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Mark Jantzer Wins Minot Mayoral Race in Special Election

By The Dakotan on August 5, 2025

Minot, N.D. — Mark Jantzer has been elected Mayor of Minot, earning 2,351 votes in Tuesday’s special election, according to unofficial results released by the City of Minot. The election was called in response to a citizen-led petition to fill the remainder of the mayoral term through June 2026. Jantzer, a longtime public servant and […]

Minot City Council Deadlocks on Proposal to Reallocate Half-Cent Sales Tax to Public Safety

By Jonathan Starr on August 5, 2025

Minot – A proposal to reallocate a portion of Minot’s sales tax revenue to fund public safety failed Monday night after a split vote in the City Council. The council deadlocked 3–3 on a motion to shift a half-cent of the city’s first penny sales tax, which is currently dedicated to Property Tax Relief (10%), […]

Minot Mayoral Race Exit Survey Data

By K.L. Collom on August 5, 2025

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 […]

The Paths to Victory: How Each Mayoral Candidate Could Win on August 5

By K.L. Collom on August 1, 2025

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 […]

Roise Hosts "Constitutional Rally" with Richard Mack, Pushes Posse-Style Policing

By K.L. Collom on July 30, 2025

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 […]

Lawsuit Questions Mineral Rights Transfer Under Lake Sakakawea

By The Dakotan on July 25, 2025

A quiet title lawsuit challenging ownership of mineral rights under Lake Sakakawea remains active after multiple county hearings, according to a recent press release. The suit, filed by former gubernatorial candidates Michael Coachman, Marvin Nelson, and Paul Sorum; questions whether a 2017 law, Senate Bill 2134, improperly relinquished state-held minerals historically managed in trust for […]

From Screens to Scenery: How “The Scenic Gamer” Is Playing His Way Across America

By K.L. Collom on July 17, 2025

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 legislative district map to remain in place for now, Supreme Court decides

By The Dakotan on July 17, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday put a temporary freeze on North Dakota’s legislative district map, keeping it in place pending next steps in a tribal voting rights case against the state. The move came just a day before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to issue a […]

Gov. Armstrong pushes flexibility, transportation permitting reform during Senate committee hearing

By The Dakotan on July 17, 2025

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong highlighted the need for permitting reform and flexibility for states to administer federal transportation funding during a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Armstrong provided a state’s perspective Wednesday on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which provides federal funding to states to maintain highways, roads and […]

North Dakota Ethics Commissioners to evaluate ‘strained’ relationship with Attorney General’s Office

By The Dakotan on July 17, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Ethics Commission is looking into whether strongly worded communications from the state Attorney General’s Office have negatively impacted commission staff. The decision follows a July 3 letter addressed to the commission from Attorney General Drew Wrigley that harshly criticized the commission’s recent investigation report on ethics violations by Rep. […]

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