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ND Ethics Commission has no authority to punish officials violating ethics laws, state leaders argue

By: Mary Steurer and Jacob Orledge (ND Monitor and ProPublica) This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Ever since North Dakota voters created an ethics watchdog agency seven years ago, dubious lawmakers have pushed back against giving it […]
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June 9, 2025
Garrison Dam on the Missouri River forms Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. (Amy Echols/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Army Corps upgrading Garrison Dam spillway after historic 2011 flooding

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on shoring up Garrison Dam’s spillway, which is used to release water from Lake Sakakawea when water levels are high.  Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., announced in a news release Friday that the Corps was spending $24 million for dredging and the placement […]
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June 9, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

‘Prudent remedy’ for veto error is special session, Legislative Council advises

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) Legal staff for North Dakota’s legislative branch concluded the “prudent remedy” to correct an error with Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s line-item veto would be for the governor to call a special session, according to a memo issued Friday. But Attorney General Drew Wrigley, who is working on a separate opinion, maintains […]
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June 9, 2025
Minot City Hall (Photo: Kyler Collom, The Dakotan)

Minot Early Voting Not Included with Mayor Election

Minot residents heading to the polls this summer for the city’s special mayoral election will face a tighter window to cast their ballots. Unlike any recent local contests, there will be no early voting offered ahead of the August 5 election, raising concerns about the impact on the city’s already low voter turnout. The decision, […]
by K.L. Collom
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June 6, 2025
North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt. Jenna Clawson Huibregtse, right, special programs coordinator for safety and education for the department, speaks next to Phil Packineau, left, public safety administrator for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, on new alerts being added to the state’s emergency system during the Government-to-Government Conference on June 5, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota adding alerts for missing Native, endangered people

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) Members of North Dakota law enforcement updated the public on new alerts that will go into effect Aug. 1 to help locate members of Native communities and other adults who are reported missing. During the seventh annual Government-to-Government conference in Bismarck on Thursday, a member of the state Highway Patrol […]
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June 6, 2025

Public Gets Update on Next Phase of Mouse River Flood Protection Project

Minot, ND — Local officials and engineers presented updated plans Thursday evening for the next phase of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project, outlining upcoming construction near Burdick Expressway and addressing residents’ concerns about property impacts, access, and flood insurance. David Ashley, Chairman of the Souris River Joint Board, opened the meeting with an […]
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June 5, 2025

Governor names Minot attorney to judgeship

By: ND Monitor North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday appointed a Minot attorney to a judgeship in the North Central Judicial District covering Burke, Mountrail and Ward counties. The appointment of Steven Lautt is effective Aug. 4. The judgeship is chambered in Minot.  Lautt, a Minot native, has been with the Minot law firm […]
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June 5, 2025

Early Minot Area Polling Numbers on Mayoral Race and More

Minot- Between the afternoon of Friday, May 30, and Wednesday, June 4, I surveyed 125 likely voters in Minot, most of whom were polled outside the Auditorium during election hours on Tuesday, June 3. Respondents answered six questions, including their preference for mayor and their opinions on Minot’s current City Council, Governor Kelly Armstrong, Congresswoman […]
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June 4, 2025

North Dakota tribes push for more autonomy amid federal cuts

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota tribal leaders highlighted uncertainty in federal funding, frustrations with the state Legislature and future economic development projects Wednesday during the state’s seventh annual Government-to-Government Conference. The annual event brings leaders of the five tribal nations that share geography with North Dakota together with state officials to share […]
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June 4, 2025

Minot Job Corps Center shutting down; officials hope ‘pause’ doesn’t mean finished

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) Less than a week after receiving word that Job Corps centers across the country will pause operations by the end of June, students, faculty and administrative staff in Minot have already begun packing up for the inevitable move off campus. On May 29, the U.S. Department of Labor announced […]
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June 4, 2025
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