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Bank of North Dakota researching ways to aid farmers hit by storm

By The Dakotan on June 26, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Industrial Commission is looking for ways to help farmers who lost storage and other infrastructure in last weekend’s severe storm prepare for harvest season. “Harvest is coming, and some of these farms may only have one or two bins left,” Agricultural Commissioner Doug Goehring, who sits on […]

Drones descend on storm-damaged eastern North Dakota to search for personal items

By The Dakotan on June 25, 2025

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) Drones are helping residents of storm-damaged areas in eastern North Dakota find personal items scattered during tornadoes and straight-line winds. Enderlin native Sadie Rudolph posted on social media Monday calling on drone operators to help search for items taken away by the series of storms that rolled across North Dakota on […]

Enderlin tornado that claimed 3 lives is North Dakota’s deadliest since 1978

By The Dakotan on June 24, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) The weekend tornado that killed three people in rural Enderlin was the most deadly North Dakota has seen in nearly five decades. While North Dakota sees an average of about 23 tornadoes a year, fatalities are rare, National Weather Service data indicates. The last tornado to claim three or more lives in the […]

Lawmaker drops plan to pursue property tax ballot measure

By The Dakotan on June 24, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota lawmaker says he’ll no longer petition for a ballot measure to make the state fund 100% of the public school system after polling showed homeowners have mixed feelings about his proposal. Property taxes assessed by local governments cover about 27% of the cost of North Dakota’s […]

“Why Not Minot?”: Diving into Minot's Perception Problem-Collom's Column

By K.L. Collom on June 19, 2025

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 […]

North Dakota man charged with threatening official after email citing Minnesota shootings

By The Dakotan on June 18, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) A North Dakota man was charged Monday with threatening at least one federal official in an email that references the Saturday shooting that killed one Minnesota lawmaker. About 5 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota received a threatening email from St. Thomas resident Charles Dalzell, according […]

North Dakota removes lawmaker addresses from website in response to shooting

By The Dakotan on June 18, 2025

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) North Dakota legislative support staff on Saturday wiped legislators’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota. John Bjornson, director of Legislative Council, said he made the decision Saturday morning hearing about the shootings that left one Minnesota legislator dead and another […]

Minot Mayoral Debate Livestream

By Jonathan Starr on June 17, 2025

MINOT — The Dakotan is hosting a live mayoral debate tonight, June 17, giving residents a chance to hear directly from the candidates vying to become Minot’s next mayor. With the election fast approaching, this is a critical opportunity for voters to compare the candidates’ visions, leadership styles, and policy priorities — all in one […]

City Council Approves New Chief, Says No to Job Corps Letter and Grant Applications

By K.L. Collom on June 16, 2025

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 Hires Michael Frye as New Chief of Police

By K.L. Collom on June 16, 2025

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 […]

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