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Assault results in 10-year sentence

A Minot man has been sentenced to serve no less than two years for a February aggravated assault that resulted in serious bodily injury, a Class C felony. Samuel Tyler Mauck Velasquez, 34, Minot, was sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and must serve three years, with a minimum mandatory sentence of two years and credit for 231 days served. He then will be on three years probation. Mauck Velasquez was determined to be an habitual offender, having previously served time for gross sexual imposition and aggravated assault. He also was fined $125 ...

Charges filed in intentional fire

A Minot woman faces multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged intentional duplex fire that resulted in serious injury. Tonya Kate Legard, 56, is charged with four counts of endangering by fire or explosion-danger of death or bodily injury-extreme indifference, a Class B felony. She also is charged with aggravated assault-permanent loss or impairment, a Class B felony, in connection with the Oct. 9 incident. According to the court affidavit, Legard reported a kitchen fire at a southeast Minot residence shortly after 11 p.m. and admitted to police that she set the fire by ...

Mission in Motion: Volunteers turn out for cross planting

Minot Wreaths Across America saw a powerful community turnout at its annual Cross Planting Day held Saturday, Oct. 17, at Rosehill Memorial Park cemetery. Nearly 75 volunteers from ages 2 to 92 joined together in preparation for the meaningful day of remembrance at the anticipated Wreaths ...

ND airline boardings break September record

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports established a new September boarding record with 104,380 passengers, the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reported. This surpassed the previous September high of 103,559 passengers set in 2025. The record was achieved despite a reduction in available airline capacity, according to the commission. Airlines offered about 124,000 departure seats during the month, a decrease of 5% compared to last September. With more passengers traveling on fewer available seats, the statewide average aircraft load factor, which measures ...

County association elects officers

BISMARCK — Ward County Engineer Dana Larsen was elected third vice president of the North Dakota Association of Counties at its annual conference on Oct. 13 in Bismarck. Cavalier County Commissioner Nick Moser was elected president. Agassiz Valley Human Service Zone Director Kim Jacobson was elected first vice president and Foster County Commissioner Becky Hagel was elected second vice president. In addition, McKenzie County Commissioner Clint Wold was recently elected by Region 1 to represent the region on the board. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier was elected by the N.D. ...

Two injured in area crash identified

STANLEY – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the drivers of two vehicles that crashed head-on on U.S. Highway 2, 15 miles east of Stanley, Sunday, Oct. 18. Mariah Harris, 25, Stanley, driver of a Dodge Caliber, was seriously injured when a Dodge Intrepid, driven by Todd Hernandez, 28, Devils Lake, was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of the highway and collided with her vehicle. Hernandez sustained minor injuries.