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Minot Police Provide Update on Nov. 7 Homicide

The Minot Police Department continues to investigate the homicide that occurred during the early morning hours of Friday, November 7, 2025, in northeast Minot. The victim has been identified as Anthony William Redmond, a 27-year-old Minot resident. Redmond died as a result[...]

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Minot Police moving closer to station remodel

Minot is taking its next step toward updating a key piece of city infrastructure: the police station. This week, the city council authorized the search for an architect and engineering firm, with a process designed to keep budget and scope in check[...]

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Child neglect arrests at Radio City Park

At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, officers with the Minot Police Department made contact with two individuals, identified as Natasha Ann Davis, 29, and Travis Lee Legg, 48, both of Minot, at Radio City Park. Davis and Legg were accompanied[...]

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Domestic Violence Incident in NW Minot Leads to Arrest

On Oct. 11, at approximately 11:19 p.m., the Minot Police Department was dispatched to a northwest Minot residence for a report of a physical domestic incident. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim, Jane Doe. Doe’s initial report stated that the[...]

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Sheriff seeks pay raises to retain staff

The Ward County Sheriff’s Office is warning it could lose up to a fifth of its patrol staff as deputies weigh higher-paying jobs with the Minot Police Department. Sheriff Robert Roed says the city is actively recruiting and offering $10,000–$20,000 more, while[...]

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On This Day | A Couple of Double Crossers

Angered by the action of the other three members of the board, LaFleur shook hands with Commissioners F. J. Thomas and Acting President A. H. Kurth and called them a “couple of double-crossers.” -- September 8, 1932 | The Ward County Independent[...]

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Man Arrested for Setting Fire in Minot Apartment Complex

A man was arrested following a fire incident at an apartment complex in southeast Minot, according to a statement released by the Minot Police Department on August 26, 2025. Authorities responded to the Meadowlark Apartments on August 25 at approximately 7:59 p.m.[...]

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On This Day | Police Turmoil of Another Era

They said that the complaints the police officers swore out against Police Chief Eugene Roberts in the police department row which broke into the open July 31 were "insufficient," that the men were guilty of "insubordination," "conspiracy," and "rebellion," that the things[...]

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Death investigation in northeast Minot

At 12:51 a.m. on August 13, 2025, Minot Central Dispatch received a report of an unconscious male in a parking lot in northeast Minot. First responders arrived on scene and provided medical aid, but the individual — a 19-year-old male from Minot[...]