In mid-June 2021, Lake Sakakawea was about six feet lower than it was at the same time in 2020. Some people were concerned about access to the water if the drought continues but told the primary boat ramps should remain in service. Since October 2020, North Dakota had been experiencing very ...
The end of 2021 was marked with the conclusion of a murder case that had taken 2 ½ years to bring to trial. Christopher Alan Vickerman, 31, was found guilty by a jury on Dec. 6 of the May 10, 2019 Class AA felony murder of his father, Mark Vickerman, 55. There had been a strained relationship between father and son and there were reports that Christopher Vickerman had exhibited signs of mental illness in the period leading up to the murder. No sentencing date has yet been scheduled for Christopher Vickerman. Other drawn-out cases are scheduled to be tried in the new year. ...
Illegal drugs have continued to plague the Minot in 2021 and have been a contributing factor to a number of court cases. Capt. Dale Plessas, investigation commander with the Minot Police Department, said there have been a total of 83 drug overdose cases in the city this year and 16 ...
Roosevelt Park Zoo, Minot City Band, Minot Kiwanis and Minot’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 753 all held celebrations to observe their centennials in 2021. Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot celebrated 100 years when the Community Centennial Celebration was held on Saturday, Aug. 7. Many ...
The Minot region paused to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Souris River flood last June, but work on an enhanced flood protection project has not paused. The Souris River Joint Board and City of Minot anticipate the first construction work on MI-5 will go to bid in February ...
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