Ice skaters have been taking advantage of Minot’s outdoor rinks recently due to favorable weather and schools on holiday break. Minot Parks opened its warming houses Tuesday, Dec. 23, and announced its holiday schedule. Upcoming warming house openings are noon-9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29, and ...

The North Dakota Republican Party Executive Committee has announced the party’s 2026 State Convention will be held in Minot on Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29, at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds. Registration and a social will be held Friday evening, March 27. “The NDGOP Convention is ...

Mountain Pacific of Helena, Montana, and Quality Health Associates (QHA) of North Dakota in Minot have announced a strategic collaboration designed to coordinate and strengthen the delivery of quality improvement support services across health care communities in multiple states. With more ...

An electrical outage affected about 2,800 Xcel Energy customers in Minot’s Sunday, Dec. 28, according to information from the company. The outage largely impacted north Minot. Strong winds moving through the area caused the power outage, starting at about 1 p.m., Xcel reported. “Crews ...

Oliver Schaefer, son of Mark and Kristi Schaefer of Minot, has been nominated by U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Schaefer, who attends Des Lacs Burlington High School, competes in track and field and cross country. He volunteers for ...

A house and garage sustained extensive damage in a fire in southeast Minot Saturday, Dec. 27, according to the Minot Fire Department. The department responded at 4:36 a.m. to a report of a house fire in the 4600 block of 16th Avenue Southeast, observing fire showing from a residential home ...