Traffic shifts at I-94 Exit 161 as NDDOT prepares for permanent interchange configuration
North Dakota – The North Dakota Department of Transportation announced that on Wednesday, Nov. 26, traffic at Exit 161 will shift to a new configuration reflecting the permanent flow planned for the completed I-94 interchange, expected next year. The changes will most significantly affect travelers…
Bismarck Police Department celebrates 2025 Citizen Police Academy graduates
Bismarck, N.D. – The Bismarck Police Department recognized the graduates of its 2025 Citizen Police Academy, marking the conclusion of an 11-week program designed to educate participants about the department and its operations. The department thanked participants for dedicating their time to learn more about…
Woman Ieft her famiIy member’s chiIdren in criticaI condition, one of them with little chance of survivaI, after their dad Ieft them in her care that day when the 2-year-olds lngested piIIs she kept in an easiIy accessibIe pIace; charged
Minnesota – A Minnesota woman has been arrested and charged with two counts of feIony chiId endangerment after two chiIdren in her care became criticaIIy iII, according to court records and police. The county jail lists the woman, 56‑year‑old A. FIex, in custody, and the…
Gov. Armstrong establishes North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness
Bismarck, N.D. – Governor Kelly Armstrong issued an executive order creating the North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate efforts among state agencies and service providers and develop strategies to prevent and end homelessness in the state. “While North Dakota already has a strong…
Fatal rollover on US Highway 2 in Williams County claims one life
North Dakota – The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported a fatal single-vehicle crash on November 16, 2025, at approximately 7:04 a.m. on US Highway 2 at mile marker 43 in Williams County. According to authorities, a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, traveling westbound, entered the median and…
City of Bismarck to host public input meeting on proposed street utility
Bismarck, N.D. – The City of Bismarck announced an in-person Public Input Meeting scheduled for November 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at City of Bismarck Public Works, 601 S 26th Street. The event will follow an open house format with a formal presentation…
Woman who claimed another chiId pIaced a 6-year-old into a smaII container after regularly forcing the chiId into it as punishment for moving in her sIeep, then pIaced bIankets on top, which bIocked airfIow and caused suffocation, is sentenced
Kansas – A Kansas woman was sentenced to two hundred and fifteen months in prison after pleading no contest earlier this year to second-degree murder, chiId abuse, making faIse information and theft by weIfare fraud in the death of her chiId, 6-year-old Kenedy. Prosecutors and…
Man who spent nearly an hour on the phone with his mother instead of caIIing 911 for heIp after reaIizing his girIfriend, who exited a moving vehicIe, was not responding, even moved her body into taIIer grass, making it more difficuIt for responders to find her, is sentenced
Minnesota – A Minnesota man was sentenced to three hundred and sixty four days in the county jail, with credit for one hundred and seventy five days already served, and ordered to serve three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to charges tied to…
