BISMARCK, N.D. — Minot elementary school teacher Sara Medalen is North Dakota’s Teacher of the Year for 2020. State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and Governor Doug Burgum made the announcement. Medalen is a reading and math interventionist at Sunnyside Elementary in Minot. She also started programs to encourage reading, leadership development, and physical fitness. Baesler and Burgum will be hosting…
MINOT, N.D.–The Westbound lanes of Highway 2 are closed at mile marker 134 west of Minot near the Brooks Ranch area. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported that an oversized load tipped over and the two westbound lanes are being used to recover the vehicle. The lanes will be closed for several hours. A detour has been set up starting…
Palermo, N.D.–The North Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occured on Highway 2 in Mountrail County. The motorcycle was traveling eastbound pulling a small trailer when the driver lost control. The motorcycle and trailer overturned and slid into the median. The driver and passenger were ejected. The driver was taken to Trinity Hospital in Minot where…
Kate Marthaler/FacebookMINOT, ND — The best view is always from the top! At a concert for the rock band Weezer at the North Dakota State Fair last Saturday in Minot, a woman using a wheelchair got a great view. A group of Good Samaritans hoisted her up on their shoulders so she could see the stage. Kate Marthaler shared the…
WEST FARGO, N.D.– A new wing joint is up and running in West Fargo and it has a little bit of everything on the menu. Buffalo Wings and Rings at 695 32nd Avenue East celebrated its grand opening at 11:00 Wednesday morning. The menu features wings, burgers, quesadillas and even cauliflower wings. This is not the first location in the…
FORT RANSOM, N.D. (KFGO) – A woman drowned over the weekend near Fort Ransom. Emergency crews responded to reports that two kayakers had tipped over in the Sheyenne River. Jeremy Finch, of Minot, made it to shore on his own. The second person, Nora Bailey, also of Minot, was unable to make it to shore. She was pulled from the…
MINOT, ND — The COO of the United States Postal Service is heading to the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. David Williams will unveil a series of new stamps celebrating state and county fairs. The unveiling will take place at the fair on Thursday, July 25. The event will be streamed live on the U.S. Postal Service’s Facebook page….
MINOT, N.D. (AP) _ Police say a motorcyclist has died after crashing his bike in Minot. Authorities say the 31-year-old man was thrown from his motorcycle about 9 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Trinity Emergency Trauma Center with serious injuries and died early Monday. He was the only one on the bike and has not been identified. Categories: Local…
OBERON, N.D. — Authorities identify a Minot man that died after crashing a pickup into road construction equipment parked near a town west of Devil’s Lake. The Highway Patrol says the 30-year-old Stephen Zewick was driving on Highway 57 near Oberon early Saturday morning. They say he drove through a T-intersection, across Highway 281. The man then crashed into a…
MINOT, N.D. – Prosecutors have charged a Minot man with murder in the death of his father. Officers responding to a report of a man with a gunshot wound on Friday found 55-year-old Mark Vickerman of Minot dead at the scene. His 28-year-old son, Christopher, was charged Monday and made an initial court appearance. He was ordered held without bond…
