Two animal rescue operations submitted proposals to provide the City of Minot with pound services, and both were accepted by the Minot City Council Monday, June 15, despite the projected cost. The council also directed staff to investigate and provide recommendations on voluntary and ...
Law enforcement across North Dakota issued 3,604 citations during the Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign throughout May. According to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, the campaign focused on increasing seat belt use and encouraging personal responsibility to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on North Dakota roads. A total of 2,536 citations were issued for seat belt violations and 31 for child restraint violations. Additionally, officers issued 400 speeding citations, 23 distracted driving citations and seven driving under the influence arrests. The campaign ...
The first case involving murder or manslaughter from Ward County was tried in Minnewaukan in January, 1887. Elmer Fosberry (or Fausberry), a teamster, had shot and killed contractor Frank Finnie at a corral near Gasmann Coulee on Monday, August 23, 1886. At his trial, held on Thursday, January 20, 1887, Fosberry was found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison. (The judge presiding at Fosberry’s trial was Judge William Francis, who had also presided over the trial of the Marquis de Mores in Bismarck in September, 1885. He had been charged with the murder/manslaughter of a ...
A 73 year old Minot man driving an UTV sustained fatal injuries in a crash with a passenger car on U.S. Highway 2 on the east side of Minot on Tuesday, June 16, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Can Am Maverick X3 UTV took the wrong way down an off-ramp and then traveled westbound in the eastbound lane of Highway 2. A 2017 Cadillac XT5, driven by a 60 year old Minot man, was eastbound on Highway 2 when it collided with the UTV head-on. The driver of the UTV sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the Cadillac sustained minor injuries. ...
BISMARCK – North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) announced it has adjusted eligibility limits for programs that assist state residents, typically first-time buyers, with a home purchase. NDHFA provides down payment and closing cost assistance and reduced interest rate mortgage loans to income-qualified households. “NDHFA has helped more than 56,000 North Dakota families buy their first home,” said Brandon Dettlaff, NDHFA executive director, in the announcement. “Through our agency, thousands of new and returning residents have been assisted in establishing themselves in ...
WASHBURN — Discover summer fun at Fort Mandan State Historic Site, Washburn, with free interactive learning programs for all ages. Programs are offered throughout the day. The schedule is as follows; – June 29-July 3, Bird Watching Nature Walk. Binoculars, a bird guide, and a field journal will be supplied. – July 4-5, Pinecone Bird Feeders. Create a feeder. – July 6-10, Edible Plants of the Expedition. Learn about some of the plants the expedition observed in this area and how those plants are used today. – July 11-12, Nesting Balls. Create a construction site for ...
