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VA awards transportation funds to ND

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $710,550 in grants to the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs to support local veterans with transportation needs. The Highly Rural Transportation Grants (HRTG) program helps veterans living in highly rural areas with free transportation to VA and VA‑authorized health care facilities. The HRTG program provides funding to Veteran Service Organizations and State Veterans Service Agencies that serve counties with fewer than seven people per square mile. This year, VA awarded more than $6.1 million in grants through HRTG. Veterans ...

Highway Patrol seeks help in hit-and-run

The North Dakota State Patrol is seeking the public's help in investigating a hit-and-run injury crash that occurred Saturday, Aug. 1, at about 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of the U.S. Highway 83 Bypass and 30th Avenue Northwest in Minot. Based on witness statements and vehicle parts ...

Correction

An article on the Thomas Family Funeral Home open house in the Aug. 3 edition of The Minot Daily News included incorrect information on one of the special guests. Waldo Krueger, who worked for three generations of Thomas Family Funeral Home, is no longer living, but a family member will represent him as special guest at the funeral home’s open house on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

New bomb wing leaders outline priorities

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – U.S. Air Force Col. John E. Burrell, 5th Bomb Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Scott D. Bradbury, bomb wing command chief, addressed airmen as the bomb wing's new command team, July 22 and July 24, outlining leadership priorities while emphasizing ...

The doctor at the center of a Minot fertility lawsuit is denying allegations of breach in duty and violation of medical ethics. Dr. Dennis Lutz is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Jean Ann Nelson and her two daughters, alleging he substituted his genetic material in his former Minot fertility practice without patient consent, leading to the birth of the daughters in 1985 and 1986. The plaintiffs discovered through DNA testing that Lutz is the biological father of the daughters. In his filed response to the lawsuit, Lutz admits he provided genetic material as an anonymous ...