BISMARCK – Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies across the state to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff through sunset Saturday and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses. The action is in honor of Fargo Police Officer ...

NEW TOWN – The current chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes and a former chairman were the top vote-getters in the race for chairman in the Three Affiliated Tribes primary election held on Tuesday. Incumbent Mark Fox received 990 votes and Tex Hall, a former tribal chairman, received 569 ...

A two-way race exists for the open council seat in the City of Minot’s Nov. 8 special election. Seeking the seat are Roscoe Streyle, who has been serving by appointment since mid-July, and Scott Burlingame. The deadline for filing was Tuesday. The seat to be filled was vacated by Tom Ross ...

The Minot City Council seated a new mayor, put plans in motion for a fall election and approved Tax Increment Financing for development of downtown Minot’s most iconic building on Tuesday. Council member Tom Ross was sworn in as mayor to replace Shaun Sipma, who had served two years on the ...

By the narrowest of margins, Republican Jeff Hoverson may have avoided an automatic recount in winning a general election berth in the District 3 House race. Hoverson held a one-vote lead, 617-616, over Roscoe Streyle in unofficial results on election night June 14. Following election ...

With the curve of a K and flourish of a crossed T, Carpio residents have elected a new mayor by write-in and handed him his first controversy. Austin Burkett, who has been acting mayor in Carpio since a previous mayor resigned due to a move a few months ago, received all 15 write-in votes to ...