John Salling

The Mandan park board is working on an $8,900 project to fix an ongoing problem with its sprinklers.

The Mandan Park Board approved their preliminary budget and will not increase the mill levy.

Bismarck received a clean audit report for 2019.

Bismarck commissioners looked at a plan to convert more streets from two lanes to three like Interstate Avenue and 26th Street.

Bismarck pulled in twice as much sales tax in May 2020 over 2019. This was the report city commissioners received during their meeting Tuesday.

While the National Guard are drilling they also need to find ways to stay safe.

Summer is coming to end which means Bismarck's outdoor pools will soon close.

Cottonwood park in Bismarck has added eight new softball diamonds.

Mandan commissioners have given approval for the renewal and expansion of the city's renaissance zone.

State leaders asked that the changes only be made for 2020, and not for future elections.

The route will start at the Mandan Brave Center and end at the Main Street Burger King. With a smaller car show to follow in a few Mandan parking lots.

Morton County Commissioners were happy to announce a tax reduction for 2021.

Mandan’s third annual business pitch challenge is on the way with some new changes due to the coronavirus.

Businesses in Mandan can receive aid from the city to help survive the pandemic.

Property value increases in Mandan allowed city commissioners to keep the mill levy even. Their approved preliminary budget also includes two new additional positions at the police department and raises for city staff.

County commissioners approved their preliminary budget Monday night.

City and county commissioners have been hard at work deciding next year's budgets, based on a turbulent economy.

Dozens of oil and gas companies across the state have fallen behind on payments to the state public schools trust fund, according to the Department of Trust Lands.

Bismarck school leaders also plan to put an elementary school in the area.

A number of K9s in the state have been working for fewer than two years so this week's seminar focused on street patrol skills.

After the preliminary budget is approved commissioners can still reduce or shuffle money, it just prevents them from increasing how much is levied after that.

Bismarck City Commissioners approved the bid for the siren control system.

The Bismarck City Commission held one more discussion on putting fireworks on the ballot and tabled the issue.

Bismarck's first draft of the preliminary budget included major property tax hikes. Staff were sent back to figure how to spread out these increases and presented an update to commissioners.

Flaring regulations are going back in time.

Usable oil sands have been found in ND and can cut down some of the costs that oil companies are facing at a time when money is getting tight.

Regulation changes have been hitting the oil fields this month and among them are some updates to the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA.

The director says the Bismarck tax base increase allowed them to keep a balanced budget even allowing them to give staff a 3% raise without needing to levy more mills.

The largest single account the library forgave had a thousand dollars in fees and fines.

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Mandan city commissioners are waiting another month, after several delays, to accept bids for its Raw Water Intake project.

The mayor of Mandan is following through on a promise to place further restrictions on firework use in the city.

During a special meeting Monday, Morton County commissioners moved to support the Western Dakota Energy Association Amicus Brief, joining Watford City, Minot, Williston, and Dickinson in opposing the pipeline’s potential shutdown.

The Burleigh County Commission took a look at the preliminary budget for 2021. The proposal would be a 3.2% budget increase.

Burleigh County commissioners are talking about closing voting centers in rural areas in the county because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The commission discussed possibly putting the issue on the ballot this fall.

The bar and grill are waiting on some lights to be able to fly the flag after dark.

“The second quarter of 2020 was a five alarm fire for North Dakota’s oil and gas industry,” said Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms.

Residents of Bismarck could be looking at a 30% property tax increase in 2021 according to a report given to the City Commission on Tuesday, and the issue might not be easy to fix.

During the coronavirus shutdown state level correction centers have only had seven confirmed cases among their residents and seven among the staff in North Dakota thus far.

The only women's prison in North Dakota might be closing.

Bismarck city commissioners looked at what they have to work with for their 2021 budget.

Tuesday the Bismarck City Commission continues a discussion to allow the Medieval Rush on city land.

Anyone that lives in Mandan can vote on themes for the mural.

Even if the plan had gone through any development would need to be approved separately.

The Mandan City Commission promised to use Prairie Dog Funding on some of its upcoming infrastructure projects, but that funding has become delayed.

The Bismarck City Commission meets on Tuesday to discuss fireworks in the city limits.

Heaven's Helpers Soup Cafe is reopening on Monday after closing on March 20 due to the pandemic.

With the state’s revenue questionable cities and counties are struggling as they start making their 2021 budgets.

The Mandan City Commission held a special meeting to begin discussing next year’s budget.