The Dakotan team was on the ground this afternoon at the Minot Auditorium collecting exit data. From about 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., we surveyed 178 voters as they exited the polls, asking them to voluntarily and anonymously share who they voted for in the mayoral race. While this is not a scientific poll, the responses […]
This has arguably been the most contentious Mayoral race in Minot's history. 1982 saw long time incumbent Chet Reiten lose an incredibly narrow race to Thomas Lee (who then resigned in 1984) by just 13 votes. Reiten quickly returned to office in 1984 when Lee resigned halfway through his term, and with a mayoral resignation […]
Mayoral candidate Josiah Roise hosted a rally in Minot this Wednesday night at Oak Park that doubled as both a campaign event and ideological revival, featuring former Arizona sheriff and Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) founder Richard Mack. The event included live music (Joisiah plays bass), a prayer service, a Pledge of Allegiance […]
When Noah Enright, 27, better known online as The Scenic Gamer, quit his middle school teaching job and set out from Los Angeles on May 1, he had a plan, a Jeep packed with eight gaming consoles, a TV, two portable power stations, and a dream: play video games in all 50 states. Now, two […]
North Dakota is the only state in America where three elected officials essentially jointly own a bank and a flour mill, regulate oil drilling, approve billion-dollar bond issues, and hand out grants for everything from housing and drone research, to hydrogen development. This board, the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC), was created more than a […]
Perception - the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. Why define this? Because in recent years, Minot has suffered its own version of "death by a thousand paper cuts." A string of small controversies, missteps, and failed projects, none of which are catastrophic on their own, have slowly eroded […]
MINOT — The Minot City Council on Monday approved the appointment of Michael Frye as the city’s next Chief of Police in a 6-0 vote. Frye, a veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department and former Bismarck State College instructor, will begin July 14. City Manager Harold Stewart also announced plans to promote current interim chief […]
MINOT — The Minot City Council on Monday evening officially approved the appointment of Michael Frye as the city’s next Chief of Police. Frye, a veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department and Bismarck State College, was selected following a nationwide search and a competitive interview process. He was approved with a vote of 6-0 with […]
Minot Air Force Base has cancelled its open house event scheduled for today, citing global events and heightened safety protocols. In a statement, base officials stressed that there is no specific threat to the base or the Minot area. However, due to force protection considerations, the decision was made to cancel the event out of […]
A cyberattack targeting United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has disrupted grocery supply chains across the upper midwest, particularly impacting rural and small-town stores in North Dakota. UNFI, a major food distributor supplying around 60 of the state’s 138 grocery stores, disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had shut down parts of its IT network […]
