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City Council Chambers April 22, 2025 (Photo: Kyler Collom, The Dakotan)

Minot Council Deadlocks on Childcare Tax Relief Proposal After Heated Debate

MINOT—A closely watched resolution to grant temporary property tax exemptions for licensed childcare centers failed on a 3-3 vote Monday night, after more than an hour of passionate testimony and pointed debate. The proposal, brought back to the agenda by Alderman Paul Pitner, would have allowed exemptions through 2029 for eligible early childhood service providers, […]
by K.L. Collom
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April 22, 2025

Rare earth minerals seen as a rare opportunity in North Dakota

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) Sen. Dale Patten says North Dakota is at the leading edge of rare earth mineral development in the United States and the Legislature is looking to keep it that way.  Patten, R-Watford City, last week offered an amendment on House Bill 1459 that he said he hopes will keep North Dakota at […]
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April 22, 2025
House Majority Leader Mike Lefor, R-Dickinson, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota lawmakers advance private school voucher bill

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 […]
by The Dakotan
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April 22, 2025
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Childcare, Liquor Licenses, and Special Election Date Set in Council Meeting, Fire Damage, and More!

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 […]
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April 22, 2025
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City Council Discusses Childcare and Liquor Ordinances in Lengthy Meeting

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 […]
by K.L. Collom
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April 22, 2025

Minot City Council Sets Special Mayoral Election for August 5

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 […]
by The Dakotan
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April 21, 2025

Trump backs Hegseth after second group chat revelation

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 […]
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April 21, 2025
Looking North at the fire burn scar near the 2/52 bypass West of Burlington (Photo: Kyler Collom The Dakotan)

Burn Damage From Fire NW of Burlington

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 […]
by K.L. Collom
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April 21, 2025
Neal Pulskamp, right, and Cindy Pulkskamp, listen to a presentation on Riverview Dairy in Hillsboro, N.D., on April 3, 2025. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

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

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 […]
by The Dakotan
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April 21, 2025

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

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 […]
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April 21, 2025
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