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Vehicles travel on Interstate 94 in Fargo on Dec. 23, 2023. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)

House votes to raise North Dakota speed limit, fines in reversal of earlier action

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) After pumping the brakes on increasing the speed limit to 80 mph on North Dakota interstate highways in the morning, the state House changed its mind Thursday evening.  The House voted 54-36 to pass House Bill 1298, which would increase the top speed limit to 80 mph and adopt a new […]
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May 1, 2025
Students walk through the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks on March 1, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Higher ed leaders to conduct review after revelations in Holmberg sex case

By: Jeff Beach and Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The North Dakota University System says it is reviewing records for violations of policy or law related to sex crimes committed by former state lawmaker Ray Holmberg.  State Board of Higher Education Chair Tim Mihalick read a statement at the start of Wednesday’s board meeting that said members learned […]
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April 30, 2025

Minot Police Department Finds Texas Fugitive in Hotel

Minot-MPD announced Tuesday morning the apprehension of a wanted man from Texas. Delino Deshields Nelson, 32, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested Monday afternoon at a hotel in northwest Minot, where officers located him following an unrelated call for service in the area, per the MPD Facebook page. According to the Minot Police Department, officers […]
by K.L. Collom
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April 29, 2025
North Dakota Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, R-Minot, speaks in front of House Majority Leader Mike Lefor, R-Dickinson, on the House floor during a meeting of the Legislative Management Committee on Nov. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Lawmakers selected for committee that makes study decisions for interim 

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) With the 69th North Dakota Legislative Assembly finishing its business in the coming days, lawmakers elected members to the Legislative Management Committee to prepare for the next session and deal with any unfinished business. The Legislative Management Committee has three primary roles during the interim before the 70th Legislative Assembly […]
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April 28, 2025
Governor Langer’s pose in this portrait shows his characteristic energy.

North Dakota's Maverick, William "Wild Bill" Langer-Collom's Column.

William “Wild Bill” Langer remains one of the most controversial, charismatic, and enduring figures in North Dakota’s political history. A lawyer, reformer, outlaw governor, and longtime U.S. senator, Langer’s life embodied the contradictions of prairie populism: deeply rooted in the struggles of ordinary people, yet unafraid to bend, or break, the rules of the system […]
by K.L. Collom
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April 26, 2025
Minot Lags Behind the State Averages for Mayoral Turnout

Growing City, Shrinking Votes: Minot's Mayoral Turnout Paradox

So after last weeks article breaking down statewide Mayoral election turnouts, we saw a steady recent trend for Minot's turnout numbers. Despite being the fourth largest city in the state, it is twelfth in turnout among the 13 largest cities in North Dakota. This led to a followup thought of why this might be, and […]
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April 25, 2025
Rep. Ben Koppelman, left, R-West Fargo, asks a question to Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, on the House floor on April 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota House kills final Education Savings Account bill of session

By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple (ND Monitor) The North Dakota House overwhelmingly rejected an Education Savings Account bill Thursday night, a day after the governor vetoed a similar bill. House members voted 78-14 against Senate Bill 2400, which sought to establish private school vouchers plus Education Savings Accounts for public school and homeschooled students. In vetoing House Bill […]
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April 24, 2025
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong presents to lawmakers at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

Armstrong vetoes North Dakota private school voucher bill, but signals support for competing bill

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday vetoed a bill to use public tax dollars for private school tuition but signaled support for a separate Education Savings Account bill still under consideration. House Bill 1540 would have established Education Savings Accounts for private school students. Armstrong said in a statement that […]
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April 23, 2025
CC Meeting 4/21/25

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 […]
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April 22, 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 […]
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April 21, 2025
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