Kim Fundingsland

North Dakota

Senior Writer at The Dakotan

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Council Split on Fund Reserve Policy as Minot Enters Budget Season

4 days ago | mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |K.L. Collom |Kim Fundingsland

Minot’s City Council met Monday night to tackle a packed agenda that included possible fiscal policy changes, a series of community presentations, and discussions about infrastructure funding and the history of storm sewer fees in Minot. City Manager Harold Stewart confirmed a final recommendation for Minot’s next police chief is expected at the June 16 meeting.
Visa crackdown on Chinese students coming, State Department’s Rubio says

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Shauneen Miranda |Kim Fundingsland

By: Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says his agency and the Department of Homeland Security will work to “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students.
Bottineau college leader to fill in as Lake Region president

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)The leader of Dakota College at Bottineau will serve as interim president at Lake Region State College. The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education on Thursday approved Carmen Simone, the campus dean and CEO at Bottineau, to take over July 1. Simone will step in for Doug Darling, who is retiring June 30 after 12 years as president at Lake Region in Devils Lake. The two-year schools are about 100 miles apart in north-central North Dakota.
University System finds no Holmberg-related policy violations; investigation to continue

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)A North Dakota University System internal review found no current employees violated reporting policies related to Ray Holmberg, the former state senator who traveled to Europe to pay for sex with boys, but an investigation will continue. The University System announced last month that it would conduct the internal review after people connected to North Dakota higher education were named in investigation documents released by the state attorney general.
New Links Emerge in Dunseith Debacle: How Much Did State Leaders Know?

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Marvin Baker |K.L. Collom

The Dakotan has been on the ground floor of a breaking story - the Dunseith Debacle. Other media have called it Dunseith-Gate or Dunseith Declassified. The Dunseith Debacle has been a story which apparently ties into potential national security issues, commercial aviation supply chain compromises, public flight safety risks, possible State and federal agent cover-up, possible murder, and public corruption.
Greenpeace seeks reversal of verdict, arguing jury wanted to ‘punish’ someone for pipeline protests

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor)Attorneys for Greenpeace argued this week that a jury’s decision ordering it to pay $667 million to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline cannot stand. A Morton County jury delivered the verdict on March 19 after more than three weeks of trial. Jurors found the environmental group responsible for damages related to anti-pipeline protests in North Dakota in 2016 and 2017, as well as for publishing defamatory statements about Energy Transfer.
North Dakota coal mine to become processing site for Minnesota nickel

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•A former coal mine near Beulah, N.D., is being converted to a processing site for nickel and other minerals. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)A former coal mine near Beulah, N.D., is being converted to a processing site for nickel and other minerals.
Republicans choose replacement for North Dakota legislator who resigned

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor)A former North Dakota legislator will take over the seat of Rep. Jeremy Olson, who resigned abruptly after the 2025 session amid a harassment complaint. The District 26 Republicans on Saturday picked Kelby Timmons of Watford City to replace Olson. Timmons served with Olson in the 2023 legislative session after winning a two-year seat in the 2022 election. He lost by 13 votes in the 2024 Republican primary to Roger Maki of Watford City.
North Dakota Ethics Commission chair dies

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor)Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson died Monday at age 69, the commission announced at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. Anderson, a Bismarck resident, was one of the original five commissioners appointed to the board in 2019 by former Gov. Doug Burgum and legislative leaders. “Dave’s leadership of the community tradition was invaluable to help the commission establish itself early on, often helping with logistics processes,” vice chair Ward Koeser said.
RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report stresses emphasis on children’s well-being

2 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Jennifer Shutt |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson

By: Jennifer ShuttWASHINGTON — The Make America Healthy Again commission, created earlier this year by President Donald Trump, released its first report Thursday, calling on the administration and lawmakers to improve the well-being of the country’s children.