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Pig iron plant seeks air permit

Local News October 22, 2026

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is proposing to issue an air pollution control permit to allow construction of a pig iron plant by North American Iron at Minot. The proposed air pollution control permit is for initial construction and operation. The department states preliminary evaluations indicate the facility will comply with all applicable air pollution control rules and there will be no detrimental, significant effects to air quality. Predicted concentrations in the air surrounding the facility are expected to be below the state and federal ambient air quality ...

House of Horrors returns to Minot

Arts and Entertainment October 22, 2026

Minot Area Council of the Arts and Taube Museum of Art have teamed up for a post-apocalyptic Halloween experience and seek volunteers to bring the scares to life. House of Horrors: Post Apocalypse Before Christmas returns to Magic City Alley, Central Avenue, in downtown Minot for four nights. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 23; Saturday, Oct, 24; and Friday, Oct. 30, from 8 p.m.-midnight, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 p.m.-midnight. Children 5 years of age and younger get in free. The event is a collaborative fundraiser supporting the Minot Area Council of the Arts and the Taube ...

ND airline boardings break September record

Local News October 22, 2026

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports established a new September boarding record with 104,380 passengers, the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reported. This surpassed the previous September high of 103,559 passengers set in 2025. The record was achieved despite a reduction in available airline capacity, according to the commission. Airlines offered about 124,000 departure seats during the month, a decrease of 5% compared to last September. With more passengers traveling on fewer available seats, the statewide average aircraft load factor, which measures ...

Library cards open doors

Local News October 22, 2026

A library card provides local residents and non-residents with access to books, technology, education and entertainment materials. Libraries also offer programs and spaces for community members to connect. Valerie Huseth, instruction and outreach for Minot Public Library, and Kerrianne ...

Assault results in 10-year sentence

Local News October 22, 2026

A Minot man has been sentenced to serve no less than two years for a February aggravated assault that resulted in serious bodily injury, a Class C felony. Samuel Tyler Mauck Velasquez, 34, Minot, was sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and must serve three years, with a minimum mandatory sentence of two years and credit for 231 days served. He then will be on three years probation. Mauck Velasquez was determined to be an habitual offender, having previously served time for gross sexual imposition and aggravated assault. He also was fined $125 ...

Charges filed in intentional fire

Local News October 22, 2026

A Minot woman faces multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged intentional duplex fire that resulted in serious injury. Tonya Kate Legard, 56, is charged with four counts of endangering by fire or explosion-danger of death or bodily injury-extreme indifference, a Class B felony. She also is charged with aggravated assault-permanent loss or impairment, a Class B felony, in connection with the Oct. 9 incident. According to the court affidavit, Legard reported a kitchen fire at a southeast Minot residence shortly after 11 p.m. and admitted to police that she set the fire by ...