A Minot woman was given five years of probation for engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor. McKayla Marie Swallow, 25, of Plentywood, Montana, was sentenced Oct. 20 in North Central District Court after previously pleading guilty to corruption of a minor-victim over 15-defendant 22 or ...
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 5 for a Minot man charged with delivery of methamphetamine, a Class B felony. Deangelo Cornelius McKee, 37, was charged in August based on an affidavit of the Ward County Narcotics Task Force filed with North Central District Court. Kean Tevell James, 28, was charged with accomplice to deliver methampetamine, a Class B felony, based on the June 1 incident involving the task force and a confidential informant. James’ preliminary hearing also is scheduled for Nov. 5.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
