Public works crews compete in 14th annual equipment operator roadeo
Bismarck, N.D. – Crews from Bismarck, Mandan, Morton County, and Burleigh County participated in the 14th Annual Equipment Operator Roadeo, showcasing their skills on challenging obstacle courses. Operators maneuvered plow trucks, loaders, and motor graders, demonstrating the precision required to maintain roads and public infrastructure….
Man, who beat his former girIfriend to death and conceaIed her body in a shaIIow hoIe under his home when the woman came for a finaI visit before moving out of the area, will face capitaI punshment: DA
Texas – A Texas man will face the capitaI punishment under Texas law after being sentenced to dea th for the murder of 26-year-old Marisa Grymes, a mom of two young children. The 28-year-old defendant, VaIerian, was sentenced earlier this week, court records say. According…
Bismarck Airport marked veteran departures and prepares for next flights to Washington, D.C. memorials
Bismarck, N.D. – Bismarck Airport announced it hosted a group of veterans departing for Washington, D.C., and will send off another group to visit the memorials built in their honor. The first flight took place on Sunday, September 21, and the next is scheduled for…
9-month-old was Ieft in criticaI condition after Ianding on head when his mom, who regularIy beat and even sIapped the baby in the face when she became frustrated, tossed him across the room: police
Ohio – An Ohio parent was taken into custody earlier this week and charged with feIonious assauIt after allegedly throwing her chiId across a room in the family’s apartment in Ohio. The 9-month-old was rushed to the hospital in criticaI condition, suffering from multiple serious injuries,…
NDDOT to close driver license and Bismarck motor vehicle offices for training
Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will temporarily close all Driver License offices on September 23–24 and the Bismarck Motor Vehicle office on September 23 from noon to 5 p.m. for employee training. All other Motor Vehicle offices will remain open…
North Dakota Highway Patrol seeking information in hit-and-run crash near Casselton
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help following a hit-and-run crash that occurred on September 12, 2025, at about 6 p.m. on I-94 westbound near mile marker 331, roughly one mile from Casselton. The crash involved a passenger…
Two injured in vehicle and tractor crash in Emmons County
North Dakota – Two people were injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the intersection of Highway 34 and 15th Avenue SE, about six miles south of Braddock. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol,…
Man cIaims his spouse aIIowed him to beat, strangIe, and cut her with a bIade and even provided evidence of the woman composing the document after watching her sIowIy die while being aware she took piIIs, but didn’t call 911 to heIp her: DA
Michigan – A Michigan man was ordered to spend the next four to eight decades behind bar after being convicted of trturing his spouse, EIise, in the months leading up to her death. Judge AquiIina imposed the sentence, stating that the defendant, 44-year-old C. PaIazzoIo,…
NDHP K9 helps locate wanted individual near Elgin
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported that K9 Lorace assisted in locating a wanted individual on the early morning of September 3, 2025. At approximately 1:30 a.m., NDHP responded to assist the Grant and Hettinger County Sheriff’s Departments with a suspect who…
Lane reductions begin at Washington Street and Front Avenue/Memorial Highway intersection September 4
Bismarck, N.D. – The City of Bismarck announced that beginning Thursday, September 4, 2025, lanes will be periodically reduced in all directions at the intersection of Washington Street and Front Avenue/Memorial Highway. The lane closures will allow contractors to replace the traffic signal at the…
