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Council proposes more support services for first responders

In a show of support for Minot’s police force, the Minot City Council agreed Monday to work with a Florida-based program to bring new mental health services to the department. Council member Rob Fuller noted the loss of two officers to suicide in the past three years in urging the council ...

Governor outlines priorities with cabinet leaders

Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. MIchelle Strinden held their first meeting with the full Governor’s Cabinet on Monday, welcoming the agency heads as key leaders in the administration. According to a release from the Governor’s office, Armstrong, who took office Sunday, emphasized ...

New Town man arrested for vehicle theft

A New Town man was arrested by Minot Police in connection with the theft of a vehicle in southwest Minot on Monday, according to a City of Minot news release. About 3:21 p.m., police responded to a report of a stolen purse at a southwest Minot business, which later escalated to the theft of a ...

Former Minot paraprofessional faces new felony charge

A former Minot Public School paraprofessional who was arrested and charged with two felonies for communications with minors has now been charged with luring minors by computer, a Class B felony. Hiroki Ito, 27, Minot, made his initial appearance on the new charge on Monday, which has been ...

Minot man sentenced for overdose resulting in injury to another

A Minot man who entered a change of plea of guilty to supplying narcotics to another man has been sentenced to serve three years of a 10-year sentence. William Neal Lucy II, 46, Minot, entered his change of plea in North Central District Court on Dec. 11, pleading guilty to one count of ...

Ross woman sentenced for felony theft

A Ross woman has been sentenced to time served after entering a change of plea to guilty to a Class A felony count of theft-take-over $50,000. BreeAnn Faye Blankenship, 40, Ross, was granted a deferred imposition of sentence after entering her change of plea at a hearing in North Central ...