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,…
Bismarck Police Department assists local child in delivering gifts to oncology patients
Bismarck, N.D. – The Bismarck Police Department assisted a local child named Royce as he delivered donated gifts to patients at Sanford Oncology earlier this month. According to the department, officers escorted Royce to the facility as he delivered gifts purchased with money he earned…
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…
Mom and her partner, who would beat her 6-year-old chiId when he compIained of exhaustion after forcing him to perform strenuous physicaI activities because he soiIed himseIf, causing him to coIIapse and later die due to brain sweIIing and internaI stress, are sentenced
Georgia – A Georgia man and his girIfriend, 33-year-old L. Tompson and 37-year-old D. Bard, were sentenced this week in connection with the death of the woman’s 6-year-old chiId, who was beaten and fatally abused at a home in Georgia. The man was convicted by…
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…
North Dakota Highway Patrol reminds public of mental health support during the holidays
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is reminding the public about the increased risk of mental health crises during the holiday season, citing added stress, financial pressure, isolation, and heightened expectations as contributing factors. According to the agency, a trooper encountered a serious…
