MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – UPDATE (10/20/2025 at 2:55 p.m.): The woman charged with murder in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Minot will be held on a $1 million bond.

Judge Todd Cresap went with the state’s recommendation. Prosecutor Roza Larson called for $1 million, citing evidence that the suspect, Rachael Foster, had no immediate ties to the community, and had purchased a ticket to leave town.

Foster will appear for her preliminary hearing and arraignment Nov. 26 at 9:30 a.m.

ORIGINAL STORY (10/20/2025 at 1:50 p.m.): A Minot woman admitted to shooting a man at a southeast Minot apartment complex over the weekend, according to a criminal affidavit.

State prosecutors filed a AA-felony murder charge against 43-year-old Rachael K. Foster, in the death of 38-year-old Lance D. Phillips

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