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Introduction to the Burleigh County Commission candidates
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - There are two seats open for the Burleigh County Commission, with a term of four years each. Four candidates are running, two are incumbents. Incumbent Steve Bakken did not get back to our request for an interview. He replaced Becky Matthews after she passed away in September of 2023. Bakken was former Bismarck mayor. He currently serves as the vice chair of the commission.
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State troopers seize more than 300 grams of fentanyl
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - State troopers have seized more than 300 grams of fentanyl from a Bismarck couple’s vehicle that was driving on I-94 in Burleigh County. Officers say while conducting a traffic stop on Javonne Hunt’s vehicle, they found fentanyl and meth underneath the driver’s seat.
PSC sets technical hearings in Bismarck for Summit pipeline
Burleigh County Commission Chair Brian Bitner, center, listens April 22, 2024, during a Public Service Commission hearing on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. Additional hearings have been set at the request of Burleigh County and landowners. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Public Service Commission has set...
State Rep. Jason Dockter sentenced to $2,500 fine and 250 hours of community service
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - State Representative Jason Dockter of Bismarck was sentenced on Thursday in a Burleigh County courtroom after he was found guilty last week of voting on legislation in which he had a financial interest. District Judge Bobbi Weiler sentenced Dockter to a $2,500 fine which she said...
Bismarck man gets six months in jail for placing cameras in tanning beds
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A Burleigh County judge has sentenced a Bismarck man to a little less than six and half months in the Burleigh Morton Detention Center for hiding cameras in a tanning bed at a local gym. Burleigh County Assistant State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter asked Judge Jackson Lofgren...
Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest legalization effort in the conservative state. The New Economic Frontier needs to submit 15,582 valid signatures to Secretary of State Michael Howe by July 8 to make the November general election ballot. Otherwise, the group has one year to gather enough signatures to make the next statewide election. The 20-page statutory measure would legalize recreational marijuana for people 21 and older to use at their homes and, if permitted, on others’ private property. The measure also outlines numerous production and processing regulations, prohibited uses — such as in public or in vehicles — and home cultivation of plants. Leading the initiative is Steve Bakken, a Burleigh County commissioner and former Bismarck mayor who said he has never smoked marijuana and never will. He said law enforcement resources “should be directed someplace a little more effectual,” such as combating fentanyl and other illicit drugs. He said the group also wants to head off the potential of a poorly crafted initiative.
‘The Poet and the Silk Girl’: UTTC Bookstore selling book on Fort Lincoln internment camp
Construction of a memorial is underway at UTTC, and one story from that time is detailed in a book by Satsuki Ina. She was born in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California while her father was interned at what was then Fort Lincoln.
Bismarck man arrested for stabbing incident
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Burleigh County prosecutors charged a Bismarck man with aggravated assault for stabbing someone several times. Officers say the victim told them he got in a fight with Isaiah Standingcrow, who later pulled out a knife. Authorities say the victim was bleeding from his head and mouth...
Lincoln’s police chief resigns in dispute over training opportunities, other issues
LINJCOLN, ND (KXNET) — Lincoln Police Chief Robyn Krile has resigned after nearly five years on the job. In her resignation letter dated April 21, Krile said, during her tenure, there have been significant public safety improvements and an increase of full-time police officers from five to eight. She also cited adding a school resource/detective […]
After 33 years, Huff Hills to close following lease disagreements
MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (4/23/2024 at 5:45 p.m.): Staff at Huff Hills Ski Area announced that after 33 years in operation, this season was its last. The news left many long-time Huff Hills skiers devastated. “The announcement that Huff is closing is similar in magnitude to if having access...
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