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North Dakota lawmakers advance private school voucher bill

By The Dakotan on April 22, 2025

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) North Dakota educational options are set to expand as House lawmakers advanced a private school voucher bill Monday and the governor signed a bill establishing public charter schools. The House in a 49-43 vote agreed to changes made by the Senate to House Bill 1540, which establishes Education Savings Accounts for […]

Childcare, Liquor Licenses, and Special Election Date Set in Council Meeting, Fire Damage, and More!

By The Dakotan on April 22, 2025

City Council Discusses Childcare and Liquor Ordinances in Lengthy Meeting Full Write Up Here Minot City Council set a special mayoral election for August 5 and scrapped a proposed childcare tax exemption after intense debate. The packed meeting also featured updates on flood funding, a new budgeting model, and a fiery public comment session as […]

City Council Discusses Childcare and Liquor Ordinances in Lengthy Meeting

By K.L. Collom on April 22, 2025

MINOT—The City Council moved through a crowded agenda Monday night in a meeting tackling everything from childcare tax exemptions being struck down, to a special election date, a long line of public appearances, and an in depth discussion on where the liquor license oridance could go. Interim Mayor Mark Jantzer opened the meeting with upbeat […]

Minot City Council Sets Special Mayoral Election for August 5

By The Dakotan on April 21, 2025

Minot – During Monday’s City Council meeting, officials voted to set August 5, 2025, as the date for a special election to choose Minot’s next mayor. The election follows the resignation of former Mayor Tom Ross, who stepped down earlier this month. His departure sparked a successful citizen-led petition to trigger the special vote. Candidates […]

Trump backs Hegseth after second group chat revelation

By The Dakotan on April 21, 2025

By: Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he fully supports the secretary of Defense, despite The New York Times reporting over the weekend that Pete Hegseth shared details of a bombing campaign in Yemen in a second group chat, this time with his wife and brother. “Ask the Houthis how much dysfunction […]

Burn Damage From Fire NW of Burlington

By K.L. Collom on April 21, 2025

A fast‑moving grass fire erupted just after 11 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 20, along the Highway 2/52 split west of Burlington, sending smoke across the Souris River valley. Crews from Burlington, Minot Rural, Berthold, Surrey, Carpio, Kenmare, Minot Air Force Base and the U.S. Forest Service all reportedly raced to the scene, carving control lines and setting back‑burns that […]

Comment period opens on proposed 25,000-cow dairy’s environmental permit

By The Dakotan on April 21, 2025

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) Anyone with concerns about handling the manure from 25,000 cows or other issues associated with what could become North Dakota’s largest dairy are now able to submit comments to the state. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality opened a comment period Friday on the proposed Traill County facility to […]

With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise

By The Dakotan on April 21, 2025

By: Paige Gross It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, the […]

Daily Brief-Pope Passes Away, Overdose Deaths, Burlington Fire, Boeing-China Rift, Trump on Ukraine, Major State Rulings

By The Dakotan on April 21, 2025

Minot Police Investigating Series of Drug Overdoses, One Fatal Read it here Minot police are warning residents after one person died and three others overdosed in 48 hours, all potentially tied to a dangerous batch of laced narcotics. Authorities are urging vigilance, offering treatment resources, and reminding the public about North Dakota’s Good Samaritan Law, […]

North Dakota Senate kills mandated reporter bill spurred by Holmberg case

By The Dakotan on April 20, 2025

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Senate voted down a resolution Thursday that related to mandated reporting requirements for public officials, a proposal prompted by the sex crime conviction of former Sen. Ray Holmberg. The North Dakota Young Republicans proposed House Resolution 3037 after reading a sentencing memo filed by a federal prosecutor last month that alleged […]

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