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Minot City Council meets May 5, 2025

Minot City Council Hears Public on Liquor Licenses and Discusses MPD/MSU Plan

MINOT — The Minot City Council met Monday evening to discuss a number of items, but most notably a public hearing on Liquor License caps in the city of Minot. With Interim Mayor Mark Jantzer attending the meeting via Teams, Council Vice-President Lisa Olson chaired the meeting. Following the City Managers report acknowledging HR Professional […]
by K.L. Collom
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May 5, 2025

North Dakota lawmakers approve needs, some wants with $20.3 billion budget

North Dakota lawmakers adjourned early Saturday after approving a total state budget of $20.3 billion for 2025-27, with investments including a historic property tax package for homeowners, a new State Hospital and funding to address overcrowding at jails and prisons. The overall budget, which includes federal dollars and other special funds, is a 3.5% increase […]
by The Dakotan
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May 5, 2025
Looking southwest at the derailment accident scene

No Warning: The Anhydrous Ammonia Spill of 2002-Collom's Column

MINOT, ND — Flashback to early 2002: 9/11 was still fresh in Americans’ minds, the New England Patriots had yet to win a Super Bowl, and the L.A. Lakers were in the midst of the Shaq and Kobe dynasty. In North Dakota, Governor John Hoeven was just into his second year, all three seats of […]
by K.L. Collom
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May 3, 2025

City of Minot Set to Weigh Options to Lift Cap on Liquor Licenses at Monday City Council Meeting

Minot, ND — A significant change could be coming to Minot’s alcohol regulations as the City Council considers four alternatives to revise the city’s Alcoholic Beverages Ordinance through a public hearing at Monday's City Council Meeting. At the center of the discussion is the potential removal of the longstanding cap on retail liquor, beer, and […]
by Jonathan Starr
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May 1, 2025

Senate defeats bill to expand income tax cuts to more North Dakotans

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) The Senate defeated a bill Thursday that would have expanded income tax cuts to more North Dakotans.  Senate Bill 2093, unanimously adopted by the Senate in January, initially sought to provide an income tax exemption on law enforcement retirement benefits for surviving spouses.  The House amended the bill to […]
by The Dakotan
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May 1, 2025
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 […]
by The Dakotan
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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 […]
by The Dakotan
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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 […]
by The Dakotan
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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
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