Minot attorney Christene Reierson will fill the open judgeship in the North Central Judicial District effective Nov. 16, announced by Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The North Central Judicial District vacancy was created by the July 17 retirement of Judge Todd Cresap, who was ...
A Minot man faces attempted murder, terrorizing and other charges following a domestic violence call on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to the Minot Police Department. Police responded at about 7:38 a.m. to an address in the 300 block of Sixth Street Northwest for a report of a domestic violence incident. Officers made contact with a female victim who had visible injuries. The victim reported she had been assaulted by a male suspect. Due to the circumstances, the Minot Police Department SWAT Team was contacted to assist officers on scene. A search warrant was obtained, and SWAT officers ...
West Nile Virus was confirmed in 12 total mosquito samples collected in Minot this season, according to information released Tuesday, Sept. 29, by the City of Minot. North Dakota Health and Human Services returned results positive for West Nile Virus in nine of 20 mosquito samples submitted in August. As the autumnal weather moves in, mosquito counting and control efforts have ceased for the 2026 season. Temperatures are decreasing to a level at which the culex mosquitos, or the West Nile vector species, have or are likely to go into a dormant state for the winter. Through its ...
BOTTINEAU – Dakota College at Bottineau Athletics will honor three inductees at an awards recognition banquet on Saturday, Oct. 10, in a semi-private event at the DCB gymnasium. The selection committee for the Lumberjack Athletic Hall of Fame has chosen Dennis Lagasse, Gary Warren and the ...
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified those involved in three recent crashes. Ricardo Rubio, 50, Los Banos, California, died in a one-vehicle rollover on N.D. Highway 28, about 1/2 mile north of Ryder, on Sunday, Sept. 27. Rubio was a passenger in a Ford F-150 pickup driven by Andres Rubio, 47, Belfield, who was injured in the crash. Carey Ziegler, 67, Karlsruhe, died in a pickup-commercial vehicle (CMV) crash about three miles east of Velva on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Ziegler was the driver of a GMC Sierra pickup that was struck by a Freightliner CMV pulling a dump trailer. The ...
A committee looking into combining the Minot and Ward County libraries revived discussion Tuesday, Sept. 29, after placing the topic on hold in June. Discussion had paused with the realization a ballot measure asking voters to weigh in on a merger wouldn’t be developed in time to get on the ...
