MSU Dome is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose

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in the north central

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, located at 11th Ave NW on the campus of

Minot State University Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a public university in Minot, North Dakota, United States. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, MSU evolved into a university in 1987 and is currently the state's third-largest, offering undergraduate and ...

Minot, North Dakota Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2 ...

. Built in the early 1980s, is home to the Minot State Beavers

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. It is also regularly used for the Prairie Rose State Games, Regional

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, Math Track Meets, and

Minot High School Minot High School (MHS) is a public high school in Minot, North Dakota, and serves the majority of the city. A second public high school,Minot North opened in August 2024 with students from the northern portion of the city and Minot Air For ...

and MSU

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ceremonies. The MSU Dome is also home to several North Dakota High School Championships each year, of these the North Dakota State Class B Basketball Championship is the biggest attraction to Minot and the Dome.

2011 Souris River Flood

The Dome was used as an evacuee shelter during the

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.American Red Cross shelters care Minot residences
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