Members of the Minot City Council were pleased Monday, Nov. 2, with a remodeling option for the city’s water and sewer building, which is estimated to cost about half of an original plan to construct a new building. Last March, the council rejected a low bid of about $3.5 million to ...
“Courage Wins: Helping Kids Navigate Online, Conflict, Drama, and Cruelty” will be offered online on Nov. 19 at noon through the North Dakota State University Extension Service. The class is free of charge for North Dakota residents. In this warm and practical workshop, Erin Walsh will helps parents and others distinguish between bullying, conflict and social drama and explains why these differences matter. Drawing on developmental science, Walsh shares concrete strategies to help young people disrupt bullying, navigate conflict with skill, and practice emotional courage when it ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction announced it has released the application materials and timeline for the state's first round of public charter schools under ND ANCHOR, the state's new framework for approving and overseeing charter schools. The application window opens Dec. 2 and closes March 2, 2027. Decisions will be announced in mid-May. ND ANCHOR stands for Authorizing North Dakota Charters for High-Quality Outcomes and Results. In April 2025, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 2241, which allowed public charter schools in North Dakota for the first ...
Throughout November, Catholic Charities North Dakota is recognizing National Adoption Month and the many children, families, professionals and community partners who are part of adoption across the state. Through programs including the North Dakota Adoption Network and Strong Roots Bright Futures, Catholic Charities North Dakota supports people at different points in the adoption journey. The North Dakota Adoption Network currently is recruiting permanent families for 26 children in North Dakota foster care. Throughout November, the program will highlight this need through its Waiting ...
Unofficial results show North Dakota voters leaning toward rejecting two constitutional measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. Measure One, which would change the threshold for voter passage of constitutional measures from 50% to 60%, gained 96,433 votes in support, or 43.8%, compared to 123,715 votes in opposition, or 56.2%. Measure Two, which would have changed the constitution to require the state fund breakfast and lunch for all students, was failing with 107,574 votes or 48,49% in support, and 114,293 or 51.51% opposed. The totals reflected 324 of 358 precincts counted at about 11 p.m.
