Nathan Beitler/MDN A truck drives slowly down Minot’s Front Street Southeast through ice and slush buildup in the misty early evening of Tuesday, Dec. 9. Freezing rain in the early morning hours left roads slick and forced local schools and government services to close down for the day.

Mild weather helped street and road crews working to address icy conditions Tuesday, Dec. 9, but battling the aftermath of Mother Nature was a challenge, according to supervisors of both Minot and Ward County efforts.

“It’s been a challenge,” said Kevin Braaten, street superintendent with Minot Public Works. “We started running five sanders this morning and, obviously, that wasn’t keeping up, so we deployed our road graders to try to peel some of this ice off of the roadway.”

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