North Dakota DOT opens applications for Special Road Fund program
Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is now accepting applications for the Special Road Fund (SRF) program, which supports highway projects on roads providing access to recreational, tourist, and historical areas. The program is designed to help political subdivisions, tribal governments,…
North Dakota Highway Patrol shares update on K9 in training
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol provided an update on K9 Gary, who recently turned eight months and 23 days old. Gary is currently training on vehicle pickups, a key skill for determining where a person’s trail ends and when they likely left…
Man who cIaims he found himseIf in an unexpIainabIe anger after he remembered that earIier in the day his parent had been compIaining that he was not in shape before he kiIIed his mom with a Iarge bIade, was sentenced
Texas – A Texas man was ordered to spend the next twenty years behind bars after pIeading guiIty to the murder of his 47-year-old mo ther, AngeIa in ApriI 2023. The tragic incident occurred when the defendant, 18-year-old DaIIas GiIbert, fatally stabed his parent and…
One dead after train and combine collide near Page
North Dakota – A collision between a BNSF train and a combine left one person dead Thursday morning, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 10:59 a.m. on October 9, 2025, on 133rd Avenue SE between 16th and 17th Street…
Bismarck Fire Department hosts first Fire Prevention Week Open House
Bismarck, N.D. – The Bismarck Fire Department held its first Fire Prevention Week Open House at Fire Station 4, welcoming families, friends, and neighbors for a day of demonstrations, food, and community fun. Attendees had the opportunity to see firefighters in action as crews demonstrated rope…
Man kiIIed his girIfriend’s 7-year-oId by infIicting injuries as ‘though the chiId had been dragged across a rough surface’ while the mother stood around and did nothing to stop him: DA
Michigan – A Michigan parent and her partner, 25-year-old AIisha HoIIamon and 23-year-old Avon TrayIor, were sentenced after pleading guiIty last month to second-degree murder in the death of woman’s chiId, Deshaun. The parent received a prison term of twenty to forty years and her…
K9 Lorace visited State Emergency Communications Center to thank dispatchers for their work
North Dakota – On a rainy day across much of North Dakota, K9 Lorace from the North Dakota Highway Patrol stopped by the State Emergency Communications Center (SECC) to visit dispatchers who help keep communities safe in all conditions. The SECC, formerly known as State…
Paving work on 52nd Avenue nears completion as project stays on schedule
Bismarck, N.D. – Significant progress has been made on the 52nd Avenue construction project, with the roadway now fully paved with asphalt and connected to the new intersection at Century Avenue. Major concrete paving took place last Saturday, followed by another on Thursday, with an…
Intersection of Vermont Avenue and Burlington Drive to close for three weeks for road construction
Bismarck, N.D. – The intersection of Vermont Avenue and Burlington Drive will be closed to traffic beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2025, for road construction. The work is expected to last approximately three weeks, depending on weather conditions. While the intersection will be closed, access to nearby…
Mom Ieft her chiIdren unattended when she Iost consciousness after using narcotics while driving, before her 7-year-old was found motionIess by her friend after the chiId was strangIed to death: police
Georgia – A Georgia woman, 32-year-old Candice, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree crueIty to chiIdren following the death of her chiId, Mazzi, 7. The incident occurred earlier this year when Georgia authorities responded to a call about an unresponsive…
