Minot Daily Digs in Deep on Dustin Irwin Story

Kim Fundingsland with the Minot Daily News provides the first installment in some local investigative journalism on the Dustin Irwin tragedy. Irwin was an inmate at the Ward County Jail in 2014; he died shortly after being transferred to the custody of the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department. Part I of the series delves into details

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Minot City Council Election Results

Jill Schramm with The Minot Daily News has the coverage of Minot’s City Council election. The election was held on an off year as a result of the #MakeMinot campaign to pair down the size of Minot’s City Council from 14 members elected from 7 wards to 6 members plus a voting mayor elected at-large.

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Council Candidates Comment on the drug problem and local solutions

The final question in our City Council candidate’s forum is on the growing drug problem and solutions the City can contribute to. And for more on the election and other forum questions, check out our election headquarters here. If you appreciate this content, please share it with a friend. Please comment on the drug problem that

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Resident Perception of Souris River Less Than Favorable

Over the winter, The Friends of the Souris River (@sourisfriends) conducted survey of Minot residents’ perceptions of the river. As was expected, people in Minot view the river in a less-than-favorable light. The full news release from the Friends of the Souris written by Vista Volunteer Andrianna Betts follows below. — Official News Release, Friends

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Ohio Opioid Addiction Lawsuit Targets Pharmaceutical Companies

The state of Ohio is suing five pharmaceutical companies for what the state contends is their direct role in fueling the opioid epidemic that’s sweeping the country. The quote from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine that tells the story of how the state intends to direct the case… Defendants persuaded doctors and patients that what

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It’s the First Thursday! You’re Heading Downtown Tonight, Right?

First Thursday is a new, monthly event. Long story short, this is the night you want to head downtown. Music, food, art, poetry, and atmosphere are the order of the day, and it’s taking place on the streets, in the shops, and in the galleries of downtown Minot. Specific events are planned at 6:00, 7:00,

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Deer Gun License Application Deadline Approaching

With North Dakota’s deer gun season license application deadline fast approaching, it’s a good time for a reminder to prospective hunters that the fastest and easiest way through the process is online via the state Game and Fish Department’s website. This is especially true for people who are eligible for gratis licenses, as once you

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Candidates comment on the size of city government

Question ten of eleven in our online City Council candidate’s forum is on the size of Minot’s city government and departments. For more on this forum and information about Minot’s City Council election and candidates, check out our election headquarters here. If you appreciate this content, please share it with a friend. Are city departments

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Council candidates comment on relocating city hall

Question nine of eleven in our online City Council candidate’s forum is on the need to relocate Minot’s City Hall. For more on this forum and information about Minot’s City Council election and candidates, check out our election headquarters here. If you appreciate this content, please share it with a friend. Please comment on the

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New digital citizenship curriculum is an idea worth copying

Here in North Dakota, we occasionally dismiss outside ideas — particularly those from more liberal-leaning parts of the country — because those places don’t identify as closely with our values. Sometimes that’s good; sometimes that’s bad. The story below comes from the Washington state, and it’s absolutely an outside idea that we should be appropriating. Technology

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A 19-Minute History of the World

Put this in the category of clever entertainment, but if you’re quick, you may learn a few things too. Be warned, there’s profanity used to dramatic affect, and the beginning starts at the beginning — when there was nothing. So, getting from nothing to something is bit awkward. As it should be.

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City Council Candidates Comment on the Zombie Home Problem & Solutions

Question seven of twelve in our online City Council candidate’s forum is on Governor Burgum’s Main Street Initiative and the role downtown will play in Minot’s future. For more on this forum and information about Minot’s City Council election and candidates, check out our election headquarters here. If you appreciate this content, please share it

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Council Candidates Comment on the Main Street Initiative & Downtown

Question seven of twelve in our online City Council candidate’s forum is on Governor Burgum’s Main Street Initiative and the role downtown will play in Minot’s future. For more on this forum and information about Minot’s City Council election and candidates, check out our election headquarters here. If you appreciate this content, please share it

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Earth Recycling Fire Draws Multi-Department Response

Correction: At the time of publishing, this article referenced the City of Minot Fire Department as one of the responding jurisdictions. That was partially incorrect. The City of Minot FD was on-site providing air-quality monitoring but did not contribute manpower or equipment directly to the fire response. A significant fire on Minot’s Northwest edge has

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Flood Protection Funding Remains in Question

The City of Minot’s Sales Tax Reform (Flood Protection Funding) Ad Hoc Committee met yesterday to continue the discussion on funding the local share of our long-term flood protection plan. Following the legislature’s estimated appropriation of $70 million in the current biennium, a $20 million carryover from the last biennium, and written intent to appropriate

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City Council Candidates Comment on Efficient Use of Community Facilities

This week it’s questions five and six in our online City Council candidate’s forum. Below, you’ll find comments on question six relating to making the most of our existing community facilities. Check out their answers below. To learn more about this forum, the introductions to the first week’s questions tell you a bit more about

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