Minot resident, Olive Andes, celebrated her 101st birthday on May 7 alongside her friends and family. She said her day started off with a surprise visit from six employees of a local business who hand-delivered a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a box of all sorts of goodies. “It blew my ...
Influenza and RSV cases showed a decrease in North Dakota while COVID-19 cases slightly increased from the prior week, according to data released by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. The current respiratory disease surveillance data for North Dakota is for the week ending Saturday, May 2. The report provides a weekly summary of respiratory disease activity in North Dakota, including influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Data are used for disease surveillance and monitoring of trends. All data are preliminary and subject to ...
WILLISTON — Firefighters from several fire departments responded to a fire at the Pallet Green Recycling facility near Williston Sunday evening, May 10. According to Williston Fire Department Chief Corey Johnson, the Williston Rural Fire Department was dispatched at 8:27 p.m. to the site in ...
WILLISTON – To better serve the growing Williston community, on Friday, May 8, area leaders and U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating Williston State College’s new Healthcare Training Facility. According to information from Cramer's office, this ...
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior is launching a new Indian Country Violent Crime Task Force to strengthen law enforcement coordination, protect families in tribal communities and crack down on violent crime and drug activity. According to a news release, the Interior secretary’s order, titled “Honoring Our Commitment to Protecting Indian Country Communities,” builds on the first Trump administration’s work to bring national attention and resources to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis, which included Operation Lady Justice. The new task force expands ...
A wanted fugitive was arrested in southwest Minot the evening of Sunday, May 10, according to the Minot Police Department. Minot Police received information from investigators with the United States Marshals Service-Seattle District who believed that an individual named Bounchanh Halsana, 33, Utah, was traveling by Amtrak to Minot. Halsana had a full extraditable warrant issued by the State of Utah and was identified as a violent Crip gang member and one of the Salt Lake City area’s most wanted fugitives, according to Minot Police. Halsan had also reportedly fled from law ...
