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County wants beefed up security at crew camps

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:41 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Williams County officials say two oilfield crew camps near Tioga that experienced two homicides and a stabbing need to beef up security or be forced to shut down.

Williston to get third state district court judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:02 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - One of two new judgeships in North Dakota's Northwest Judicial District will be based in Williston, the state Supreme Court has decided.

Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:28 -0400

Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, May 17, 2013

Oklahomans witness tornado from ND oil patch

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:38 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - People from Moore, Oklahoma, who were working in the North Dakota oil patch when a tornado devastated their city say waiting for word on whether their families were safe was a stressful time.

Bus catches fire in ND; all passengers are safe

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:17 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Passengers aboard a bus headed from Minneapolis to Missoula, Montana, escaped unharmed when the bus caught fire in northwestern North Dakota.

ND National Guard soldiers honored in Williston

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:35:24 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served a year in Afghanistan and lost two of their comrades there have been honored.

Bond set at $1 million for ND murder suspect

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:55:12 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Bond has been set at $1 million for a man accused of killing a Williston hobby rancher.

Body found east of Williston is missing rancher's

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:43:06 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - A man found dead from gunshot wounds east of Williston earlier this week has been identified as a missing rancher who had not been seen since late last month, the Williams County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

Mother, son team to fight Williston rental market

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:24:17 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Phyllis Larson, 74, has a part-time job at a nursing home, cleans a friend's house once a week, splits rent with her grown son and still worries about money.

Security increased at western ND courts

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:52:02 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Officials in Williams County are beefing up security measures at the local courts after three incidents of suspects escaping.

$30,000 reward offered in case of missing ND man

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:14:49 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - The family of a Williston man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances last month is offering a $30,000 reward for information that solves the case.

Company touts natural gas processing projects

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:19:51 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - An energy company is holding a grand opening ceremony Wednesday at new natural gas processing facilities in Williston, in northwest North Dakota.

Williston Basin oilmen have horse in the Derby

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:57:12 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Two Williston Basin oilmen say they expect Frac Daddy - the horse they have running in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday - to be a favorite of oil field workers everywhere.

Suspect in Williston shooting gets 5-year term

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:59:15 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - A West Fargo man charged with attempted murder in a shooting in the North Dakota oil patch city of Williston has been sentenced on a lesser charge, angering the paralyzed victim and the city's police chief.

Paddlefish snagging season opens in northwest ND

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:04:17 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - May Day marks the start of the annual paddlefish snagging season in northwestern North Dakota.

Report bumps oil estimate for Williston Basin

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:25:12 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The government estimates that 7.4 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Dakotas and Montana, using current technology.

Police: ND mom leaves son alone to shower

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:53:03 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - A 39-year-old Williston woman is charged with neglecting her child after police say she left her cognitively impaired 10-year-old boy to guard a camper from intruders while she went to take a shower.

Suicidal man in ND pours gas on self, lights it

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:28:42 -0400

WATFORD CITY, North Dakota - Authorities in northwestern North Dakota's McKenzie County say a man tried to kill himself with fire.

Williston suspends liquor licenses of strip clubs

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:08:31 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Williston commissioners have suspended the liquor licenses of the city's two strip clubs in response to what police say are an excessive number of complaints about disorderly behavior.