Minot Mayor Tom Ross resigns

Port: After mayor's resignation, Minot officials owe citizens an apology

MINOT — How would the scandal surrounding former Minot Mayor Tom Ross' onanistic text to the city attorney have played out if our state had not afforded the news media and the public robust and timely access to personnel records? Before we answer that question, I want to talk about what scientists call the observer effect. Believe it or not, there are experiments scientists can perform — perhaps most famously the double slit experiment — where t…

Mayor of Minot resigns following probe into sexually explicit video sent to city attorney

By Joe Skurzewski MINOT, N.D. (Valley News Live)  – Minot Mayor Tom Ross submitted a letter of resignation, according to a spokesperson for the city. The news comes after the city of Minot released the findings of an internal investigation into a complaint filed against Ross. According to the report, City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim filed a formal harassment complaint on Jan. 28 against Ross. The report states Stalheim received a sexually explici…

Minot Mayor Tom Ross resigns

ND (KXNET) — Minot Mayor Tom Ross has resigned in the wake of an investigation into harassment allegations against him. Ross' resignation came shortly after 3:00 p.m. A city council meeting is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m. today. An investigative report regarding actions by Minot Mayor Tom Ross has been released, detailing the allegations against the mayor. Report details allegation against Minot Mayor Tom Ross A copy of the report was f…

Port: Minot mayor resigns after sending pornographic text message to city attorney

MINOT — An internal investigation has concluded that Minot Mayor Tom Ross sent a pornographic text message to City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim. Ross resigned Tuesday afternoon, April 1. Ross had been under investigation for the incident since Jan. 28. I was the first to report the investigation's existence on March 17. According to the report, which was prepared by attorney Christina Sambor, on Jan. 14 at 12:27 p.m., while dealing with news that …

Mayor of Holtålen Municipality, Jan Arild Sivertsgård, is resigning as mayor. He himself is applying for exemption from office. The reason is an extensive reorganization in Bane NOR property.