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Fill the Boot is back

Firefighters with the Minot Fire Department will be collecting donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Monday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9-10, at three locations in Minot. They will be at the intersections of 21st Avenue and Eighth Street Northwest, 11th Avenue and Third Street Southeast and Sixth Street and 16th Avenue Southwest. Last year, crews raised $32,000 for MDA, according to department information. The Fill the Boot is a local nationwide firefighter tradition supporting MDA.

Council looks for tax levy cuts

In attempt to whittle away at a large property tax hike in a proposed 2027 budget, Minot City Council members worked their way through a number of cuts and financial transfers in a marathon session Thursday, Sept. 3. They trimmed spending across various departments, shifted sales tax money ...

Minot native brings stories to screen

Minot native Derek Olson’s creative career has taken him from working in journalism to photography and producing films in Los Angeles. Recently, Olson has brought his experience back to Minot, started the production company Grain and Thunder and won a Telly Award for his work. The Telly ...

Rain triggers flood warning

Heavy rain on Thursday morning, Sept. 3, caused a flash flooding warning for west central McHenry and southeast Ward counties. As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, no damage was reported in the counties of Ward, McHenry, Renville, Bottineau, Pierce or McLean, according to the sheriffs' offices. Minor ...

City responds to water main break

City of Minot crews responded to a water main break in the 1900 block of Third Street Northwest during the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 2. About 11 houses were affected by the water outage. Service was restored early Wednesday afternoon.

Governor stresses urgency of kratom bills

BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong urged legislators meeting in special session Wednesday, Sept. 2, to act decisively in regulating a substance that acts as an opioid. Armstrong called the special session to pass laws addressing kratom. “We are here to address a public safety and public ...