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Nominations sought for local history awards 

BISMARCK — The State Historical Society of North Dakota is seeking nominations for the annual awards program recognizing outstanding achievement in three categories of history: Excellence in Local History, Heritage Profile Honor, and North Dakota Person of History. Details and nomination ...

Constitutional Platform PAC backs reform in Minot

The Constitutional Platform PAC announced Thursday, July 11, the results of the June 9 election mark the beginning, not the end, of its effort to build a stronger reform movement in Minot and across North Dakota. “These results show that many voters are ready for a clearer constitutional, ...

ND leaders respond to DAPL settlement

Gov. Kelly Armstrong and North Dakota’s congressional delegation responded to Thursday’s announcement of a final settlement in which the U.S. government will pay North Dakota more than $27.8 million for law enforcement and other costs incurred by the state during the Dakota Access Pipeline ...

ND voters approve ‘single subject’ rule

Ballot measures proposing to change North Dakota’s constitution will be limited to a single subject in the future. North Dakota voters approved a constitutional measure proposed by the Legislature to confine constitutional measures, whether offered up by the Legislative or initiated by ...

Voters turn out to settle ballot contests

Unofficial election results showed 8,059 Ward County voters went to the polls Tuesday, June 9, just shy of the 8,426 voters in the June 2024 election, for a 15.39% turnout rate. Primary election voting traditionally has been low, but Minot saw considerably heavier voting in the mayor’s ...