Municipal Court closed until Oct. 27 as a precaution

Minot Municipal Court will be closed through Monday, Oct. 26, as a precaution after a court employee began experiencing coronavirus-type symptoms this week. No court employees have tested positive for COVID-19.

Court proceedings are anticipated to return o...

Airport operations manager Stoddard earns national accreditation

Deanna Stoddard, airport operations manager at Minot International Airport, has earned the Accredited Airport Executive distinction from the American Association of Airport Executives.

Stoddard completed three phases of the accreditation process, including...

General aviation event scheduled for Oct. 20

Representatives from the National Air Transportation Association will be in Minot next week to discuss the importance of General Aviation to communities and airports as part of their General Aviation Advancing America Initiative.

WHAT: Impact of General Av...

Boat destroyed, garage damaged in SW Minot

Fire destroyed a boat and damaged a garage in southwest Minot early Monday morning.

Minot Fire Department crews were called at 7:50 a.m. to 1625 13^th St. SW for a garage on fire with a boat on fire in the driveway. When crews arrived, they found a small fi...

Firefighters reflect on their journey to Oregon

Capt. Casey Meadows             Senior FF John Hanson         Senior FF Jason West         Senior FF Will DeCoteau

Capt. Casey Mea...

Construction projects near completion

Storm Sewer District 10^th Street SW: Crews are entering their final week of underground utility work. Work on curb and gutter on 10^th Street SW and 34^th Avenue SW will continue into next week. Driveway aprons are being replaced over the next two weeks, an...

Minot Public Library reduces its hours

The increase in positive COVID-19 cases in Ward County and surrounding areas coupled with Gov. Doug Burgum’s announcement to move Ward County to the “moderate risk” level starting Sept. 25 has prompted the Minot Public Librar...

Mayor announces video contest to select Citizen of the Year

Minot Mayor Shaun Sipma wants to recognize a Citizen of the Year – and he’s looking for help from the public for nominations.

As part of the 2021 State of the City event, Sipma is encouraging residents to nominate someone they believe d...

Gap financing program expands eligibility

More Minot residents and neighborhoods are now eligible to participate in a gap financing program designed to assist low/moderate income residents in Minot who were impacted by the 2011 flood.

The program, funded by Housing and Urban Development’...

Temporary lane closures on Broadway Bridge to start Monday

Temporary lane closures will be in place at the intersection of 4th Ave NW and Broadway starting Monday, September 14. Contractors for the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project Phase MI-1 will close a southbound driving lane and northbound lane ne...

Updating Minot's traffic signals

Stephen Joersz envisions a day when he can adjust the timing of traffic signals at any of Minot’s 49 signalized intersections from his office.

Joersz, the City of Minot’s traffic engineer, currently can remotely change the timing on onl...

Live fire training: 'This is the real deal'

Minot firefighters practiced knocking down flames and entering the cabin of an aircraft during live fire training in late August.

Members of the Minot Fire Department train once a month on topics related to operations at the Minot International Airport, in...

Council seeks more information on recycling

Members of the Minot City Council are seeking more information before they make a decision on whether to begin a curbside recycling program.

Several members of the council expressed concern at the Aug. 17 council meeting related to how some aspects of the ...

City manager search could take rest of 2020

The Minot City Council approved a recruitment schedule to fill the vacant city manager position during its Aug. 17 meeting.

The City received numerous applications for the position since it was posted in April. The Council voted in July to hire GovHR USA t...

City working on plan to use land near Maysa

The City of Minot, in partnership with the Minot Park District, is exploring potential new uses for land near Maysa Arena that was once a City landfill.

Assistant Public Works Director Jason Sorenson presented an update on the property at the Aug. 3 City C...

HUD approves substantial amendment to reallocate $6 million

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved a substantial amendment request from the City of Minot to reallocate $6 million from the now-abandoned gathering space project to two other projects.

John Zakian, the City of Minot&rsquo...

Sanitation driver gives Minot boy a special birthday present

City of Minot sanitation truck driver Chris Simonson paid 3-year-old Brex Hochhalter and his family a special visit on July 20.

Brex Hochhalter got a big surprise for his third birthday.

Brex waits for the City of Minot sanitation truck to drive by his sout...

Work scheduled to begin May 18 on 10th St SW storm sewer project

Construction work is scheduled to begin Monday, May 18, on a project in southwest Minot to address ongoing storm water drainage issues in areas around 10^th Street SW and 31^st Avenue SW, just southeast of Dakota Square Mall.

Assistant City Engineer Emily Hu...