfread. The North Dakota Insurance & Securities Department issued the order to protect investors. Silverberry Group is a medical AI technology company that was registered in Grand Forks in 2022. Silverberry Group was converted to WoundScribe ...