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Probation ordered for vehicle entry

A Minot man has been sentenced to five years with the North Dakota Department of Corrections, with 51 days to be served, after pleading guilty Sept. 4 to unlawful entry into a vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia, both Class C felonies. He will receive credit for the 51 days already served. Drake Edmund Jasinski, 29, was arrested on Sept. 5, 2025, after Minot Police received a report from a vehicle owner that an unknown male was inside her vehicle in northwest Minot. Police found damage to the interior of the vehicle, which Jasinski had attempted to start, the court affidavit ...

October blood drives scheduled in area

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Vitalant is encouraging donors to help ensure blood and platelet supplies are available for patients undergoing cancer treatment. About a quarter of the U.S. blood supply and more than half of donated platelets are used to support cancer patients, many of whom require transfusions during chemotherapy, surgery and recovery. Platelets are especially needed because they have a shelf life of just seven days. As a special thank you for donating in October, donors have two chances to win a “monstrous” $10,000 gift card. Donors ...

Minot woman receives deferred sentence

A Minot woman received a two-year deferred imposition of sentence in North Central District Court in Minot Sept. 4 on two Class C felony charges of unauthorized use of personal identifying information to obtain credit. Courtney Sloan Schall, 35, Minot, pleaded guilty to the charges and was ordered to complete two years of supervised probation, pay restitution of $164.75 and total fees of $1,050 and comply with a no-contact order. According to court affidavits, Minot Police received reports from three victims of thefts from unlocked women’s locker rooms in a Minot business on March 11 ...

Farmers, officials call for wetland easement changes

VALLEY CITY – North Dakota’s congressional delegation, state agriculture commissioner and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum were joined by North Dakota landowners and farmers in Valley City Friday, Sept. 25, to call for greater accountability and improvements related to wetland ...

Sertoma Club offers hearing aid recycling

The Minot Sertoma Club is encouraging community members to donate no longer needed hearing aids and hearing-related supplies through Sertoma International's Hearing Aid Recycling Program, helping provide hearing assistance to individuals who may not otherwise have access to it. Through the program, previously owned hearing aids are collected, professionally reconditioned and redistributed to qualifying low-income individuals through participating hearing health providers. "Many people have hearing aids tucked away in a drawer after upgrading to a newer model or following the loss of a ...

Former fire official’s case in U.S. court

The felony case of a former Minot Rural assistant fire chief charged in state court with possession of child sexual abuse material has been closed and reopened in federal court, according to court records. Robert Barton Knuth was indicted by a federal grand jury that found he knowingly ...