Photo display at Minot Public Library shows the faces of disability

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – Workforce leaders in Ward County say that, while there is a shortage of candidates for openings, unemployment in the county remains low. Susan Ogurek with Job Service North Dakota said Ward County’s unemployment rate is 1.9%. She said 49% or roughly half of those...

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - Power outages are being reported Tuesday morning in parts of Minot and some surrounding communities west of town. According to the Xcel website, roughly 2,700 customers are without power in Minot, and west to Burlington, Des Lacs, and Berthold, as of 5:30 a.m. The site indicates...

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WARD COUNTY, N.D. (KMOT) - The Ward County Sheriff’s Department said Monday the cause of death of Ashlan Garcia, whose body was found last May in the Souris River, was accidental drowning. The details were reported in the State Forensic Medical Examiner’s final report, which detailed his cause of...

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - UPDATE (1/31 at 4:30 p.m.): Minot Police identified the victim in Monday night’s fatal shooting at a northwest Minot motel as 38-year-old Timothy Smith. Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Darrion Jackson with AA-felony murder in the shooting. Jackson made his initial court appearance on the charge Tuesday...