ND senate kills UND logo moritorium extension

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s House has defeated a bill that would extend a moratorium for a new nickname and moniker for the University of North Dakota.

Representatives voted 62-21 to kill the measure on Friday.

Minot Republican Rep. Scott Louser pushed the measure that would extend the moratorium until mid-2017.

Lawmakers put a three-year moratorium on replacing the UND “Fighting Sioux” nickname after residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump it. That moratorium ended Jan. 1.