WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $4.67 million for initiatives across North Dakota to support Head Start, diabetes prevention and treatment and opioid response. Among the grants for diabetes prevention and treatment programs were $218,449 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, $155,194 to the Three Affiliated Tribes and $135,604 to the Spirit Lake Tribe.
The City of Minot won’t get a second aerial spraying for mosquitoes this year, prompting the city to look at alternatives to controlling the biting population both this summer and into the future. Minot Mayor Mark Jantzer said the city typically asks Minot Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard to conduct a second spraying later in the summer, depending on the cost and the degree of mosquitoes issues. The first spraying has been occurring before the North Dakota State Fair in Minot, which happened this year as well. Jantzer told the Minot City Council on Monday, July 20, that ...
The North Dakota State Fair (NDSF), in partnership with the Minot Area Community Foundation, awarded six $1,000 scholarships to members of the North Dakota State Fair Graduating Class of 2026. The scholarship recipients were honored during a special presentation held Tuesday, July 21, at the ...
To celebrate the animals who lend a paw to mental health, while raising lifesaving funds for homeless pets in the Minot community, Souris Valley Animal Shelter is holding a 5K Color Run/Walk/Roll at a Lend-a-Paw Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Oak Park. The Minot Police Department will be bringing its therapy K9 to share life-saving stories. The event includes a color run/walk/roll with a special award ceremony, vendors, bouncy houses, a creative paw-casso canvas art activity, face painting, balloon animals and more. Even Disney Princess Moana is ...
Kyle Erickson, 36, a candidate for the North Dakota House of Representatives District 5, is facing a petty theft charge. Erickson allegedly shoplifted a pair of headphones, valued at $26.99, from a Minot business on May 31. According to a Minot Police Department affidavit, store surveillance video showed Erickson taking the headphones into a restroom. The store manager later found the empty box hidden in a child restraint device inside a stall. Erickson had already passed the point of sale and left the building without making a purchase. Police identified Erickson using the store's ...
Organizers working to end homelessness in North Dakota say they're trying to fill gaps left by program closures that helped to make housing more affordable for residents. It’s been almost a year since the local pandemic Emergency Rental Assistance Program sunsetted. Andrea Olson, executive ...
