Northwest Arts Center opens with multiple exhibits
The Northwest Arts Center opens the fall semester at Minot State University with multiple exhibitions featuring a diverse range of artwork. It is the 31st year for the INT’L All Media annual juried exhibition, on display concurrently with "What The Print?," drawn from the MSU Collections, ...
Minot man sentenced for vehicular injury
A Minot man was sentenced Sept. 3 in North Central District Court to serve at least a year of incarceration for criminal vehicular injury, a Class C felony. Shawn David Austin was given a three-year sentence, to first serve one year, with credit for 86 days served and earned good time of 11 days, and two years of supervised probation. He is required to participate in a chemical dependency evaluation and abide by a no contact order. He also was assessed $125 in fees and $16,0187 in restitution. Austin was charged as the driver in a crash in the 600 block of Third Street Southeast, in ...
Remembering those who lost lives on 9/11
Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C, a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania were crashed into by terrorist-hijacked planes, killing 3,000 people and injuring 6,000. The attack remains the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in U.S. history. Four of the 3,000 people had ties or were from North Dakota. Twenty-five years later, we remember and share their stories. Ann Nicole Nelson grew up in Stanley and lost her life in the attack of the World Trade Center, where she was working as a bond ...
Minot first responders remember 9/11
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, first responders remain at the heart of remembrance as many climbed the stairs of the World Trade Centers and never came back down. Deputy Police Chief Dale Plessas and Fire Battalion Chief Jason Babinchak were working for their ...
MPS hosts safety event for families, students
The Minot community had an opportunity to hear from an expert on active shooter events and learn about how to protect their schools at School Safety and Security Night at Minot High on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Minot Public Schools hosted the event in partnership with the North Dakota Safety Council ...