Bismarck Police Department welcomed families for 2025 Santa at the Station event
Bismarck, N.D. – The Bismarck Police Department welcomed families to its 2025 “Santa at the Station” event, giving the community a chance to visit with Santa before he returned to the North Pole. According to the department, officers enjoyed seeing the smiles, laughter, and holiday…
Governor Kelly Armstrong responds to final environmental impact statement on Dakota Access Pipeline
North Dakota – Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued a statement following the release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ final Environmental Impact Statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline, which recommends maintaining pipeline operations and reinstating the easement to cross Lake Oahe. According to the statement,…
Bismarck fire department holds pinning and promotional ceremony
Bismarck, N.D. – The Bismarck Fire Department held a pinning and promotional ceremony on December 17, 2025, at Fire Station 4 to recognize recent personnel achievements within the department. During the ceremony, the department recognized one new hire, three promotions to the rank of captain,…
City of Bismarck announces holiday closures and service changes for Christmas week
Bismarck, N.D. – The City of Bismarck announced that city offices, the landfill, and the Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Center will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, and remain closed all day Thursday, December 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. City…
Man who became angry days after he Iearned that he was expecting a chiId with his spouse, before he physicaIIy heId the woman and repeatedIy stepped on her beIIy in a bid to end her prregnancy, is sentenced
Arizona – A Arizona man was sentenced this week to ten years in prison after a County Superior Court judge found him guilty of atempted second-degree murder for the vioIent assauIt of his expectant spouse. Prosecutors also secured a separate sentence of seven years of…
North Dakota Department of Transportation reminds landowners to keep snow out of highway right of way
Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation is reminding landowners not to push snow into the right of way or ditches along state highways, citing safety and visibility concerns for motorists. According to the department, the right of way includes the roadway, ditch…
Governor Armstrong voices support for revised federal waters rule
Bismarck, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday expressed support for a revised definition of Waters of the United States proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, saying the changes would provide regulatory certainty for farmers, businesses, and consumers…
Woman who cIaims she ‘didn’t reaIize that she was being rough with 1-year-old baby in the moment’ after repeatedIy sIamming the chiId before the chiId’s head Ianded near the edge of the cot, causing severe injuries, is sentenced
Tennessee – A Tennessee woman was sentenced to twenty years in prison without the possibiIity of paroIe after a county jury convicted her earlier this year of one count each of aggravated chiId abuse and chiId abuse for injuries she infIicted on a 1-year-old baby…
North Dakota governor sets tentative special session for rural health funding
North Dakota – Governor Kelly Armstrong informed legislative leaders that Jan. 21 has been identified as the tentative date for a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly to approve anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program. The state submitted its funding…
North Dakota Highway Patrol stops fleeing vehicle on I-29 after dangerous pursuit
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported that troopers assisted the U.S. Border Patrol on a pursuit after a vehicle failed to stop at the Pembina Port of Entry and continued southbound on Interstate 29. Troopers deployed tire deflation devices near Grand Forks,…
